In Angel Beach, Florida, Edward “Pee Wee” Morris arrives at school after losing his virginity to classmate Wendy Williams the previous night. When his friends, Billy McCarthy, Tommy Turner, Mickey Jarvis, Tim Cavanaugh, and Anthony “Meat” Tuperello, congratulate him on his achievement, Pee Wee pretends to be a great lover with several mistresses at his disposal. Aware that Pee Wee is lying, the boys demand dates with his other girl friends. Rather than admitting the truth, Pee Wee asks various classmates for referrals to promiscuous young women, most of whom recommend Wendy Williams. Afterward, Pee Wee confronts Wendy about her reputation as “the easiest girl in school.” She reveals that she has had only two other lovers, both of whom were special to her, just as Pee Wee is. Intent on giving himself a similar reputation, Pee Wee enlists the help of his friend, Brian Schwartz, and they concoct a story about a mild-mannered librarian known as “Graveyard Gloria,” who is sexually aroused by cemeteries. Pee Wee and Brian meet their friends at a hamburger stand, where Billy introduces them to John Henry, a Seminole Indian. Both are participants in the school’s upcoming production, “An Evening With Shakespeare.” Pee Wee has joined the cast at the behest of his mother, drama teacher Mrs. Morris. When he offers his friends dates with Graveyard Gloria, they suspect him of lying and decide to join the production as an excuse to monitor his activities. That night, Pee Wee and Brian hire a carnival dancer named Sandy Le Toi to play Graveyard Gloria. Tommy, Meat, Billy, Mickey, and Tim trail them to the carnival, and convince the dancer to participate in a prank at Pee Wee’s expense. The next day, the theater group’s rehearsal is interrupted by physical education teacher Beulah Balbricker and fundamentalist preacher Reverend Bubba Flavel, who label the works of Shakespeare “obscene” and demand a halt to the production. The parties bring their case to Principal Carter, and as Flavel reads sexually suggestive passages from Shakespeare, the principal counters with equally suggestive passages from the Bible. The preacher refuses to acknowledge his hypocrisy and Carter orders him from the school. Later that evening, Pee Wee arranges a meeting between Sandy Le Toi and his friends. When Sandy and the boys arrive at the cemetery, she seduces Pee Wee and pretends to die of a heart attack as they make love. Tommy accuses Pee Wee of murder and recommends burying Sandy to hide the evidence. Two men posing as caretakers accuse Pee Wee of grave robbery and frighten him away with gunfire. The following day, Mrs. Morris and her students discover an effigy of Seminole student John Henry hanging in the auditorium, with a warning from the Ku Klux Klan that they will not tolerate John Henry playing a love scene with a Caucasian actress. Mrs. Morris refuses to be intimidated. Principal Carter attends a rehearsal, accompanied by Mayor Abernathy, Rev. Flavel, Miss Balbricker, and county commissioners Couch, Hurley, and Robert Gebhardt, who are there to determine the production’s fate. While the others are undecided, Gebhardt assures the students that he will support their cause. However, Principal Carter interrupts the next rehearsal to announce the school board’s decision to suspend the production, due to pressure from Flavel. The principal circumvents the board by allowing rehearsals to continue as a class project. Mickey tells his fellow cast members of the county commissioners’ weekly meeting in the courthouse basement to view pornographic films. Wendy insists that Gebhardt is an ally and rallies Pee Wee, Brian, and Billy to join her for a discussion with the commissioner. Gebhardt explains that the commission is humoring Flavel’s followers until the upcoming election, and promises to lift the suspension. After the students leave, Gebhardt is presented with a petition signed by 5,000 voters sworn to oppose him if the commission approves the production. Later, a group of Klansmen attempt to shave John Henry’s head, until his fellow tribesmen and several classmates come to his defense. When the theater group performs for the student body, Rev. Flavel, accompanied by his followers and several policemen, halts the performance, citing the unanimous support of the county commission for his action. Flavel then invites the audience to attend a “decency” rally the following night, where he and followers will be joined by the Ku Klux Klan. Balbricker is appalled by Flavel’s alliance with the hate group and denounces him. When Wendy demands an explanation from Gebhardt, he invites her to dinner at an elegant restaurant in Miami, with the intention of seducing her. The next day, Tommy, Mickey and Brian tape-record the commissioners’ meeting in the courthouse basement, during which they identify Rev. Flavel as the source of a pornographic film. In the evening, Wendy joins Gebhardt at the restaurant, wearing a flamboyant dress and a brassiere loaded with synthetic vomit. She pretends to be inebriated, declares herself to be a minor, and accuses Gebhardt of impregnating her, then feigns nausea, vomits in the fountain at the center of the restaurant, and pushes Gebhardt into the water. Pee Wee and Steve photograph the commissioner, then link arms with Wendy and dance toward the exit. Meanwhile, in Angel Beach, the boys abduct a group of Klansmen and bring them to the school gymnasium, where they are surrounded by hundreds of Seminoles. The boys shave the Klansmen’s heads and force them to attend the decency rally in the nude, while the incriminating tape from the courthouse is played over the sound system. Gebhardt resigns from office, and Rev. Flavel is “ousted amidst charges of pandering and lewd behavior,” allowing Mrs. Morris to present her Shakespeare program.