Told against the backdrop of finding love and friendship in a small town, two teens from different sides of the tracks forge a partnership to seek freedom from their respectively miserable lives. The story starts off with Grace (Eva Amurri) being rejected for a student loan on the basis of a bad credit history.It turns out that her mother Rhonda Berry (Susan Sarandon) had applied for and used credit cards under Grace's name.This affects Grace's chance of attending college and her only route of escape from her home.Grace's younger sister Taylor (Willa Holland) is an aspiring model being pushed around by their mother.To add to the dysfunctional effect,it turns out that Grace's father had committed suicide because Rhonda had an affir with his own brother. Ont the other hand,Dorian Spitz (Anton Yelchin) an unhappy boy whoi wants to escape the shadow of his rich adopted family.He meets Grace while working a summer job.They both become friends and then start to sell drugs to make money.Dorian falls for Grace but she is smitten with Ben Pretzler (Justin Chatwin) who she sleeps with after rejecting Dorian.It turns out that Ben is a jerk.Grace and Taylor also learn about thereason for their dad's suicide. Towards the end of the movie,Dorian gets beaten up very badly by a guy from who he had earlier protected Taylor (when the guy had tried to make out with her when she was drunk).Then he calls Grace and Taylor to help him.They spend the night in Grace's car.In the morning,Dorian gives grace more than $7000 for her car which is not worth more than $500.This helps Grace to get into college.Hoeever she still looks at Dorian only as a friend. He leaves with a smile at having made Grace happy.Then Grace and Taylor come to terms with their mother too.
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Eva Amurri | Grace Berry |
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Anton Yelchin | Dorian Spitz |
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Willa Holland | Taylor Elizabeth Berry |
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Susan Sarandon | Rhonda Berry |
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Justin Chatwin | Ben Pretzler |
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Brea Grant | Jean |
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Anny Ibarra | Elena |
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Kenny Bordes | Ryan |
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Scott A. Martin | Morris Kraven |
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Aimée Spring Fortier | Bonnie |
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Marie Debrey | Paulette Spitz |
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Lindsay Soileau | Cami |
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Veronica Berry | Vik |
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Andrea Frankle | Jessica Luther |
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Jessica Heap | Justine Spitz |
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Keith Pratt | Joe |
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Paul Lockett | Gate Security Guard |
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Neal Rivet | Seth Schrader |
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Jacqueline Novak | Melanie |
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Bill Martin Williams | David Chester Spitz |
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Karen Bramen | Aunt Polly |
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Sharon K. London | Ms. Bryant |
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Kyle Russell Clements | Ted Jorgenson |
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Hugo Perez | Kadija Ahmed |
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Jerry Leggio | Judge |
| Director | John Stockwell |
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| Writer | Michelle Morgan | |
| Producer | Garrick Dion, Brendan Garst, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak, Nicole Rocklin, Brian Ross, John Stockwell, Gary Michael Walters, Richard Walters | |
| Musician | Ferraby Lionheart | |
| Photography | Byron Shah | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | DTS-HD High Resolution Audio [English] |
| Distributor | Image |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 3469 |
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| Added Date | Dec 12, 2012 01:15:26 |
| Modified Date | May 17, 2019 03:35:26 |