Phil Deedle (Paul Walker) and Stew Deedle (Steve Van Wormer) are two fraternal twin brothers who are complete surf bums living in Hawaii off of their wealthy single father, Elton (Eric Braeden). After the two decide to skip school to go on a surfing expedition with friends for their 18th birthday, the twins are expelled for truancy and knocking a truancy officer into the ocean. Elton has become tired of their lazy lifestyle and thus decides to ship them to a boot camp to straighten them out. The boys are horrified, as the camp is located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.