I de sydlige Californien i 1950'erne oplever teenagerne Danny og den australske Sandy en sommerforelskelse. De bryder op, men mødes til begges overraskelse igen på Rydell High, da det nye skoleår begynder. Danny tilhører imidlertid skolens klike af barske fyre og har derfor svært ved at stå ved sine følelser for dydsmønstret Sandy.

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

Sommeren 1987. Gio, en ung italiensk fyr fra Queens, har kun biler og piger på hjernen. Gio tror, at han har styr på tingenge, indtil han møder Jessica, en sød jødisk pige fra Long Island. Men bag Jessicas pæne ydre skjuler der sig et betydeligt mere eventyrligt alter-ego.

The larger than life true story of how a barmaid in a poor Welsh mining village convinces some of her fellow residents to pool their resources to compete in the "sport of kings" with a racehorse they would breed and raise.

Bobby (a newcomer to the school) begins a relationship with Noreen, a popular girl. Noreen's brother is displeased by this romance, and brings a gun to school in order to scare Bobby. The plan goes wrong and Bobby ends up taking his Biology class hostage.

After being shaken down by a vicious crime lord, a down-on-his-luck former Los Angeles detective-turned-private investigator must track down his estranged brother who is responsible for interfering with a diamond heist.