Russ Duritz, a successful image consultant whose life is suddenly turned upside down when he magically meets Rusty, Russ himself as an 8-year-old kid. Rusty is a sweet, but slightly geeky, awkward little kid who painfully reminds Russ of everything he hated about himself when he was a child-a pudgy, little cry-baby who was the daily victim of the school bullies-an image Russ has worked hard to overcome and consciously forget.
Ironically, the kid is also unhappy with who his 40-year-old self has turned out to be. He is not at all impressed by his attractive physique, wealth, or seemingly important accomplishments. He can't understand the concept of Russ' job as an image consultant, or why he has forgotten about their dreams of becoming a pilot. All he knows is that he grows up to be a 40-year-old loser-an adult without a wife or even a dog!

Время движется из прошлого в настоящее и не делает скачков, но иногда этот совершенный механизм дает сбой. Жертвой такой таинственной случайности стал сорокалетний Расс, которому выпала участь встретиться... с самим собой из прошлого. Взрослый и ребенок - две стороны одного человека - пытаются кардинально изменить общую судьбу...