Spring Forward (1999)

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

Directed by
Tom Gilroy

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tom Gilroy		writer

Produced by
Kevin Chinoy	....	associate producer
Bonnie Finnegan	....	co-producer
William Gilroy	....	executive producer
Gill Holland	....	producer
Caroline Kaplan	....	executive producer
Jim McKay	....	producer
Paul S. Mezey	....	producer
Michael Morley	....	executive producer
Mike Morley	....	producer
Liev Schreiber	....	associate producer
Jonathan Sehring	....	executive producer
Michael Stipe	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Hahn Rowe

Cinematography by
Terry Stacey

Film Editing by
James Lyons

Casting by
Bonnie Finnegan

Production Design by
Susan Block

Art Direction by
Lucio Seixas

Costume Design by
Catherine Marie Thomas

Makeup Department
Joanne Ottaviano	....	key hair stylist
Joanne Ottaviano	....	key makeup artist
Nuria Sitja	....	makeup artist
Lauren Weinstein	....	hair stylist
Lauren Weinstein	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Susannah Ludwig	....	production manager
Chip Signore	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elizabeth Holder	....	first assistant director
Cecily Kaston	....	second assistant director
Michael Lerman	....	second assistant director: winter unit
Peter Thorell	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Sarah Berney	....	scenic artist
Matteo De Cosmo	....	assistant art director
Linda Krantz	....	property master

Sound Department
Evan Benjamin	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Scott Cannizzaro	....	adr engineer
Scott Cannizzaro	....	foley engineer
Danielle Capawanna	....	audio post coordinator
Adam David	....	boom operator
Cynthia Leigh Heim	....	foley artist
David Hurlburt	....	boom operator
Skeeter Jarvis	....	sound mixer
Dan Korintus	....	sound editor
Claudio Kuhn	....	boom operator
Geoff Lippman	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Geof Lipman)
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor
Roland Vajs	....	assistant sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	supervising foley editor
Magdaline Volaitis	....	supervising sound editor
Tony Volante	....	sound re-recording mixer
Damian Volpe	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator
Alan Blagg	....	best boy grip
Kip Bogdahn	....	gaffer
Renzo Spirit Buffalo	....	assistant camera
Liz Dory	....	assistant camera (as Elizabeth Dory)
George Frazier III	....	company electric
James Harker	....	best boy electric
Sandy Hays	....	steadicam operator
Daedra Kaehler	....	first assistant camera
Symon Mink	....	second assistant camera
Steve Ramsey	....	gaffer
Chris Santucci	....	still photographer
Kevin P. Shay	....	generator operator (as Kevin Shay)
Tim Spellman	....	key grip
Herman Velez	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Danielle Diller	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Beers	....	wardrobe supervisor
Amy Westcott	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Rodney Evans	....	assistant editor
Jordan Flaherty	....	assistant editor
Brian A. Kates	....	associate editor
Myron I. Kerstein	....	assistant editor (as Myron Kerstein)
Susannah Ludwig	....	post-production coordinator
Perri Pivovar	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Julie Panebianco	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Sturgis Adams	....	production assistant
Judy Dixon	....	press publicist
Robert Feld	....	production resources
Elisabeth Harris	....	production assistant
Mariana Hellmund	....	script supervisor
Liz Ip	....	production assistant
Zach Luna	....	production coordinator
Scott Rosenstein	....	production assistant
Josh A. Rubin	....	location manager (as Josh Rubin)
Sara Tune	....	production assistant
Joe Violante	....	technical coordinator

Thanks
John Sloss	....	special thanks
Paul P. Soucek	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Journeyman Pictures
• C-Hundred Film Corporation
• Cineblast Productions

Distributors

• IFC Films (2000) (USA)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)

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.