Main Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Chris Klein, Tac Fitzgerald, Bruce Greenwood, Josh Hartnett
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
In this romantic drama, a young man must make some difficult decisions when he discovers that his girlfriend's future is almost used up. Kelley (Chris Klein) and Samantha (Leelee Sobieski) are waiting out the summer after their high school graduation before moving on to college. Although Kelley comes from a wealthy family and Samantha's folks are working class, they soon find that they have more in common than they imagined, and they fall in love. However, Samantha's parents (Annette O'Toole and Bruce Greenwood) soon learn that their daughter has only a few more months to live. When Kelley learns the awful truth, he must decide if he should stay by the side of the first girl he's ever loved or obey his father's wishes and go to college. This was the second feature film for director Mark Piznarski, who has directed episodes of the TV series E.R., My So-Called Life, and Relativity, as well as the TV miniseries The 60s. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Annie Corley - Betsy Arnold; Elaine Hendrix - Jennifer Cavanaugh; Annette O'Toole - Jo Cavanaugh; Michael Rooker - Malcolm Arnold; Ronni Saxon - Robin Arnold; Maureen O'Malley - Patty; Stuart Wilson - John Morse
Credit
James F. Truesdale - Art Director, Nancy Foy - Casting, David W. Higgins - Co-producer, Isis Mussenden - Costume Designer, Daniel Silverberg - First Assistant Director, Mark Piznarski - Director, Robert Frazen - Editor, Jeffrey Downer - Executive Producer, Dana Millman - Executive Producer, Andrea Morricone - Composer (Music Score), Dana Millman - Musical Direction/Supervision, Dina Lipton - Production Designer, Michael D. O'Shea - Cinematographer, David T. Friendly - Producer, Richard Fernandez - Set Designer, Diana Stoughton - Set Designer, Richard Romig - Set Designer, Rob Janiger - Sound/Sound Designer, Trevor Jolly - Sound Editor, James M. Halty - Stunts, Michael Seitzman - Screenwriter
Kelvin "Kelley" Morse and Jasper Arnold become involved in a car race and accidentally damage a restaurant owned by Samantha Cavanaugh's parents. Both are sentenced to perform community service by repairing the damage. Although Kelley comes from a wealthy family and Samantha's parents are working-class, they soon find that they have more in common than they imagined, and they fall in love. However, Samantha's parents soon learn that their daughter has osteosarcoma and only a few months to live. When Kelley learns the awful truth, he must decide if he should obey his father's wishes and go to college or stay by the side of the first girl he's ever loved.
