Spring Forward 1999 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 Pauls more ethereal ideas And Murphy seems to need forgiveness for mistakes as a dad As Murphys retirement approaches and winter sets in, the men talk and love blossoms