I just saw Lynn Shelton’s pleasant dramedy Humpday (2009). In it, the main character Ben (Mark Duplass) is a transportation planner in Seattle, Washington.
The film doesn’t explain the significance of revealing Ben’s occupation of a planner, but I think it may have to do with Ben’s wanting to do something spontaneous and outrageous (a contrast to the boring and orderly profession).
Theatrical Trailer:
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