In Ontario, Canada, three fourteen-year-old boys, Kyle, Brad and Eric are forced to perform an ordeal when they find a wounded mysterious fugitive named Luke, who has a gun and claiming to be a cop, has taken a hiding in their clubhouse.
During the summer in Ontario, Canada, three teenage friends, Kyle, Brad and Eric, have a secret clubhouse in the woods away from the pressures of growing up where they can talk and laugh about anything that they want. One of the boys, Kyle has a dream of being a airline pilot. His older brother, Jake is a arrogant jerk who doesn't treat Kyle well. Kyle has a crush on a pretty girl, Megan and wants to ask her out. Then one day, the boys come back to their clubhouse and they discover an older man named Luke, a mysterious fugitive who has taken shelter in their clubhouse, his leg is bleeding and he has a gun. He tells them that he's a cop and that he's on the run and needs the three boys help. Luke tells the boys that he needs them to push a car down a hill. They agree to hide him, and he seems seems nice at first becoming their confide, but then Luke gets angry and violent, he sends them on a ordeal, but this puts the boys lives in serious danger, will the three boys make it out alive?
In the year 1995, in Ontario, Canada, three boys Kyle (Dominic Zamprogna), Brad (Stuart Stone) and Eric (Devon Sawa) are riding around town on their bikes. They ride onto a dirt road, they then go through a water tunnel and onto another dirt road, a clubhouse is shown and they are next seen in the clubhouse talking and laughing about an adult movie Eric got caught watching. They clink their Slush Puppies cups together and Eric lights a cigarette and shoots some BBs into a target. He shoots a BB into Brad's cup, spilling Slush Puppy juice on him Brad wipes it off. The three boys discuss Kyle wanting to be a pilot. The stereo in the clubhouse is playing music and Eric turns up the music louder, annoying Brad.
Kyle is riding his bike home at night and tosses it on the grass and he goes in the house, his Dad (Nicholas Campbell) is washing his hands and Kyle asks his dad if Jake has been home to which he has not been. Kyle asks his dad about the mail and if there is any pilot exams that came in, to which there wasn't. Beer bottles are shown on the table and Kyle's Dad is disappointed that Kyle didn't mow the lawn like he was supposed to. Kyle tells his dad good night and his dad tells him that he is going to go outside and mow the lawn right now. Kyle goes outside and tries to start the lawnmower but it doesn't work so he kicks it and it eventually starts.
The next day at the Main Mart, a grocery store, Megan (Amy Stewart) is sitting outside with her friends and they three boys are inside the grocery store Eric is playing the video game, 'Street Fighter II' Kyle sees Megan with her two friends, Eric asks Brad if he is interested in Megan. Eric says that he will help him out with dating tips. The three boys go outside and talk to Megan and she asks them if they are going to go to the party they say maybe they will then the boys take off on their bikes.
Kyle, Brad and Eric are walking their bikes along the trail and Eric looks down and picks up a pair of sunglasses off the ground. They go into the clubhouse and a man laying on the ground, points a gun at them and tells them not to move. He asks them if they know anything about the club house and the three boys say only they know about it. The man tosses a police badge at them and introduces himself as Luke (Chris Penn). Luke has a bloody wound in his leg, he tells the boys that he was on the run and that he had to crash in their clubhouse and he couldn't move anymore. He limps on to a chair. Luke asks Kyle if he is a pilot. Eric and Brad go out to the river to get water in a pail for Luke. They wring the rag out and Luke wipes away the blood on his wound. Eric gives Luke a cloth for his wound. Luke asked him where he is and Kyle says that he is in Emslie, Ontario, Canada. Luke tells Eric that those sunglasses he picked up are his and Eric gives Luke his sunglasses, but Luke says that Eric can keep them. Luke tells them his story and the boys are interested about it. Luke has a cigarette and Eric lights it for him. Luke tells them that he needs the three boys to get rid of a car for him. He tells him to push the car down the hill so nobody will see it. They three boys all agree to this.
Kyle, Brad and Eric walk onto a dirt trail and Eric finds a stick that he breaks over his knee and tosses it into the woods. The boys see the car that Luke was talking about and Brad is hesitant about pushing it. He suggests they could get the Police to help them instead, But Eric and Kyle convince him to help. The boys push the car and it goes down a hill crashing into a tree. Eric and Kyle run out to the car. They high five each other, but Kyle asks Eric why he high-fived him so hard.
