The movie 'Pay It Forward' starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and Haley Joel Osment was released in the United States.
The novel 'Pay It Forward' by Catherine Ryan Hyde, the basis for the film, was published.
Author Catherine Ryan Hyde writes the novel 'Pay It Forward' which later gets adapted into a feature film.
Trevor receives a class assignment from his social studies teacher to think of an idea to change the world and put it into practice.
Trevor comes up with the concept of 'Pay It Forward' where a person helps three others instead of paying back the favor.
Trevor follows through on his idea by helping a homeless man get a place to stay, encouraging him to pay it forward.
Trevor helps his teacher Arlene by arranging for her to recover custody of her troubled son and attempting to improve her life situation.
Trevor attempts to help his mother, who is in an abusive relationship, supporting her to seek a better life.
The pay it forward idea starts to spread as people Trevor helped start to help others, causing a chain reaction.
Trevor is fatally stabbed while defending his friend, leading to his death shortly after.
Arlene writes an article about Trevor's pay it forward movement in the newspaper, helping the idea to go worldwide.
