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As time goes on, the two become closer, and Natalie even cancels time with Raff to go on 'non-dates' with Keith. Her continued interaction with Keith starts to upset Raff, who becomes jealous. One night, Keith and Natalie have an argument just as Al and Billy (a child neighbor of Keith's) turn up. Keith's kindness towards Billy causes Natalie to think that Keith is "a softy". After driving for a short while, Natalie tells Keith to turn into a dirt road, which just so happens to be Keith's favorite spot, a cliff overlooking The Brick, separated by a river. They sit down and talk, afterwards exchanging a small kiss. The next day, instead of going to The Brick, Natalie decides to go to the cliff she went to with Keith, and discusses with him their future dreams. While Keith and Natalie talk while lying down in the back of the truck, Natalie notices that the truck is moving. She panics and gets out of it, screaming at Keith to jump to safety. Keith, however, remains lying down, relaxed and rambling on. Just before rolling off, Keith swiftly moves into the driver's seat and hits the brakes. Natalie is furious with Keith and asks him if he wanted to kill himself. When Natalie gets home, she is still wearing Keith's jacket and finds [[antidepressant]]s in his pocket. |
As time goes on, the two become closer, and Natalie even cancels time with Raff to go on 'non-dates' with Keith. Her continued interaction with Keith starts to upset Raff, who becomes jealous. One night, Keith and Natalie have an argument just as Al and Billy (a child neighbor of Keith's) turn up. Keith's kindness towards Billy causes Natalie to think that Keith is "a softy". After driving for a short while, Natalie tells Keith to turn into a dirt road, which just so happens to be Keith's favorite spot, a cliff overlooking The Brick, separated by a river. They sit down and talk, afterwards exchanging a small kiss. The next day, instead of going to The Brick, Natalie decides to go to the cliff she went to with Keith, and discusses with him their future dreams. While Keith and Natalie talk while lying down in the back of the truck, Natalie notices that the truck is moving. She panics and gets out of it, screaming at Keith to jump to safety. Keith, however, remains lying down, relaxed and rambling on. Just before rolling off, Keith swiftly moves into the driver's seat and hits the brakes. Natalie is furious with Keith and asks him if he wanted to kill himself. When Natalie gets home, she is still wearing Keith's jacket and finds [[antidepressant]]s in his pocket. |
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The following day at school, Natalie wants to speak to Keith about the medication, but he is not at school. Because of his prolonged absence, Natalie begins to worry. She tries to get his private contact details from the office, to no avail. Natalie then remembers that Keith said he lived at the old white house with a big porch, and decides to go visit. When she arrives, it turns out Keith lied to her about his residence. Because of Keith's mysterious disappearance, Natalie begins to lose her tennis matches. Two weeks later, Keith appears, and Natalie is irritated about his lies. She decides to find out his real address by breaking into his locker, and is suspended from school as a result. When Natalie decides to visit his house, she meets his father and finds out that Keith also lied to her about his family. Keith refuses to come out of his room to see her, so Natalie hides in the back of his truck. Later that night, Keith comes out of the house and drives off to his favorite clifftop. There, Natalie expresses her love for him, and they end up |
The following day at school, Natalie wants to speak to Keith about the medication, but he is not at school. Because of his prolonged absence, Natalie begins to worry. She tries to get his private contact details from the office, to no avail. Natalie then remembers that Keith said he lived at the old white house with a big porch, and decides to go visit. When she arrives, it turns out Keith lied to her about his residence. Because of Keith's mysterious disappearance, Natalie begins to lose her tennis matches. Two weeks later, Keith appears, and Natalie is irritated about his lies. She decides to find out his real address by breaking into his locker, and is suspended from school as a result. When Natalie decides to visit his house, she meets his father and finds out that Keith also lied to her about his family. Keith refuses to come out of his room to see her, so Natalie hides in the back of his truck. Later that night, Keith comes out of the house and drives off to his favorite clifftop. There, Natalie expresses her love for him, and they end up fucking in the back of Keith's truck. While Keith drives Natalie home, Natalie is excited to begin an official romantic relationship with Keith, but Keith says that they should forget about what happened, which infuriates Natalie. |
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As time goes on, Natalie's tennis rankings drop, and she is on the verge of losing her scholarship. In addition, she dumps Rafael. On the road, Natalie sees Al, who was Keith's counselor, and asks him about Billy. Al tells her that Billy died because of [[cancer]] and that Billy knew Keith because they went to [[chemotherapy]] treatment together. Natalie finally realizes that Keith is dying of cancer, and is informed that he does not have much longer to live. One night, Keith mysteriously appears at her house. Natalie leads Keith to the airport so that he can follow his dreams, telling him the sky is the limit. At the airport, Keith finally expresses his true feelings for Natalie, and Natalie tells Keith that she wants to be with him even though he will die one day soon. They kiss and embrace. |
As time goes on, Natalie's tennis rankings drop, and she is on the verge of losing her scholarship. In addition, she dumps Rafael. On the road, Natalie sees Al, who was Keith's counselor, and asks him about Billy. Al tells her that Billy died because of [[cancer]] and that Billy knew Keith because they went to [[chemotherapy]] treatment together. Natalie finally realizes that Keith is dying of cancer, and is informed that he does not have much longer to live. One night, Keith mysteriously appears at her house. Natalie leads Keith to the airport so that he can follow his dreams, telling him the sky is the limit. At the airport, Keith finally expresses his true feelings for Natalie, and Natalie tells Keith that she wants to be with him even though he will die one day soon. They kiss and embrace. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Jesse McCartney]] as Keith Zetterstrom |
* [[Jesse McCartney]] as Keith Zetterstrom <3 <3 |
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* [[Elisabeth Harnois]] as Natalie Anderson |
* [[Elisabeth Harnois]] as Natalie Anderson |
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* [[Ignacio Serricchio]] as Rafael Márquez |
* [[Ignacio Serricchio]] as Rafael Márquez |
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| Directed by | Todd Kessler |
| Written by | Todd Kessler David Zabel Short story by Ron Carlson |
| Starring | Jesse McCartney Elisabeth Harnois Margo Harshman |
Release dates | Palm Beach International Film Festival April 11, 2008 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
Keith is an independent film directed by Todd Kessler. It is written by Todd Kessler and David Zabel based on a short story by author Ron Carlson. The film stars actor and pop star Jesse McCartney, Elisabeth Harnois, and Margo Harshman.