Kyle, Brad and Eric are outside the convince store as Eric smokes a cigarette, the boys see Simon (Max Piersig); Jake's friend who is smoking a cigarette and Kyle asks him if he got their booze, Simon sees Jake (Jarred Blancard); in his car as it rolls up to them and jumps in. Kyle asks Jake if they got his booze and Jake has Simon throw a bottle over the car and it shatters. Jake tells Kyle his is gonna be going home cause his dad is on the rag. Jake tells Kyle to fist bump him and he does.
Kyle, Brad and Eric are outside with Luke who is taking a bath in the river. Eric is pouring water over him and they talk about Simon if they respect him.
The boys are outside Eric's house and discuss why Luke has bullets and a gun. Brad tells Kyle and Eric if anyone gets hurt sits because of them and that he's out. Brad tells Eric they will just tell Luke that they couldn't get the car. Eric's mother comes out and asks them how their homework is coming along and Eric says it is doing great. The boys agree to stay quiet about Luke.
Outside at night, Brad and his father and mother are cooking dinner on the grill and a neighbor boy named Bobby (Sean Dick) is there, Bobby goes and gets his dinner and Brad and Kyle talk about Eric, Brady saying how Brad and Eric have their 'thing' and how Brad is isolated. Brad tells Kyle that Eric just tolerates him just so Brad can hang out with him. Brad thinks that Kyle's dad is a jerk but Kyle says that's not true. Kyle say's he's gonna get into the school and tells Brad that if he want's to bail then that's fine.
The next day, Luke tells the three boys what not to do with a gun as he points the gun to his head and pulls the trigger. But the gun does not go off, saying that he knows it's empty. He lets the three boys play with the unloaded gun.
Eric and Kyle go to the grocery store and harass the Liquor Store Cashier (Brock Curley) and Liquor Store Manager (Bif Naked), they vandalize the liquor store area. Brad walks out of the store having stolen some whiskey.
Eric and the other boys along with Luke open a pizza box and enjoy the pizza. Brad notices Luke has handcuffs. Luke drinks from the whiskey that was stolen.
Megan and her friends are in the grocery store and Kyle asks Megan on a date, which she says yes. The three boys are walking outside and Kyle smokes a cigarette, Kyle notices a airplane in the sky.
Jake is shown watching a music video on TV and Kyle comes in smoking a cigarette with a ashtray. Jake tells Kyle he should bury the ashes so his dad does not see them. Kyle Search to do this but then he sees a letter in the garbage can and pulls it out it is the exception letter that he was waiting for. He goes over to Jake and asks him about it, Kyle's dad drives up and Kyle goes outside and asks Him about the letter. Kyle takes off on his bike and Jake mouths off to his dad, he shoves Jake to the ground.
Kyle goes back to the clubhouse and shows Luke the letter, Luke tells him that he didn't have anyone while growing up and if he wants something then he should just take it.
Brad and Kyle and Brad wait for Eric as he catches up to them on his bike. Eric tells them he got his dad's gun.
Kyle's dad goes outside and sees a broken window on his car.
Luke is talking on Kyle's dad's phone to a woman named Betty and he gets angry and smashes the phone on a rusty tire rim. He goes inside and says the phone is busted.
The boys are outside and discuss the plans and Brad doesn't want to be a part of it.
Eric and Kyle are walking their bikes home when a police officer (Julian Richings) is at Eric's house with Eric's parent's (Peter Van Wart) and (Heidi von Palleske) and Eric tells Kyle to not say anything about the grocery store raid.
Eric and Brad are in the clubhouse, Eric tells Luke he brought him a present; some bullets. Luke thanks him and Eric asks Luke where he got the handcuffs, Luke says that he's a cop.
Megan and Kyle are outside drinking, Megan tells Kyle that she wants to be a writer because they make more money, and Kyle tells her that he wants to be a pilot. Megan tells him that she knows about the clubhouse from Eric.
Back at the clubhouse, Eric is in the handcuffs and Luke pretends to throw the key, but actually doesn't throw it.
Kyle and Megan go purple hazing and are then lying on the ground on a blanket. Megan says she is excited that she is with Jake's brother and Kyle kiss her and puts his hand on her breast. He apologizes and she tells him that it is okay. Kyle tells her that Jake smashed their dad's car and runs off to which Megan is confused.
