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5.4/10   4,977 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Sarah Dessen (novels)
Neena Beber (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 July 2003 (USA) more
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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
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a star in her third trimester. more (91 total)

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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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements.
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Philippines:99 min | USA:101 min | Argentina:102 min
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Trivia:
Mandy Moore cut her hair short because she felt it suited the role; the movie producers weren't happy about it. In the end they compromised and had her wear hair extension for some of the movie and then have her having her hair cut put into the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Halley is sitting with her grandmother on the bench in the backyard, the grandmother's right arm is around Halley's shoulder. The grandmother's hand jumps from 'cupping' her shoulder to hanging straight down in front of it to 'cupping' it again, depending on the shot. more
Quotes:
Halley: Let's just think of the day my parents divorce went through as "Big Ugly Hat Day". more
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Featured in Trent Ford Profile (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Take the Long Road and Walk It more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
a star in her third trimester., 18 July 2003
5/10
Author: Ironboundfw from United States

I was going to write a star is born in Mandy Moore, except that with this film, she is almost there..The film falls short, even Allison Janney doesn't show the acting strength she shows in the West Wing. But Moore is lovely, and has such an honest screen presence, that transfers to film amazingly --- Now, as she leaves those teen roles behind, she's bound to be an Oscar Winning actress --- she's gonna go all the way, you can see it in her eyes. I hope she keeps that humility, honesty and amazing soul... for the rest of her what I'm sure will be lenghty career.

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