Pay It Forward (2000)

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Written by Catherine Ryan Hyde, Leslie Dixon

Directed by Mimi Leder

Also known as "A Corrente do Bem", "Cadena de Favores", "Payez au suivant"

Running Time: 123 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2000

Rating: 12 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Trevor McKinney is a young boy (Haley Joel Osment) from a dysfunctional family whose mother is an alcoholic. At school, his social studies teacher, Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) challenges him to make the world a better place.

The boy comes up with the "pay it forward" concept (Karma.. sort of), in which you do a good deed for someone, who then does a good deed for three other people.

Rather than to "payback" your favour, you "pay it forward" to three other people so, ultimately, you would be doing people favours in advance - and that one favour would, eventually, reach the entire world?

Trevor starts his scheme by taking in a homeless junkie called Jerry (James Caviezel), much to the dismay of his Mother Arlene (Helen Hunt).

These efforts brings a revolution, not only to Trevor, but to his mother, Eugene and an ever-increasing circle of people affected by this concept, but who are unknown to Trevor himself.

Cast

Image for Kevin SpaceyKevin SpaceyEugene Simonet
Image for Helen HuntHelen HuntArlene McKinney
Image for Haley Joel OsmentHaley Joel OsmentTrevor McKinney
Image for Jay MohrJay MohrChris Chandler
James CaviezelJerry
Image for Jon Bon JoviJon Bon JoviRicky McKinney
Image for Angie DickinsonAngie DickinsonGrace
David RamseySidney
Gary WerntzThorsen
Colleen FlynnWoman on Bridge
Marc DonatoAdam
Kathleen WilhoiteBonnie
Liza SnyderMichelle
Jeanetta ArnetteNurse
Hannah WerntzThorsen's Daughter

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