<P> Before the school's homecoming football game, Sam confronts Austin about his cowardice and not defending her at the pep rally . Before the final play of the game, he sees Sam making her way out of the stands, and finally stands up to his father, saying he wants to attend Princeton rather than simply play football all his life . He chases after Sam and apologizes . She accepts his apology, and they share their first kiss as rain falls over the drought - plagued valley (at the same time, the North Valley High Fighting Frogs win the football game). Soon after, Sam finds Hal's will hidden in her childhood fairy - tale book, stating that all of his money and possessions actually belong to her . Since this leaves her as the rightful and legal owner, Sam sells her stepfamily's fancy cars so that she can pay for college, and Fiona, who signed the will as a witness but claims to have never seen it before, is arrested for financial fraud and violating California's child labor laws for all the times she made Sam work long hours at the diner in spite of her being a minor . </P> <P> Sam finds that she was in fact accepted at Princeton; the acceptance letter is retrieved from the garbage by her stepsisters, who knew where Fiona hid it . Fiona, Brianna, and Gabriella are made by the District Attorney to work off the money they stole from Sam at the diner, which is restored to its former glory by its new owners, Sam and Rhonda . Also, Austin's father comes to accept his son's desire to attend Princeton . Things even work out in the end for Carter as he makes a commercial for acne medication . Shelby, having previously rejected Carter for being an outcast even after he was a proper gentleman to her at the Halloween dance, aims to pursue him since he is now popular, but after finally seeing her true shallow and cruel nature, he turns her down for Astrid, the high school's goth DJ and announcer . The film ends with Sam and Austin, now officially a couple, driving off to Princeton together after Sam gets her phone back from Austin . </P> <Ul> <Li> Hilary Duff as Samantha "Sam" Montgomery <Ul> <Li> Hannah Robinson as young Sam </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Chad Michael Murray as Austin Ames </Li> <Li> Whip Hubley as Harold "Hal" Montgomery, Sam's dad </Li> <Li> Jennifer Coolidge as Fiona, Sam's stepmom </Li> <Li> Regina King as Rhonda </Li> <Li> Dan Byrd as Carter Ferrell </Li> <Li> Madeline Zima as Brianna <Ul> <Li> Carlie Westerman as young Brianna </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Andrea Avery as Gabriella <Ul> <Li> Lilli Babb as young Gabriella </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Julie Gonzalo as Shelby Cummings </Li> <Li> Brad Bufanda as David </Li> <Li> Simon Helberg as Terry </Li> <Li> J.D. Pardo as Ryan Hanson </Li> <Li> Aimee Lynn Chadwick as Astrid, the campus DJ </Li> <Li> Erica Hubbard as Madison </Li> <Li> Kady Cole as Caitlyn </Li> <Li> Mary Pat Gleason as Eleanor </Li> <Li> Paul Rodriguez as Bobby </Li> <Li> Lin Shaye as Mrs. Wells </Li> <Li> Kevin Kilner as Andy Ames, Austin's dad </Li> <Li> James Eckhouse as Mr. Farrell, Carter's dad </Li> </Ul> <Li> Hilary Duff as Samantha "Sam" Montgomery <Ul> <Li> Hannah Robinson as young Sam </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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