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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Spring Forward<br />
| image = SpringforwardDVD.jpg<br />
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| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Tom Gilroy]]<br />
| producer = [[Gill Holland]]<br />Jim McKay<br />Paul S. Mezey<br />
| writer = Tom Gilroy<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Ned Beatty]]<br />[[Liev Schreiber]]<br />[[Campbell Scott]]<br />[[Ian Hart]]<br />[[Peri Gilpin]]<br />[[Bill Raymond]]<br />[[Catherine Kellner]]<br />[[Hallee Hirsh]]<br />
| music = [[Hahn Rowe]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Terry Stacey]]<br />
| editing = [[James Lyons (film editor)|James Lyons]]<br />
| studio = [[IFC Films|Independent Film Channel Productions]]<br />
| distributor = IFC Films<ref name=finance/><br />
| released = {{Film date|1999|9||[[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2000|12|8|United States}}<br />
| runtime = 110 minutes<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = $2 million<ref name=finance>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0156096/ |title=Spring Forward |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 31, 2023}}</ref><br />
| gross = $117,471<ref name=finance/><br />
}}<br />
'''''Spring Forward''''' is a 1999 [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film and the directorial debut of [[Tom Gilroy]], starring [[Ned Beatty]], [[Liev Schreiber]] and [[Campbell Scott]]. Shot in sequence over the course of one year,<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Spring Forward Movie Details and Discussion |url=http://www.ifc.com/movies/198533/Spring-Forward |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925180918/http://www.ifc.com/movies/198533/Spring-Forward |archive-date=2008-09-25 |website=[[IFC.com]]}}</ref> it was the first film released by [[IFC Films]], the [[Independent Film Channel]]'s film production and distribution company.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
''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.<br />
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Against the backdrop of the changing seasons the relationship between the men strengthens and develops more as father and son, poignant in contrast to Murphy's relationship with his dying [[Gay men|gay]] son, whose impending death causes Murphy to doubt his past as a father and a man. Working together through mundane days and personal crisis they share their lives, hopes, ambitions and regrets, as Paul learns to find stability and calm in his life and Murphy achieves acceptance and forgiveness for his mistakes.<br />
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The film ends with Paul presenting Murphy with a [[hamsa]] as a retirement gift and to signify the "helping hand" that Murphy has provided him through the past year.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Ned Beatty]] as Murph<br />
*[[Liev Schreiber]] as Paul<br />
*[[Campbell Scott]] as Fredrickson<br />
*[[Ian Hart]] as Fran<br />
*[[Peri Gilpin]] as Georgia<br />
*[[Bill Raymond]] as Don Regan<br />
*[[Catherine Kellner]] as Dawn<br />
*[[Hallee Hirsh]] as Hope<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The reviews for ''Spring Forward'' were mainly favorable, and on review aggregate website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] it has a rating of 86% based on 24 reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spring Forward |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spring_forward |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><br />
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The film won a third place mention for the Discovery Award honoring Best First Film at the 1999 [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name=":0" /> It also won the Gold Award for Independent Theatrical Feature Films (Drama) at the 2000 [[WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival|WorldFest]] in Houston, as well as the Producer's Award for [[Paul Mezey]] at the [[16th Independent Spirit Awards|2001 Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=36 Years of Nominees and Winners |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2021_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_063021.pdf |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=[[Film Independent]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0156096}}<br />
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[[Category:1999 films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 independent films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about atonement]]<br />
[[Category:Films about father–son relationships]]<br />
[[Category:Films about friendship]]<br />
[[Category:Films about ageing]]<br />
[[Category:1990s buddy drama films]]<br />
[[Category:American buddy drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s LGBTQ-related drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s English-language films]]<br />
[[Category:English-language independent films]]<br />
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