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A lonely man finds friendship inside last location he expected in this gentle comedy from writer/director Ed Simpson. A serious man without the need of friends to speak of, Joel Bixby (John Cariani) moves to a tiny town and strikes up a friendship with vociferous senior Leo Applegate (Edward Asner). When Leo invites Joel to join a small group of men who regularly gather inside a smaller room to exchange stories, Joel sees it as a good opportunity to come out of his shell. But the more time that Joel spends of the group, the clearer it becomes that he was chosen to fill the space left by a dearly departed member who is deeply missed by his old friends. Regardless, the anxious newcomer gradually gets a lot more comfortable with his new circle of friends, which includes not only fast-food loving Leo but the comfortably feminine Dink (Jack Kehler), spiritually conflicted former cleric Perry Elephant Sighs 2012(David Wells), and mercurial Nick (Mark Fite), an out-of-work local whos convinced his most effective days are behind him. More than the course of their regular meetings some thing amazing happens to reclusive Joel he finally realizes that even lifes biggest issues dont glimpse incredibly so damaging once youve got close friends to fall back on inside your time of need.