Johnny Casar (Mickey Rooney) runs away from a home for wayward boys, tired of being teased about being short and a poor athlete. He soon finds a pair of roller skates and is befriended by Bruno Crystal (Ralph Dumke), who allows him to wash dishes at his café, while a priest who runs the home, Father O'Hara (Pat O'Brien), secretly keeps an eye on him.
A traveling roller-skating team takes an interest in Johnny after he shows some aptitude. He clashes with Mack Miller (Glen Corbett), a cocky champion, and falls for Mary Reeves (Beverly Tyler), another top skater. Johnny ends up featured in grudge matches against Miller, where they take turns one-upping one another.
As his fame grows, Johnny becomes every bit as arrogant as Miller and more. Life takes a bad turn when he is diagnosed with polio. A long period of physical therapy follows, until a wheelchair-bound Johnny tries to get his life back on track.
亚历克斯(伊万•麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰)、大卫(克里斯托弗•埃克莱斯顿 Christopher Eccleston 饰)和朱丽叶(凯瑞•福克斯 Kerry Fox 饰)三个好友合住在一户公寓内,三人征集新房客时问出各种怪异问题,玩的不亦乐乎,最后在朱丽叶主张下,吸纳了写作的单身男子雨果,岂料雨果入住不久就身亡在屋内,惊慌的三人发现了雨果装有巨额现金的箱子,金钱诱惑难以抵御,他们悄悄将雨果分尸掩埋。巨款在手的亚历克斯和朱丽叶春风得意,但会计员大卫却终日忧心忡忡,终于大卫在二人挥霍钱财后暴发,将钱箱搬到阁楼收藏看管。与此同时,两名匪徒为了寻找钱箱,一路大开杀戒,并闯入了三人的公寓,大卫突然发力将匪徒杀死,此时的大卫,已经愈发神经质,将事情引向了更加危险的方向……