خلاصه داستان : داستان فیلم در مورد یکی از شخصیت‌های مکرر ویلیام شکسپیر به نام سر جان فالستاف و رابطهٔ پدر و پسری وی با شاهزاده هال است که باید میان وفاداری به فالستاف یا پدرش هنری چهارم انگلستان یکی را انتخاب کند...

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.