大卫赖瑞从小就被同学罗斯可欺负压榨,直到他和家人搬离小镇那天亦是如此。二十年后,大卫带着一家人受邀回小镇教书,沒想到罗斯可还是照样捉弄他,甚至连他们的孩子也成了冤家。罗斯可该如何化解这段二十年之久的渊源?David Leary was bullied by Rosco when he was in elementary school. But he got even on the day his parents moved out of town. Now twenty years later, David, who is a successful writer, is invited back to his home town to teach. Everything is great until Rosco, who is still in town, recognizes him. Now suddenly someone is playing mean practical jokes on him. Isn't David a little too old to be running to the Principal saying "Rosco's picking on me." ?