Pay It Forward (2000)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 55 mins | Drama, Adaptation | Released: 10/20/2000 |Box Office Total: $33.5M

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Synopsis:

Everything in social studies teacher Eugene Simonet's life is in order--every shirt, every pencil, every person in its proper place. To keep the surface placid means never having to go deeper. And no one and nothing in his life has ever asked him to. Arlene McKinney is a single mother hanging on by her fingertips, working two jobs, and struggling to raise her son, Trevor. She is trying to give him a new life, but in her absence she is losing him. Eugene gives Trevor's class an assignment: look at the world around you and fix what you don't like. But can you fix people?

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/20/2000

Director	Credit
Mimi Leder	Director
Cast	Credit
Kevin Spacey	Eugene Simonet
Helen Hunt	Arlene McKinney
Haley Joel Osment	Trevor McKinney
Jay Mohr	Chris Chandler
Jim Caviezel	Jerry
Jon Bon Jovi	Ricky
Angie Dickinson	Grace
David Ramsey	Sidney
Gary Werntz	Thorsen
Colleen Flynn	Woman on the Bridge
Marc Donato	Adam
Kathleen Wilhoite	Bonnie
Liza Snyder	Michelle
Jeannetta Arnette	Nurse
Hannah Werntz	Thorsen's Daugher
Tina Lifford	Principal
Loren D Baum	Rough Kid No 1
Nico Matinata	Rough Kid No 2
Zack Duhame	Rough Kid No 3
Shawn Pyfrom	Shawn
Alexandra Kotcheff	Alexandra
Bradley White	Jordan
Christi Colombo	Christi
Phllip Stewart	Phillip
Justin Parsons	Justin
Myeshia Dejore Walker	Myeshia
Brenae Suzanne Davey	Brenae
Molly Kate Bernard	Molly
Andrew Patrick Flood	Andy
Tameila N Turner	Tameila
Julian Correa	Julian
Carrie Ann Sillivan	School Girl
Patricia Deanda	Change Girl
Ryan Berti	Hallway Kid No 1
Gabriela Rivas	Hallway Kid No 2
Carrick O'Quinn	Man in Window
Stephanie Feury	Woman in Window
Bernard White	Cop
Tom Bailey	Liquid Man No 1
Tim deZarn	Liquid Man No 2
Jonathan Nichols	Liquid Man No 3
Ron Keck	Lowlife No 1
John Powers	Lowlife No 2
Bob McCracken	Creepy Middle-Aged Man
Frank Whiteman	Doctor
Eugene Osment	Cop Who Gives Directions
Kendall Tenney	Male Newscaster
Sue Tripathy	Female Newscaster
Rusty Meyers	News Stand Guy
Leslie Dilley	The Governor
Production Credits	Credit
Paddy Carson	Associate Producer
Mary McLaglen	Executive Producer
Steven Reuther	Producer
Peter Abrams	Producer
Jonathan Treisman	Executive Producer
Robert L. Levy	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Flatiron Films	Production Company
Forward Productions	Production Company
Tapestry Television	Production Company
Bel-Air Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pathe Image	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Writer	Credit
Leslie Dixon	Screenplay
Catherine Ryan Hyde	Source Material (from novel)
Accounting	Credit
Shaun McGovern	Assistant Accountant
Stevie Lazo	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Michael Schenk	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Laura O'Brien	Art Department Coordinator
Larry McGuire	Lead Person
Larry Hubbs	Art Director
Philip Keller	Storyboard Artist
Peg Cummings	Set Decorator
Mick Cukurs	Set Designer
Leslie Dilley	Production Designer
Melissa Levander	Set Decorator - auxiliary set decorator
Gary Speckman	Set Designer
Marcos Alvarez	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Stacey Bunch	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Jessie Disla	Casting Assistant
Geraldine Leder	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Rich Cody	Craft Service
Brett Doogan	Craft Service
Troy R Kramer	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
John Sandau	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
James R Tynes	Lighting Technician
David Orr	Color Timer
Stephen S Campanelli	Steadicam Operator
Stephen S Campanelli	Camera Operator
Oliver Stapleton	Director of Photography
Barry Idoine	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
David James	Photography - still photographer
