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This article is about the philosophy. For other uses, see Pay it forward (disambiguation). Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying the kindness to others rather than paying it back to the original benefactor. It is also called serial reciprocity .
Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder. The film is based loosely on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It is set in Las Vegas, and it chronicles 11- to 12-year-old Trevor McKinney's launch of a goodwill movement known as "pay it forward".
Oct 20, 2000 · Pay It Forward: Directed by Mimi Leder. With Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr. A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.
Mar 19, 2018 · What does pay it forward mean? Pay it forward is an expression for when the recipient of an act of kindness does something kind for someone else rather than simply accepting or repaying the original good deed.
Oct 20, 2000 · And what a wonderful world this will be. That's the theory behind "Pay It Forward," a movie that might have been more entertaining if it didn't believe it. It's a seductive theory, but in the real world, altruism is less powerful than selfishness, greed, nepotism, xenophobia, tribalism and paranoia.
pay it forward. idiom. Add to word list. Add to word list. to do something kind or useful for someone because someone else has done something kind or useful for you : We are so thankful for their kindness and generosity and we promise to pay it forward.
A 12-year-old schoolboy in Las Vegas, Nevada named Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) is given a class project to complete by his social studies teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey), a man with terrible burn scars on his face and neck. His task is to come up with a plan that will change the world through direct action.
