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Spring Forward

Country: USA, Language: English, 110 mins

  • Director: Tom Gilroy
  • Writer: Tom Gilroy
  • Producer: Kevin Chinoy; Bonnie Finnegan

CGiii Comment

To date, Gilroy's first and last feature film - why?

The writing is mature and compelling, the direction slick and professional, the acting: beyond reproach.

This is a character driven story that keeps your interest from beginning to end - a simple journey through a year in the lives of two men - disparate by age and circumstance.

This is the pinnacle of independent movie making - a small and, sadly, ignored little masterpiece that will both warm and break your heart.

Talent like this is rare - too rare, Mr Gilroy please make another film - you have shown that a low-budget can become a powerhouse in the right hands.

Your hands are magical.


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The(ir) Blurb...

As the seasons change in a Connecticut town, two men of different age and backgrounds who work together outdoors for the local park system, share thoughts and feelings that gradually deepen into a relationship approaching father and son. Paul is just out of prison for armed robbery, assigned to work with Murph, a middle-aged vet whose grown son Bobby is dying. Paul is trying to control his temper and build a spiritual side based on reading. Murph is a down-to-earth Sancho Panza to Paul's more ethereal ideas. And Murphy seems to need forgiveness for mistakes as a dad. As Murphy's retirement approaches and winter sets in, the men talk and love blossoms.

Cast & Characters

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