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Release Date: 2000

Cast: Peri Gilpin, Catherine Kellner, Campbell Scott, Hallee Hirsh, Ian Hart, Bill Raymond, Liev Schreiber, Ned Beatty

Categories: Movies, Indie, Drama Film, Buddy Film

Spring Forward is a film written by and was the directorial debut for Tom Gilroy, starring Ned Beatty, Liev Schreiber and Campbell Scott. Shot in sequence over the course of one year, it was released in 1999 by IFC Films and MGM for DVD. MPAA Rating: R for language and some drug content. Spring Forward is the story of the burgeoning friendship between two very different men, Murphy and Paul, who work for the parks department in a quaint New England town. Paul is a short-tempered, ex-convict recently released from prison for armed robbery, who is exploring his spiritual side hoping for... MORE

Spring Forward is a film written by and was the directorial debut for Tom Gilroy, starring Ned Beatty, Liev Schreiber and Campbell Scott. Shot in sequence over the course of one year, it was released in 1999 by IFC Films and MGM for DVD. MPAA Rating: R for language and some drug content. Spring Forward is the story of the burgeoning friendship between two very different men, Murphy and Paul, who work for the parks department in a quaint New England town. Paul is a short-tempered, ex-convict recently released from prison for armed robbery, who is exploring his spiritual side hoping for atonement and a second chance. On his first day working in parks maintenance he is partnered with Murphy, a veteran groundskeeper, facing his advancing age and impending retirement. The day gets off to a rough start when Paul clashes with a condescending local business heir over a materials donation, loses his cool, announces he is quitting, and stalks off into the woods berating himself for always ruining everything. Murphy follows him, defuses Paul's outburst and convinces him to stay. Against the backdrop of the changing seasons the relationship between the men strengthens and develops more as LESS