Pay It Forward (film)
2000 American drama film by Mimi Leder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 11- to 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-to-negative reviews and was a box office disappointment, grossing $55.7 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.
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Directed by | Mimi Leder |
Screenplay by | Leslie Dixon |
Based on | Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde |
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Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
Edited by | David Rosenbloom |
Music by | Thomas Newman |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million[1] |
Box office | $55.7 million[1] |