The three boys and Luke are in the clubhouse and Eric tells Luke he brought the bullets. Luke says he is sick of hiding and takes a swig of whiskey. Megan knocks on the door. Kyle opens the door and Megan comes inside, Eric says that Luke is his uncle from Michigan. Megan takes some swings from the Old Grand Dad Whiskey and Luke tells her that no girls are allowed unless they are not wearing any tops. Eric and Brad are excited about seeing Megan topless but Kyle is not. Megan says she is drunk and teases them by quickly lifting her top and puts it back down just enough to see her bellybutton. Luke gets more aggressive and Megan runs out of the clubhouse. Kyle goes after her and Megan tells him that she should call the cops for trying to have them sexually expose herself. Megan leaves Kyle and runs off.
Kyle goes back to the clubhouse and sees Luke is very drunk. He grabs Brad and tells the other two boys that he wants his car or he will kill Brad. Luke then grabs Eric and Luke has them get a car. Kyle and Brad go to a phone booth to call for help. Kyle is rummaging through the phone booth book as Brad throws his bike.
Luke is with Eric back at the clubhouse and Eric tells Luke that they will get the car. Luke has Eric turn around and Luke points the gun to the back of Eric's head as he urinates in a pail. He tells Eric that he is taking his sunglasses back.
At a party, Kyle and Brad steal Jake's car, Jake sees this and chases after them. Kyle accidentally crashes the car into a stop sign. Jake's screams in horror.
Afterwards, Kyle and Brad are back at the clubhouse, some cops go by the clubhouse and try to open the door but Kyle and Brad hold the door shut.
Jake goes out to the clubhouse and tells Kyle he's going to break every bone in his body for wrecking his car. He pours gasoline on the clubhouse steps and barrages in and sees Luke about to light his cigarette and Eric with the handcuffs. Luke asks Jake his name, Jake tells Luke what Kyle did to his car and that he was going to burn down the clubhouse and Luke tells him to close the door, Jake doesn't listen and runs out of the clubhouse, Luke shoots Jake in the back with the gun and tells Eric that Jake is outside bleeding, and to bring him in the clubhouse. Eric walks outside and drags Jake in the clubhouse.
Kyle and Brad return to the clubhouse and Kyle sees Jake's bloody body who is in shock. Luke tells Kyle the situation is a lot worse now and tells the boys to get the car. The boys go outside and Eric and Brad have a fight on the ground while Kyle tries to think of a plan. Kyle tells the other two boys he has to go see his dad.
Kyle returns home and his dad tells him that his is sick of Jake but that Kyle shows promise. His dad gives him a envelope with the acceptance letter.
The boys are outside and they see three boys playing Monkey in the Middle with a basketball. Kyle asks Eric if he can get his dad's gun and Brad tells Kyle that he just cant goes up in someones face with a gun or it could wreck his life. The basketball from the boys playing Monkey in the Middle rolls to Kyle and he picks it up and throws it back to them.
Kyle is sitting on the ground and makes his hand in the shape of a gun and repeats to himself that he should 'take it'.
Back at the clubhouse, Luke tells Jake, that he was stupid for running.
The two boys join Kyle and talk about a plan for Luke. At night, Kyle goes to the clubhouse and tells Luke he going to be getting Eric's mom's car. Eric and Brad get the gun and find the old car that was in pushed down the hill, they realize a odd smell is coming from the trunk and open it finding a dead police officer in the back of the trunk. At the clubhouse, Luke tells Kyle the rest of his story and that he killed a cop. Luke hears some noises from outside and gets suspicious. Kyle asks Luke if he has any big plans and he punches Kyle.
Eric and Brad are nervous about the planned attack. Luke puts bullets in the gun and points it at Jake and shoots the gun but it doesn't go off, Jake screams. Luke plans to shoot Kyle but then he hears a noise, of Eric falling off the side of the clubhouse. Eric looks for the gun on the ground. Luke takes Kyle and goes out shooting four bullet shots into the air, Eric runs into the grass and hides. Luke takes out the gun and points it at Kyle and makes Kyle climb the stairs to the top of the clubhouse and Luke follows him but Brad knocks Luke off the wooden ladder and jumps down and Kyle and Brad gang up and attack Luke beating him, who is all bloody. Kyle picks the gun up off the ground and points it at Luke and Luke tells him to use it, Eric and Brad tell Kyle to stop. Kyle backs out of the clubhouse slowly. The police arrive and put up yellow tape around the clubhouse. Kyle looks into the camera and a police officer takes the gun away. Eric and Brad look over at Kyle. All three boys sit down and Eric lights a cigarette and the ending credits roll.
NOTE: It is assumed that Jake died from blood loss as we don't see him anymore.