Un soldat que agonitza al Vietnam recorda la seva xicota i les discussions amb els seus pares, quan insistia a convertir-se en músic en lloc d'anar a la universitat.

Jerry, not a member of the 'protest generation' but is instead, an 'All American boy,' is drafted into the Army, just as things begin to go well for him. He decision to flee to Canada sparks off conflict with his parents, ending in the film's conclusion - in Vietnam.