Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/08/2000(USA
Release Date: 09/17/2002
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 112 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Playwright and character actor
Tom Gilroy made his feature directorial debut with this dialogue-driven character study set against the backdrop of the changing seasons.
Liev Schreiber plays Paul, a short-fused ex-con who finds unlikely comfort, stability, and camaraderie when he takes an odd job in park maintenance. On his first day, he's teamed with Murph (
Ned Beatty), a groundskeeping veteran who manages to defuse an outburst between Paul and their snide supervisor (
Campbell Scott). Paul sticks with the job, and, as the months pass, he and Murph work their way through events both mundane and monumental, all the while sharing their hopes, regrets, and ambitions. Shot in sequence over a one-year period,
Spring Forward received a third-place mention for best first feature at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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