Tomboy begins with Betsy Russell, or, Tommy, waking up in her sporty, boyish bedroom. Once the obligatory b-movie shower scene is out the way, she's off to work for the day as - you guessed it - a car mechanic! A high-flying millionaire then comes to pick up his flash car (which, with Tommy being the genius that she is, repaired herself). When he arrives, he turns up with none other than the pin-up car racing champ that Tommy adores: Randy Starr. Once they've met briefly, Tommy leaves to meet up with best friend Seville who is busy in a dance audition - possibly one of THE campest '80s dance scenes, aside from a couple of others not worth mentioning. Another shower scene is chucked in (since when were male and female shower rooms joined together?!) and afterwards Tommy & Seville go and hang out in a bar. Next comes a very unconvincing speech from Betsy about how 'you shouldn't depend on anyone other than yourself'. The cuteness is cut short, however, when her and Seville are hit on by a couple of leery guys, who chase them out of the bar. There's then a whole chase sequence, with the girl's on Tommy's motorbike and the guy's behind in their car. Seville tries her best shot at fame but only ends up in a raunchy donut commercial. She thinks she's going places, that is, until she is paid for her work in donuts! Meanwhile, the girls are getting friendly with Randy Starr and his millionaire pal at a party, where Tommy & Randy of course end up getting it on. Soon after, Tommy hears about an upcoming race and bets Randy she can beat him. She decides to soup-up her own race car and enter despite the fact Randy Starr is a total pro. Can she beat him? You better believe it!