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The lives of three young people - a rich student, a girl from the "wrong side of the tracks" and her boyfriend - unexpectedly intersect during one fateful summer in the romantic drama "Here on Earth."

	Samantha

Kelley Morse (Chris Klein), who is cocky and brash, normally would never have crossed paths with the residents of a small town near his posh private school. But when he takes his shiny new Mercedes out for a drive, he locks horns with some of the locals, including Jasper (Josh Hartnett). As Jasper's willful girlfriend Samantha (Leelee Sobieski) looks on, Kelley and Jasper engage in a dangerous car race that turns disastrous, leaving a popular diner owned by Samantha's mother in ruins.

Kelley and Jasper are sentenced to a creatively ironic but fitting punishment: They must help rebuild the diner. Not only does this ruin Kelley's summer plans, he also must board at the home of his rival, Jasper. Kelley begins to fulfill his "sentence," but refuses to have anything to do with Jasper and his parents.

When Kelley again encounters Samantha, the attraction is immediate and strong. First love blossoms in the Berkshire woods ("a little bit of heaven, here on earth," Samantha calls the pastoral setting) - angering Jasper, who has known Samantha practically his entire life. These new feelings and the romantic triangle that develops are only the beginning of a new journey for Kelley, Samantha and Jasper, as they ultimately make life-changing discoveries about themselves and each other.

	Mark Piznarski Mark Piznarski helmed the recent television miniseries "The '60s," which was one of the year's big ratings hits. His wide-ranging work on television also includes directing episodes of "NYPD Blue," "Relativity" and "My So-Called Life." "Here on Earth" is Piznarski's feature film directorial debut.

	Chris Klein as Kelley Morse Born in Chicago, Klein moved to Omaha at age 13. In high school he excelled at football and starred in several school stage productions, including the role of Tony in "West Side Story." It was during his senior year that he literally bumped into director Alexander Payne as he was scouting Klein's high school as a possible location for "Election." After an audition for Payne, and only four weeks into his first semester at Texas Christian University, Klein received the offer to star in "Election."

	Josh Hartnett as Jasper Arnold Graduated from South High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in June of 1996, then attended SUNY in Purchase, New York. By April of 1997, he was offered the role of Michael Fitzgerald in the short-lived American television series "Cracker". Josh started off doing small plays and national commercials, but is beginning to break into the big-screen movie business with his starring role in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)