Based on the play ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’, large-nosed C.D. Bales falls for the beautiful Roxanne—while she falls for his personality but another man’s looks.

High school senior Bobby Chrystal fails his French class, which will block him from entering Yale. His rich, authoritarian father hires an attractive 29-year-old to tutor Bobby over the summer and help him pass a make-up exam. While Bobby’s friends lead him away into strange excursions aimed at losing their virginity, Bobby finds all the extracurricular activities he needs with his new tutor.