| | Pay It Forward DVD (11 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Warner Store DVDs, Warner Theatrical Movies, Dramas Videos, Family, Teachers | | Starring | Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, Angie Dickinson, Jim Caviezel, Jon Bon Jovi | | Director | Mimi Leder | | Composer | Thomas Newman | | Director of Photography | Oliver Stapleton | | Editor | David Rosenbloom | | Executive Producer | Mary McLagen, Jonathan Treisman | | Producer | Steven Reuther, Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Leslie Dixon | | Production Designer | Leslie Dilley | | Source Writer | Catherine Ryan Hyde |
Closed Captioned; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes Based on a best-selling novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde and boasting the star power of two Oscar winners and a young nominee--Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and Haley Joel Osment--PAY IT FORWARD spins a heartwarming yarn about an 11-year-old boy who comes up with an utopian idea as a project for school. History teacher Eugene Simenot (Spacey) offers the same ongoing extra-credit assignment he has proffered every year: Come up with an idea that will change the world. However, he expects nothing more from his students than halfhearted efforts that fall far shy of their mark. Simenot is therefore unprepared for precocious, irrepressible Trevor McKinney (played with wide-eyed wonder by Osment), who conjures up a stunning scheme. Trevor suggests the concept that every person who benefits from someone else's good deed should "pay it forward," instead of paying it back, and in turn offer favors to three other people. The first guinea pig for Trevor's experiment is his overworked, imperfect mom (Helen Hunt) for whom he tries to find a boyfriend.
Director Mimi Leder, best known for such powerful thrillers as DEEP IMPACT, imbues the solid script of PAY IT FORWARD with a more grandiose aura. However, it is the movie's triumvirate of heralded stars--Spacey, Hunt, and Osment--that propels this compelling yarn. Theatrical release: October 20, 2000.
Pay It Forward Reviews: "...[Ms. Hunt's] performance is vunerable, direct and without vanity..."
-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "...Haley Joel Osment proves that his intuitive Oscar-nominated effort in THE SIXTH SENSE was no fluke..."
-- Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today "...Osment easily holds his own, supplying some praiseworthy interplay with both Spacey and Hunt..."
-- Dan Jolin, Total Film "...Moving....Touches of the unexpected....[Hunt] builds on the streetsmart/vulnerable persona she established in AS GOOD AS IT GETS..."-- Philip Kemp, Sight and Sound Pay It Forward | List Price | $14.97 (You save $5.12) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2000 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  719  | | CD Universe Part number | 1694432 | | Catalog number | 18877 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 15, 2001 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | mature thematic elements such as substance abuse/recovery, some sexual situations, language, and brief violence | | Running Time | 123 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Surround Sound; Stereo Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
Pay It Forward Movie Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Heart rending
Is there anyone out there that can't identify in some way or other with the vast array of emotions and experiences within this film? Moreover, are not the situations something of what you have lived through in the past as well? Maybe instead of scratching around for some hollow and superficial panacea that we can use to excuse our attitudes and behaviour, we could look to the central theme of this film as a way to bring people together. Do them a kindness, care for them, your conscience would enjoy the holiday! Buy the film and at least enjoy the spirit of its meaning.
Submitted by michael (England) 
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One of the best
Excellent movie. Very touching on many aspects. It challenges three of the very current problems with society.
Submitted by a reviewer (Lebanon OH)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Time for retrospection
In a world full of anger and violence a small boy's hopes and dreames are forged out of imagination and a basic human concept......we all want to do good things but fail to follow through. The ending was very sad. While I may think it was an inappropriate way to end the movie it might have been the best way to bring home the horror of not following through acts of kindness or good deeds. An excellent movie to bring humility to ones thought process.
Submitted by a reviewer (Evansville, Indiana)
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5 stars
What a brilliant movie and cast!!!
Submitted by Thomas (Anderson,Indiana)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  It's All About The Acting
The solid performances by Helen Hunt,Haley Joel Osment,and Kevin Spacey are the only good things about this movie.The film's touching message helps give it a theme,but it does'nt go anywhere.If you're looking for a tear jerker,then get this movie.
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Pay It Forward DVD Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Documentary
Audio Commentary: Mimi Leder - Director
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies: Cast & Crew
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