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Synopsis: 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 Paul's more ethereal ideas. And Murphy seems to need forgiveness for mistakes as a dad. As Murphy's retirement approaches and winter sets in, the men talk and love blossoms.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Tom Gilroy
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1999
110 min
45 Views


In the morning, I get busted.

It's tough!

Worst part is, these cops driving me

are eating a half-dozen jelly donuts.

I've never been so hungry in my entire life.

I need this job, Mr. Murphy.

I gotta get back on track, you know?

Sure you don't want me to load that fertilizer?

No.

- I don't mind loading it by myself.

- We're not gonna load anything.

You heard him.

He's got deliveries all day tomorrow.

He's gotta have that space cleaned out,

otherwise he's got no storage.

We're not gonna do something for him

he's gotta do himself.

The minute he said that, I knew we had him.

- Isn't he expecting us to do it?

- Let him expect.

We'll go to the duck pond,

see if it needs thatching.

Eat lunch. Go prune the border back.

It was one of those places,

thought I was backed into a corner.

Just saw red.

Got a lot to learn.

I read this interview with the Dalai Lama...

- Wait.

- A Buddhist monk, Chinese kicked him out.

- I know who he is.

- He's like the pope of Buddhism.

This interview asks him what human behavior

we should be on the lookout for.

Like an early warning sign

of our society getting ripe for...

...or closer to another...

...Nazi attitude.

The Dalai Lama looks at him for a second,

and he goes;

"Routine."

Routine?

Yeah! Like, everybody unconsciously...

...or even consciously, I guess,

just not questioning.

Just following the same system or rules.

Routine.

- Programmed?

- Yeah.

You want a coffee?

Maybe you've had enough coffee today already.

Get me a...

I don't have any money.

Me neither. It's payday.

I must have left it on the dresser.

I'm sorry about that $20 I owe you.

I'll make sure...

Don't worry about it.

No.

- I like to pay my debts.

- Fine. We've been all over that.

I told you, pay me when you can.

This is getting a little routine.

That's very good.

Didn't know you had a sense of humor like that.

You think I don't listen.

F***in' vandals.

Vandals.

What's the point of this?

They're losers.

- Kids are spoiled, don't know they got it good.

- You know, sometimes...

...you just have to say, "Things are looking up."

Start looking up. You have to make an effort.

You know what I mean?

Look here. Here's a wallet.

Senior ID. Driver's license.

Dennis Ramirez.

Rubber. $50. The whole thing.

Looks like Dennis is gonna have

explaining to do to the police.

No. We'll take it back to his parents.

What are you talking about?

That's why there's police and laws!

People learn to behave. They set me straight.

Maybe they'll get him

before he gets in real trouble.

It's not armed robbery, you know.

It's a senior prom prank.

You know about karma?

Yeah.

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Tom Gilroy

Tom Gilroy is an American writer, director, producer, and actor from Ridgefield, Connecticut. He has appeared in over 30 films, including Girls Town (1996) and Land and Freedom in 1996, Ratchet in 1998, Wedding Photo in 2004 and Harry + Max in 2005.He has written, directed and produced two award winning films—the short Touch Base (IFC/BRAVO) and the critically acclaimed feature Spring Forward (IFC/MGM) starring Liev Schreiber, Ned Beatty, and Campbell Scott, which won a Toronto International Film Festival Discovery Award.His third film, The Cold Lands, premiered at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival.In 1990 he took part in a series of short films known as Direct Effect, alongside Michael Stipe, to raise awareness of drug-related issues. more…

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