比尔刚毕业，跃跃欲试的他等不及展开十八岁的成年生活。于是他挥别舒服的家，搬进单身公寓里，朝成人的「真实世界」迈进。
为了减轻房租的负担，他要求好友汤姆搬来同住，这下一来，扯出了一大堆的问题…首先，汤姆对女友忠贞不二,但是女友却将两人的爱情视为儿戏；另一方面,为了配合自己「成人」的身份，比尔抛弃了女友安妮塔，气不过的安妮塔于是和一个中年人大卫开始交往，没想到大卫不但已婚，且为人父了！这一堆十七、八岁的年轻人，初踏入成人的世界就搞得一团乱，这一段「疯狂野生活」要如何收呢？
此片由卡梅伦·克罗所编写，他早期曾有代表佳作「开放的美国学府」，近年则以「征服情海」再度征服影坛。

The deranged adventures of Gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson and his attorney Oscar Acosta,
referred to in the movie as "Laslow". Thompson attempts to cover the Super Bowl and the
1972 Presidential election in his typical drug-crazed state, but it continually and
comically sidetracked by his even more twisted friend Laslow. Allegedly based on actual
events.