Pay It Forward Page #2

Synopsis: Young Trevor McKinney, troubled by his mother's alcoholism and fears of his abusive but absent father, is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward--repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three new people. Trevor's efforts to make good on his idea bring a revolution not only in the lives of himself, his mother and his physically and emotionally scarred teacher, but in those of an ever-widening circle of people completely unknown to him.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Mimi Leder
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
40
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG-13
Year:
2000
123 min
$32,801,029
Website
4,502 Views


Four tequilas.

Who's having the fourth one?

-You are.

-Not for me, thank you.

-We bought it for you.

-Thank you so much. No thanks.

-Why not?

-I promised my kid.

I know, it's horrible.

You guys have fun.

Wait, wait, wait. Here.

Thank you.

What are you doing, Junior?

What are your doing, Jun?

What are you doing?

You got her now. You got her now.

You got him now. You got him now.

What time do you get off?

If only I weren't married.

He's married!

I'm single! I'm single!

-Hello?

-Hey.

How'd it go?

Are you there?

-Yeah.

How'd it go?

What?

How'd it go?

How was your first day?

Okay.

Trev, you got to speak up.

I can't hear you.

Sorry I wasn't home. I had

a chance to pick up another shift.

You mad at me?

Trev, what are you doing?

Nothing.

You find the spaghetti?

I'm eating it.

Good.

Come on, tell me what happened.

I got to go.

Spoon?

Spoon.

Mom?

Mom!

My friend's coming in to

take a shower, okay?

Okay.

That's not really breakfast.

You don't eat breakfast.

Well, Lets have some.

I'll make some eggs.

I'll have some too.

You sure you won't throw up?

-What's that mean?

-What do you think?

Tell me what it means.

-You' re sneaking it.

-I' m not sneaking anything.

Okay.

Wait, I' m sorry. You' re right.

-I want to talk.

-You want to Lie to me.

I don't want to Lie, I want to talk.

-Do what you want.

-I want us to get along.

I' m sorry.

I can't find the toilet paper.

-Who are you?

-It's Jerry.

Get out! Get out of my house!

-Thanks a Lot.

-Get out!

-Do you need money for the bus?

-No, I got it.

You said he could take a shower.

-I never said that!

-You did.

I said to Let a strange man

into my bathroom?

He's my friend.

You can't have a friend Like that.

-It's for my assignment.

-What assignment?

You won't get it.

Mr. Simonet will get it.

Who's Mr. Simonet?

Hey, I' m talking--

He's my teacher.

Mr. Simonet?

Yes, I' m Eugene...

...Simonet.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-What is this assignment?

-Excuse me?

What did you say for my son to

Let a homeless man in my house?

I have two problems.

One, I've no idea what

you' re talking about...

...and two, I don't know who you are.

Arlene McKinney. My boy is in your

social studies class? Trevor?

Trevor.

Yes, he's very attentive. He's very

exigent, which I Like.

-Exigent. Challenging, testing.

-I know what it means.

Why did my kid bring a bum home?

-I have no idea.

-Bullshit!

I don't know how he interpreted

the assignment.

How do you think he interpreted it?

I don't know.

If you want to know, why don't you

talk to your son?

I talk to him.

Really?

Then why did you come down here to ask

me what the assignment is?

It's not a state secret.

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Leslie Dixon

Leslie Dixon is an American screenwriter and film producer. She began her career as an original screenwriter, writing films such as 1987's Outrageous Fortune and Overboard. She then moved into adaptations and re-writes, developing the screenplays for: Mrs. Doubtfire, The Thomas Crown Affair, Pay It Forward, and Hairspray. She has also produced a variety of films, and the television series Limitless. more…

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