William L. Flanagan

アメリカ、郊外のベッドリッジ駅。寒い冬の夜に、迷い犬になった秋田犬の子犬を保護したパーカー・ウィルソン教授（リチャード・ギア）は、妻ケイト（ジョーン・アレン）の反対を押し切って子犬を飼うことに。首輪のタグに刻まれていた漢字から、ハチと名づけられた子犬は、パーカーの愛情を受けてすくすくと成長していく。

Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.

This isn't a hero's journey. Chicago's resident comedy-practicing jerk, Joe, is unexpectedly transferred to small town Triumph, IL, home of the world's oldest curling club - and not much else. Thanks to a little tough love, the end of a bad relationship, strange encounters with Illinois' eccentrics and plenty of cheap beer, Joe becomes slightly more tolerable.