Family/Music/Romance
Teresa 'Terri' Fletcher is a teenage girl living together with his mother Francis, father Simon and older brother Paul. Teresa has a passion for singing and hopes to become a professional singer some day. Teresa hopes to get into a music program that could give her 10 000 dollars scholarship. The only one who doesn't approve of her choice, is their father Simon, since he gave up a similar scholarship for running his parents restaurant. Terri gets along very good with her brother Paul, who fully supports her. At Paul's graduation barbecue, Terri and Paul sneak out to go to rock band Three Days Grace concert. On the way back home, they make a car accident, Terri wakes up at the hospital only to realize that Paul was killed in the accident. Teresa loses her passion for singing and music for that matter, she puts the music program out of her mind until Frances and aunt Nina make her realize the music program is the only way to make sure she sings in the future. They all convince Simon that Terri is going to live with Nina in Palm Desert for the summer, Simon accepts that and lets her go. Arriving to Los Angeles is kind of bumpy, when she arrives to music school, doors are already locked, luckily co-student Jay Corgan lets her in. Terri makes friends fast, at first with Jay and then Denise, her roommate. She's trying hard to fit in do good with classes, but the tragedy with Paul still haunts her. When Terri is messing up in the class of Mr. Torvald, he shows her a video that submitted with her application. Terri watches it, realizes video was filmed by
Paul and runs out in tears. Terri speaks from her heart about what happened back home Paul and how she keeps blaming herself for what happened, Jay comforts her and changes her mind about leaving the program. Terri stays and seems to be getting better, she and Jay get closer as they write music together, which makes Robin jealous, who had a a summer romance with Jay last year. Terri, Jay and Engelbert 'Kiwi' Wilson. Kiwi is fallen in love with a strange girl in school, Sloan and Terri arranged them a double date. Back at home Francis dicovers Simon has gone to Nina's place, in Palm Springs to check on Terri, Nina and Francis let Terri know and she does everything she can to make it to Nina's place before Simon realizes she is not there. Jay books them a gig in a pub, but Terri sees a stage light, is reminded to Paul's accident and runs out of stage. Mr. Torvald doesn't let Robin sing Terri's part when she hasn't come to class, she feels threatened by her and looks comfort in Jay's arms. Terri sees them and breaks it off with him. She uses Mr. Torvald's advice and tries to put her emotions to her music. Simon finds a letter in Francis's handbag and she finally confesses Terri is been the whole time at summer music program, not at Nina's. Simon shows up at the school right when Terri goes to her dorm to look for Paul's necklace. Simon has started packing her things and they get into arguement about music and Paul. Terri arrives to the stage in a last minute and gives emotional performance, she sings a song she wrote about remembering
Paul. After the performance, Simon admits he was too hard on Terri.
Produced and directed by Sean McNamara, who directed and produced drama-family movie Race To Space in 2001.
Screenplay written by Sam Schreiber.
Cast: Hilary Duff, Rita Wilson, David Keith, Jason Ritter, Oliver James, Johnny Lewis, Dana Davis, Kat Dennings, Rebecca De Mornay, John Corbett, Lauren C. Mayhew
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