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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Clare Kilner
Writers (WGA):
Sarah Dessen (novels)
Neena Beber (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 July 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Rule #1 There are no rules. more
Plot:
A teenager (Moore), disillusioned by too many examples of love gone wrong, refuses to believe that true love exists. Then this new guy (Ford) comes along... full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
Bad Rap, Cute Film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mandy Moore ... Halley Martin

Allison Janney ... Lydia Martin

Trent Ford ... Macon Forrester
Alexandra Holden ... Scarlett Smith

Dylan Baker ... Steve Beckwith

Nina Foch ... Grandma Halley
Mackenzie Astin ... Lewis Warsher
Connie Ray ... Marion Smith

Mary Catherine Garrison ... Ashley Martin
Sonja Smits ... Carol Warsher
Laura Catalano ... Lorna Queen
Ray Kahnert ... Donald Sherwood

Andrew Gillies ... Buck Warsher
John White ... Michael Sherwood
Alison MacLeod ... Sharon Sherwood
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements.
Runtime:
Philippines:99 min | USA:101 min | Argentina:102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
Focus Features more

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Trivia:
Last cinema film of Nina Foch. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Lydia is in the kitchen ranting about her ex-husband, she is chopping carrots. The shot cuts away then cuts back to show her chopping the top off a zucchini. But, when the scene cuts away and back again, she is chopping the carrots again. more
Quotes:
Macon: Dun, Dun, Dun. Stand back. Leaf man to the rescue.
Halley: Where did you get that?
Macon: Well you know a guy's gotta pay for gas and bacon burgers somehow right?
Halley: And toys because I imagine star wars figurines must get pretty expensive.
Macon: I do not have any star wars figurines... well... not many. And I don't play with them... much
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References Sixteen Candles (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Do You Realize? more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Bad Rap, Cute Film, 21 February 2005
8/10
Author: mary_morris-1 from Texas, USA

*Don't worry, No spoilers!* I loved this movie. Of course when I saw it I wasn't expecting anything really life changing, so you shouldn't either. It is just a fun film that is perfect for a teenage audience. I couldn't believe it was on the $5.50 rack at Walmart! If you're not into teen dramas then I don't recommend this film, but if thats your bag then go for it! It reminded me of the movie "Saved!" mixed with a little bit of "Say Anything". Trent Ford is unbelievably cute in it, which led me to renting the film "Deeply" which is also a very romantic movie. I do recommend you to keep a box of tissues on hand, I cried like a baby at one point. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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