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Pay It Forward

2000 film directed by Mimi Leder

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Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.

Released: 2000-10-20122 minDir: Mimi LederDrama

Cast

Kevin Spacey as Eugene Simonet
Helen Hunt as Arlene McKinney
Angie Dickinson as Grace
Haley Joel Osment as Trevor McKinney
Jay Mohr as Chris Chandler
Jim Caviezel as Jerry

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Key facts

Directed by: Mimi Leder
Screenplay by: Leslie Dixon
Based on: Pay It Forward , by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Produced by: Peter Abrams Robert L. Levy Steven Reuther
Starring: Kevin Spacey Helen Hunt Haley Joel Osment Jay Mohr James Caviezel Jon Bon Jovi Angie Dickinson
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Edited by: David Rosenbloom
Music by: Thomas Newman
Production companies: Bel-Air Entertainment Tapestry Films
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: October 20, 2000 ( 2000-10-20 )
Running time: 123 minutes

Key dates

Published: 5 April 2001

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Instance of: film
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: alcoholism
Director: Mimi Leder
Screenwriter: Leslie Dixon
Cast member: Molly Bernard
Composer: Thomas Newman
Production company: Pathé

Article

Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder. The film is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It is set in Las Vegas, and it chronicles 12 year-old Trevor McKinney's launch of a goodwill movement known as "pay it forward". It stars Haley Joel Osment as Trevor, Helen Hunt as his alcoholic single mother Arlene McKinney, and Kevin Spacey as his physically and emotionally scarred social studies teacher Eugene Simonet. The film was released on October 20, 2000, to mixed reviews and was a box office disappointment, grossing $55.7 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.

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