The movie begins with a fourteen year old boy named Duncan who is going on a summer vacation with his mother, Pam and her boyfriend, Trent and Trent’s daughter named Steph. Four of them are going to a beach house in Masachusetts. Trent is very rude to Duncan and always makes him feel low about himself. His attitude is totally different toWards Steph. He adores her and lets her do whatever she likes.
Steph is also very rude and impolite to Duncan. As they reach the beach house, they are greeted by their neighbors and Duncan becomes friends with Susanna and Peter. He begins to explore the place and enters a park named Water Wizz where he meets Owen, who shows him the entire park and eventually hires him for doing odd jobs. Pam gets involved in drinking, smoking and night outs so much that she neglects Duncan.