Eddie Slocum (Peter Fonda) is a carefree art student who falls for the lovely Pam Burns (Sharon Hugueny), an attractive teacher's assistant. The two have an intense fling, but things take a dramatic turn when Pam reveals that she's pregnant, and Eddie indicates that he has no interest in being tied down to a wife and child. Meanwhile, Eddie's friends Tarragoo (Nick Adams) and Debbie (Deborah Walley) must deal with their own romantic entanglements.