Growing up as Maxwell Sweetwater wasn’t all that bad. In fact, most people would trade their
entire adolescent existence to live one day in his shoes back then. An outstanding athlete, coupled
with his likeable yet reclusive personality, crowned Maxwell as the beloved king of his high
school, lifting his mythical persona, “Mad Max” to legendary status. He was the cream of the crop,
with an unlimited future and boundless potential. Now, in his late twenties, Maxwell lives a life
far removed from his glory years at Washington High. His chiselled physique and million-dollar
smile has been replaced with a sloppy gut and tarter tainted molars. As he notices his peers making
strides to secure what society deems as “success,” Maxwell accepts the assumption that his good
days are behind him, and the remainder of his life will continue on a downward spiral.
When presented with an opportunity to relive some of the magic of his past in the form of a high
school reunion, he emphatically declines. The embarrassment of what he has become overrides his
desires to see those who had such magnificent expectations of him. Maxwell’s closest friends are
determined to put him face-to-face with his fears, confront the person from his past who he believes
is his most callous critic, and overcome a crippling social disorder he has been battling his
entire life by getting him to attend the reunion.
His friends quickly learn that the big question is not whether or not Maxwell will attend the
reunion. The question becomes, what will transpire if and when “Mad Max” decides to show up?