Roger Johnson	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Bill Coe	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Scott Ressler	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Cris Lombardi	Camera Operator - "B" camera operator
Charles H McIntyre III	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Charles H McIntyre III	Lighting Technician - key rigging lighting technician
Robert McMahan	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Issac Friedman	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Music	Credit
G Marq Roswell	Music Supervisor
Thomas Newman	Music
Thomas Pasatieri	Music Arranger - orchestrator
Bill Bernstein	Music Editor
Sam Cooke	Song
Sam Cooke	Song Performer
Jordan Corngold	Music - assistant music editor
Gwen Stefani	Song
No Doubt	Song Performer
Julio R Reyes	Song Performer
Thomas Dumont	Song
Joel Iwataki	Music - music scoring mixer
Julio R Reyes	Song
P O D	Song Performer
Jimmie's Chicken Shack	Song Performer
Noah Bernardo	Song
Jungle Brothers	Song Performer
Marcos Curiel	Song
Tracy Bonham	Song Performer
Mark Daniels	Song
Paul Sandoval	Song
Papa Roach	Song Performer
Steve Earle	Song Performer
Jimmie Haha	Song
Nathaniel Hall	Song
Jane Siberry	Song Performer
Michael Small	Song
Tracy Bonham	Song
Tobin Esperance	Song
Jerry Horton	Song
Jacoby Shaddix	Song
Dave Buckner	Song
Mildred Hill	Song
Patty Hill	Song
Steve Earle	Song
Jane Siberry	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Jeff Dashnaw	Stunt Coordinator
William H Burton	Stunts
Chad Dashnaw	Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	Stunt Coordinator
Brennan Dyson	Stunts
Johnny M Martin	Stunt Coordinator
Debbie Evans	Stunts
Greg Harris	Stunts
Norman Howell	Stunts
Ryan Keating	Stunts
Ralph Odum	Stunts
Kim Renee	Stunts
Debby Ross-Rondell	Stunts
Peter Weireter	Stunts
Dick Ziker	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Maggie Mancuso	Location Manager
Elaine Patarini	Assistant Location Manager
Julie Pitkanen	Script Supervisor
Nicholas L Savalas	Location Assistant
Scott Elias	Production Supervisor
Candice Campos	Assistant Production Coordinator
Mary McLaglen	Unit Production Manager
Steve Danton	Assistant Director
Denise Heinrich	Production Coordinator
Nancy Haecker	Assistant Location Manager
David H Venghaus Jr	Assistant Director
Paul Prenderville	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Brian Relyea	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
Jean Marie Murphy-Burke	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Kevin Bartnof	Foley Artist
Raul A Bruce	Boom Operator
Mark McNabb	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
J Paul Huntsman	Sound Editor
David H Horton Jr	Foley Editor
Eric Gotthelf	Foley Mixer
Jeffrey Cranford	Assistant Sound Editor
James Simcik	ADR Editor
John Rietz	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Thomas J O'Connell	ADR Mixer
Lee Lemont	ADR Editor
Terry Garcia	Assistant Sound Editor
Catherine Harper	Foley Artist
David M Horton Sr	Foley Editor
David E Campbell	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Christopher Aud	Sound Editor
Mark Morrell	Assistant Sound Editor
Gregg Rudloff	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Albert Delgado	Special Effects
Burt Dalton	Special Effects Supervisor
Rodney Byrd	Special Effects Foreman
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lynda Foote	Costume Supervisor
Nadine Haders	Costumes - costumer
Renee Ehlrich Kalfus	Costume Designer
Christine Steele	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up artist
Tania McComas	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Vivian McAteer	Makeup - makeup department head
Matthew W Mungle	Prosthetic Makeup
Waldo Sanchez	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Elizabeth Shelton	Costume Supervisor - associate costume supervisor
Ronnie Specter	Makeup - Helen Hunt's makeup
Dennis McCarthy	Costumes - costumer
Louis Lazzara	Makeup Artist
Darrell Fielder	Hair Stylist - Helen Hunt's hairstylist
Tangi Crawford	Costumes - costumer
Carrol O'Connell	Hair Stylist - Kevin Spacey's hairstylist
Kimberly Sue Furlong	Costumes - Helen Hunt's costumer
Condice Canty	Costumes - costumer

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