"10 Minutes Older"

Character: Kate

Segment: "Twelve Miles To Trona"

Airdate: July 29, 2002

Series of short, 10-minute films that aired on Showtime 

“Twelve Miles to Trona” 

Amber only appears in this segment for a brief time - towards the end. A man (Charles Esten) is driving on the highway, and we soon discover he has accidentally overdosed on some type of drug.  He is trying to make it to a hospital, which is twelve miles away in Trona (hence the title).  He is stopped at an intersection when a girl (Amber) drives up in a truck.  He asks her to take him to a hospital and she does.  Everything appears blurry because it is from his point of view.  When the man wakes up in the hospital, Amber is sitting next to his bed.  He thanks her and she tells him her name is Kate.  He tells her she is a good driver and she replies she just got her license a week ago. She wipes a few tears from her eye and they both laugh.

Notes

The way Amber was talking about this movie she was filming, I thought it was going to be a feature film.  I started to panic when I realized it would air on Showtime.  I don’t have Showtime and I couldn’t find anyone who did.  Luckily someone knew someone and they taped it for me.  Thank goodness. I was really looking forward to seeing Ten Minutes Older. Even though Amber is only it for a few minutes it’s something completely different than her guest starring roles on TV. It's one of my favorites.