Based On An Inspiring True Story, Different Drummers Follows The Heartwarming Yet Unlikely Friendship Of Two Boys Growing Up In Washington In The 1960S. When David, Who Is Bound To A Wheelchair And Growing Weaker From Muscular Dystrophy, Accurately Foretells The Death Of His Fourth Grade Teacher, A Doubtful Lyle, Who Has An Increasingly High Energy Level, Decides To Test The Existence Of God By Attempting To Get David To Run Again.