She and Josh agree to break up, remaining friends. While Josh talks on the phone, Tiffany starts to watch the tape, which luckily is nothing but Barry mooning the camera. Josh and Tiffany retreat to talk, then Beth calls to warn him (he has 48 hours to get back to school or else he will fail his midterm, the course and possibly be kicked out of college – Jacob tricked him). Earl assaults him and a mini-riot ensues. Kyle finally stands up to him, stating that he is going back to school with his friends. Earl also bursts in, furious over the car and the credit card, threatening to drag Kyle back with him. Mitch bites Barry's hand, causing a vicious struggle, ending with Mitch landing on Jacob, squeezing his neck until he loses consciousness.įinally getting to Austin and Tiffany's dorm, Josh intercepts the tape, just as she arrives. Jacob walks in, telling her Josh is about to fail Philosophy (as he was led to believe he could retake the exam). While Barry feeds the snake, Beth comes looking for Josh he tells her Josh has feelings for her.
Jacob answers the phone, impersonating the professor, and granting a fake extension. As Josh's books were destroyed in the car wreck, he calls his professor to ask for an extension on his midterm exam.
They have a series of misadventures on the way: Kyle loses his virginity at a fraternity two of them raise money making deposits at a sperm bank and they visit Barry's grandparents. Believing he's been kidnapped, Earl begins searching for Kyle when told by the police that the car was found wrecked and he is missing. Meanwhile, Kyle's father, Earl, discovers the card is maxed. persuades a blind woman, Brenda, at a school for the blind, into letting him take a bus for 'repairs', and they resume the journey. Rubin tries to buy marijuana from the unsympathetic motel clerk, but is informed that Kyle's credit card is maxed out. They continue on foot, stopping at a motel. They make it across, but the car is wrecked. They head out to drive the 1,800 miles to Austin and back in three days, leaving their friend Barry to take care of Mitch, their snake.Īfter leaving the interstate in Bedford for what they thought was a "shortcut", they find a small bridge collapsed, realizing they will waste five hours backtracking. Kyle is a shy loner who lives in constant fear of his overly strict father, Earl Edwards, the car's owner. and Rubin, Josh asks Kyle to tag along on a road trip, as he needs his car.
Josh then hears a voicemail from Tiffany saying that she hasn't called as her grandfather has died and she will be away from school until Monday. Josh believes that Rubin mailed the sex tape to Tiffany. When his friends don’t believe him, Josh mentions that he has ‘evidence.’ Josh’s friends immediately play his camcorder tape expecting to see Josh and Beth having sex, only to find love letters and songs performed for Tiffany. The next morning, Josh tells his friends that he slept with Beth. Josh and Beth escape to his room and record themselves having sex on his camcorder.
Scared of Jacob, she convinces Josh to outbid him. throws a party where he auctions off several female students, including Beth. Beth has a crush on Josh much to the chagrin of Jacob, the Philosophy T.A. Josh's best friend, E.L., convinces Josh to stop worrying about Tiffany and notice the beautiful Beth Wagner. Josh's Ancient Philosophy professor tells him he needs a B+ on his mid-term to pass the class. Josh asks his friend, Rubin, to mail his latest tape to Tiffany before leaving for his Ancient Philosophy class. Fearing infidelity, Josh begins sending Tiffany video taped messages. Josh becomes insecure when he can't regularly reach Tiffany by the phone. Eventually their long-distance relationship begins to deteriorate. Josh Parker and Tiffany Henderson were childhood friends turned high school sweethearts, and try for a long-distance relationship as he goes to the University of Ithaca and she to the University of Austin.