Nick, un impetuoso y atractivo atleta norteamericano que trabaja como guardacoches en Las Vegas, se va a la universidad inglesa de Oxford siguiendo a la chica de sus sueños. Allí, al principio, todo serán problemas, desde que aparece con un llamativo T-Bird del 57, que Nick utiliza para atraer a Lady Victoria en el severo y otoñal ambiente universitario. Pronto encuentra un rival, Colin, el novio oficial de Victoria. A la vez, Rona, una chica norteamericana también matriculada en Oxford, se siente atraída por Nick, pero éste parece no tenerla demasiado en cuenta...
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
