Percy Caldwell has a crush on the most popular cheerleader in school, Madison, but his best friend Leonard doesn't think he stands a chance. After Percy rescues Madison from the unwanted attention of two thugs, they throw his bike off the road with their truck and he ends up crashing in the woods. When he comes to, he is confronted by a new friend, Bigfoot, an eight-foot-tall creature that has been displaced by a recent forest fire. Since his parents don't believe his story, Percy decides that he has to take care of Bigfoot. But when the two thugs stumble upon the existence of Bigfoots, they decide to capture him, return to his farm, and sell him to the highest bidder. It is now up to Percy, Leonard and Madison to rescue Bigfoot and return him to his home.