The Wrong Guys

Thirty years ago the Owl Patrol tries to earn the Arrow of Light by camping on Mount Whitehead. They quickly get lost in the wilderness and must call their mothers for help. The trip ends without the badge, and the Grunskys harass them in the background.

Decades later, Louie still lives in his old house and reminisces about their glory days. He decides to track down Belz, Richard, Tim and Franklin to organize a reunion. He invites them to join a camping trip to finally conquer Mount Whitehead.

At Louie's house, the friends are surprised by how little the place has changed. They agree to relive their youth and embark on the mountain camping trip. Old dynamics surface as they discuss their lives since then.

A dangerous criminal, Duke Earle, escapes from prison and shoots up a restaurant. He and his two accomplices decide to lie low in a cabin on Mount Whitehead, awaiting a chance to strike at night. The plan is to wait until it seems safe to act.

While shopping for supplies, Glen and Mark Grunsky spot Den 7 and secretly trail them, planning to pull a prank. They follow the group through town, adding to the tension on the mountain.

On the mountain, the Scouts struggle to adjust to the wilderness after long sheltered lives. The Grunskys fare poorly, tormented by a squirrel that steals their food. The tension grows as Duke eyes the scouts, misjudging them as a threat.

Duke spots the Den 7 flag and misidentifies them as FBI. He commits to killing them when the sun goes down, turning their camping trip into a life-or-death chase.

Belz and Tim sneak off to a nearby health spa for women, hoping to charm two attractive ladies. Instead they anger Ginger and Marsha, the Grunskys' wives, and barely escape.

Louie and Richard fear Belz and Tim have been abducted by One-Armed Pete. Franklin is missing after taking Richard's sleeping pill and leaving. They go to Duke's cabin and meet one of his accomplices, learning that the danger comes from mistaken identity.

Duke arrives at the scouts' camp and machine-guns their tent, with Franklin still inside. Louie and Richard return to aid their friends, and the group discovers that the Grunskys have stolen their engine, greatly complicating their escape.

The Grunskys insist that their Cub Scout status be restored in exchange for returning the engine. Later, their car is sabotaged by the same food-stealing squirrel, crippling their ability to pursue the Scouts.

The missing pack is recovered in a dramatic stumble; it contains a map, compass, and other survival tools. The scouts realize this is fate giving them another chance to beat Mount Whitehead.

They build a raft to escape downriver, but Duke's ambush separates Tim from the group. Tim rides the raft down a waterfall, fulfilling a prophecy about a 'wave that never ends', and he survives to reach an abandoned Park Ranger station and call the police, who dismiss his claims due to conflicting reports.

The scouts bait Duke with a dollar and suspend him from a tree, using a snare trap inspired by the Grunskys' earlier trick. The squirrel returns and gnaws through the ropes, freeing Duke. The mothers then intervene, subduing him, and the FBI arrives with news of a large reward, which is awarded to Louie for leading the rescue.

In the final scene the seven Owl Patrol members are awarded the Arrow of Light in front of a cheering crowd. The reunion ends with a toast to friendship and the mountain's stubborn challenge.