Spring Forward (1999)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Tom Gilroy

Writer:

Tom Gilroy (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

As the seasons change in a Connecticut town, two men of different age and backgrounds who work together outdoors for the local park system...

Plot Keywords:

Retirement | Male Bonding | Ex Convict | Father Son Relationship | Independent Film

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Ned Beatty	...	Murph
Liev Schreiber	...	Paul
Campbell Scott	...	Fredrickson
Ian Hart	...	Fran
Peri Gilpin	...	Georgia
Bill Raymond	...	Don Regan
Catherine Kellner	...	Dawn
Hallee Hirsh	...	Hope
Justin Laboy	...	Bobby
Kristin Laboy	...	Kristin
David Roland Frank	...	Boy with snowblower
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sturgis Adams

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some drug content.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Journeyman Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: Murph leans on the freshly painted fence with both forearms but when he moves back from the fence, there is no paint on his forearms.

Soundtrack:

A Cup of Tea and Your Insights

A real sleeper gem of independent filmmaking by first time writer/director Tom Gilroy; has the soul of a short story come to life

SPRING FORWARD (2000) ***1/2 Ned Beatty, Leiv Schreiber, Campbell Scott, Peri Gilpin, Ian Hart, Bill Raymond, Catherine Kellner. Excellent acting displayed by Beatty and Schreiber as parks department co-workers who bond together in a father/son capacity during the course of one life-changing year with fine turns by both an accomplished veteran character actor and a younger, promising one, respectively. Has the soul of a short story come to life that takes its sweet time to unfurl with more-than-meets-the eye shadings of its subjects. A real sleeper gem of independent filmmaking by first time writer/director Tom Gilroy.