The storyline is based around a popular 17-year-old high school senior, Natalie, who thinks she has got life figured out, until she meets and falls for Keith Zetterstrom, a student, portrayed by Jesse McCartney. Natalie is at first annoyed by her new chemistry class lab partner, but she ultimately falls for him and discovers that Keith is hiding a secret, with tragic results. The film was released following McCartney's concert on September 13, 2008, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, and in theaters on September 19, 2008.
Plot summary
Natalie (Elisabeth Harnois) is an academically-focused student, with the intent to go to Duke University on a tennis scholarship. Natalie, like several other of her classmates, frequently goes to an outdoors party place called The Brick. There, she bonds with a new transfer student named Rafael (Ignacio Serricchio), with whom she is immediately captivated. Meanwhile, in chemistry, lab partners are assigned, and Natalie is paired with Keith (Jesse McCartney), a carefree boy with a different, rebellious view of life. When Natalie asks Keith to help her with a lab report, he drives her out of school and brings her into his carefree attitude. Even though Rafael becomes Natalie's boyfriend, Keith persistently asks Natalie to go out with him, as friends. He takes Natalie to a few places and talks to her with imaginative banter, which she learns to get used to.
As time goes on, the two become closer, and Natalie even cancels time with Raff to go on 'non-dates' with Keith. Her continued interaction with Keith starts to upset Raff, who becomes jealous. One night, Keith and Natalie have an argument just as Al and Billy (a child neighbor of Keith's) turn up. Keith's kindness towards Billy causes Natalie to think that Keith is "a softy". After driving for a short while, Natalie tells Keith to turn into a dirt road, which just so happens to be Keith's favorite spot, a cliff overlooking The Brick, separated by a river. They sit down and talk, afterwards exchanging a small kiss. The next day, instead of going to The Brick, Natalie decides to go to the cliff she went to with Keith, and discusses with him their future dreams. While Keith and Natalie talk while lying down in the back of the truck, Natalie notices that the truck is moving. She panics and gets out of it, screaming at Keith to jump to safety. Keith, however, remains lying down, relaxed and rambling on. Just before rolling off, Keith swiftly moves into the driver's seat and hits the brakes. Natalie is furious with Keith and asks him if he wanted to kill himself. When Natalie gets home, she is still wearing Keith's jacket and finds antidepressants in his pocket.
The following day at school, Natalie wants to speak to Keith about the medication, but he is not at school. Because of his prolonged absence, Natalie begins to worry. She tries to get his private contact details from the office, to no avail. Natalie then remembers that Keith said he lived at the old white house with a big porch, and decides to go visit. When she arrives, it turns out Keith lied to her about his residence. Because of Keith's mysterious disappearance, Natalie begins to lose her tennis matches. Two weeks later, Keith appears, and Natalie is irritated about his lies. She decides to find out his real address by breaking into his locker, and is suspended from school as a result. When Natalie decides to visit his house, she meets his father and finds out that Keith also lied to her about his family. Keith refuses to come out of his room to see her, so Natalie hides in the back of his truck. Later that night, Keith comes out of the house and drives off to his favorite clifftop. There, Natalie expresses her love for him, and they end up fucking in the back of Keith's truck. While Keith drives Natalie home, Natalie is excited to begin an official romantic relationship with Keith, but Keith says that they should forget about what happened, which infuriates Natalie.
As time goes on, Natalie's tennis rankings drop, and she is on the verge of losing her scholarship. In addition, she dumps Rafael. On the road, Natalie sees Al, who was Keith's counselor, and asks him about Billy. Al tells her that Billy died because of cancer and that Billy knew Keith because they went to chemotherapy treatment together. Natalie finally realizes that Keith is dying of cancer, and is informed that he does not have much longer to live. One night, Keith mysteriously appears at her house. Natalie leads Keith to the airport so that he can follow his dreams, telling him the sky is the limit. At the airport, Keith finally expresses his true feelings for Natalie, and Natalie tells Keith that she wants to be with him even though he will die one day soon. They kiss and embrace.
The film then cuts to when Natalie graduates; Keith is not mentioned and has presumably died from cancer. Natalie is filling a suitcase with items from Keith's locker. Throughout the film Natalie has changed. She has adopted many of Keith's old habits; she has become a grease monkey and loves his yellow truck. The film cuts back to its first scene, where Natalie is slowly rolling towards the edge of the cliff. Just before falling off, she swiftly, like Keith did, jumps into the driver's seat and hits the brakes. Afterwards, Natalie drives to an intersection on the way to London, Ontario where there is a classic truck festival held each year. Attending the festival is what Keith always dreamed of. The film ends with a long aerial shot of the yellow truck driving away.
Cast
- Jesse McCartney as Keith Zetterstrom <3 <3
- Elisabeth Harnois as Natalie Anderson
- Ignacio Serricchio as Rafael Márquez
- Margo Harshman as Brooke
- Tabitha Brownstone as Cynthia Anderson
- Courtney Halverson as Junior Girl