based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde
. It was directed by Mimi Leder
and written by Leslie Dixon
. It stars Haley Joel Osment
as a boy who launches a good-will movement, Helen Hunt
as his single mother, and Kevin Spacey
as his social-studies teacher.
When 11½-year-old Trevor McKinney (Osment) begins seventh grade in Las Vegas
, Nevada
, his social studies teacher Eugene Simonet (Spacey) gives the class an assignment to devise and put into action a plan that will change the world for the better.
I guess it's hard for people who are so used to things the way they are - even if they're bad - to change. 'Cause they kind of give up. And when they do, everybody kinda of loses.
Is the world just shit?
[to Mr. Simonet] What did you ever do to change the world?
Arlene McKenney: I can't reject you, you're too quick for me!
Arlene McKenney: [to Eugene] You look good to me.
Sidney Parker: The world is a shithole, pardon my French an' shit.
Sometimes The Simplest Idea Can Make The Biggest Difference.
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When someone does you a big favor, don't pay it back... Pay It Forward