sˈɛt ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə sˈʌbɜːb, ðə fˈɪlm sˈɛntɚz ˌɔn ɐ tˈɛnjˈɪɹ ˈoʊld bˈɔɪ mædˈoːɹski, hˌuː səspˈɛkts ðæt hɪz pˈɛɹənts kwˈeɪd ænd hˈɜːt ɑːɹ nˌɑːt wʌt ðeɪ sˈiːm.
Set in a 1950s California suburb, the film centers on a 10-year old boy (Madorsky), who suspects that his parents (Quaid and Hurt) are not what they seem.