
2001
High school seniors Wade (Jason James Richter) and Lorna (Kate Hudson) have spent all their lives in the small logging town of Calamus Grove, a conservative place where change comes slowly. Jesse Howl (Douglas Spain), a teenager of Native American ancestry, has just moved to Calamus Grove, and soon finds he doesn't fit in this close-knit community. Wade and Lorna go out of their way to befriend Jesse, and soon find that they're also regarded as outcasts among their peers. Eager to get away from the narrow minds which are stifling them, the three friends grab a car and take off for a summer road trip that turns out to be full of lessons in life and love.

Douglas Spain
Jesse Howl

Kate Hudson
Lorna

Linda Hawkins
Elaine Jukor

Matthew Glave
Frank Jukor

Dan Lauria
Coach Garth

John Cullum
Link Curren

Jason James Richter
Wade

Eddie Thiel
Young Wade

Tyler Miller
Roy Shrenk

Richard Zavaglia
Coach Palermo

Sheila Goold
Reno Howl

T. Jay O'Brien
Officer Miles

Ken Kesey
Baseball Announcer

Robin Cody
Umpire

Terence Jay
Joey Goode

Al Strobel
One Armed Man

Art Burke
Pharmacist

Wantland Sandel
Jake

Brendan Quinlan
Plant Manager

Chris Porter
Store Keeper

J.P. Phillips
Homeless Black Man

Robert M. Owens
Homeless Indian Man

Alexandra Jacobs
Ryan Jukor

Keith Swift
John Buzhardt

Bruce Burkhartsmeier
Lorna's Father

Erin Chambers
Rhonda Rheinbeck

Justin Stafford
Future Farmer

Pedro Shanahan
David Two Birds

Phil Da Costa
Lawrence Whitefish

Cliff Lenderman
Harold Strikes the Heart

Betty Moyer
Hotel Clerk

Sharonlee McLean
Waitress