It's 1996 in a town called Boring, Oregon, where freshman Luke and his friends Tyler and McQuaid join the AV club to become friends with Kate, the Principal's daughter. They also make some enemies with the members of the drama club, only saved and survived by making an intergalactic space movie.

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Chia-yi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ko Ching-teng, but he ends up loving her as well.