At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from an affluent neighborhood.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kirsten Dunst | ... | Nicole Oakley | |
| Jay Hernandez | ... | Carlos Nuñez | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Tom Oakley | |
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Herman Osorio | ... | Luis |
| Miguel Castro | ... | Eddie | |
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Tommy De La Cruz | ... | Victor |
| Rolando Molina | ... | Hector | |
| Soledad St. Hilaire | ... | Mrs. Nunez | |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Courtney Oakley | |
| Taryn Manning | ... | Maddy | |
| Richard Steinmetz | ... | Coach Bauer | |
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Ana Argueta | ... | Rosa |
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Neil Looy | ... | Jimmy - The Pilot |
| Marion Moseley | ... | Morgan Oakley | |
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Jay Hernandez stars as Carlos Nunez, a poor but athletically gifted Latino teenager who endures a two-hour bus ride every day from East L.A. to attend the posh, wealthy Pacific Palisades High School in Los Angeles on a football scholarship. A straight-A student, Carlos is focused and driven, but his future is cast in doubt when he becomes the flirtation target of spoiled, self-destructive bad girl Nicole Oakley (Kirsten Dunst), who's the daughter of a prominent congressman (Bruce Davison). When his friends, family, and even Nicole's own father oppose the romance for Carlos' sake, he chooses to ignore their advice and stubbornly pursues his relationship with Nicole, whose feelings grow from simple physical attraction to something much deeper.
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When it's real. When it's right. Don't let anything stand in your way.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving teens, drug/alcohol content, sexuality & language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 June 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,715,060, 1 July 2001, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$16,929,123, 26 August 2001Company Credits
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Written by Stu Johnson, Todd Cooper, Dave DeRosso, Michael "Hilly" Hillenberg and Anthony Crisman
Performed by The Pimps
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The film's working title was "At 17". On the DVD commentary, Kirsten Dunst said that she came up with a title called "Torn Together". See more »Goofs
When the bus pulls up to the school, crew (especially a boom mic operator) are reflected the bus door as it opens. See more »Alternate Versions
The film was originally planned as a R rated feature, but then Disney executives decided to cut the film for a more commercial PG-13 rating. To do this 35 obscenities were deleted, a sex scene was bowdlerized and a character's drug use was deleted. See more »Soundtracks
Star Wars and PancakesWritten by Stu Johnson, Todd Cooper, Dave DeRosso, Michael "Hilly" Hillenberg and Anthony Crisman
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This is a defining role for Kirsten Dunst. She demonstrates the talent to carry a film, from beginning to end. She was great as Lux in the Virgin Suicides, and demonstrated a penchant for comedy in Dick. As Nicole - she dominates in a dramatic role, arcing from crazy - to 'Crazy'; from beautiful and then to 'Beautiful' with Jay Hernandez as boyfriend and catalyst. We'll be seeing a lot more of Jay in the years upcoming too. No doubt about it. And Taryn Manning (best friend, Maddy) has a lot more to share with her growing legion of fans. She's a major contributor to this film's success.
It touches the heart. It holds the interest with old material rendered fresh by a cast that jelled together. A superb romantic comedy for all ages. 7 / 10.