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Funnyman Chevy Chase (NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION Series, CADDYSHACK) is Jack, a guy who's found the woman of his dreams (glamorous Farrah Fawcett). Too bad her stubborn 11-year-old son, Ben (Jonathan Taylor Thomas from TV's HOME IMPROVEMENT) thinks Jack is a geek! As a test, Ben coaxes Jack into joining the YMCA Indian Guides, led by a wacky suburban dad (George Wendt, Norm from TV's CHEERS). Chaos ensues as Jack struggles to prove to Ben that he's not totally uncool! From rain dancing to building a teepee, Jack will do anything to win Ben's approval -- and his mom's affection!|A resourceful 11-year-old boy, Ben, tries to scare off his mother's suitor, Jack, a beleaguered federal prosecutor unprepared for stepfatherhood, by forcing him to join the YMCA's Indian Guides program and participate in Native American-inspired rituals and games. The boy's scheme seems to be working until a vengeful indicted mob boss enters the picture and decides to have Jack eliminated. Ultimately, the guides take on the mob and use their superior wilderness warfare tactics to capture Jack's pursuers. In the process, Jack and the boy forge a bond of friendship, respect, and love.|Ryan O'Neal, Farrah Fawcett's (Sandy) real-life husband at the time, has a brief uncredited cameo at the beginning of the movie.|The movie marks Jonathan Taylor Thomas' feature film debut.