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Julianne Moore | ... |
Carol
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Xander Berkeley | ... |
Greg
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Dean Norris | ... |
Mover
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Julie Burgess | ... |
Aerobics Instructor
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Ronnie Farer | ... |
Barbara
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Jodie Markell | ... |
Anita
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Susan Norman | ... |
Linda
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Martha Velez | ... |
Fulvia
(as Martha Velez-Johnson)
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Chauncey Leopardi | ... |
Rory
(as Chauncy Leopardi)
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Saachiko | ... |
Dry Cleaners Manager
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Tim Gardner | ... |
Department Store Dispatcher
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Wendy Haynes | ... |
Waitress
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Allan Wasserman | ... |
Client
(as Alan Wasserman)
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Jean St. James | ... |
Client's Wife
(as Jean Pflieger)
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Steven Gilborn | ... |
Dr. Hubbard
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Janel Moloney | ... |
Hairdresser
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Brendan Dolan | ... |
Patrolman
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John Apicella | ... |
Psychiatrist
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Dana Anderson | ... |
Lynn
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Wendy Gayle | ... |
Baby Shower Mother
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Cassy Friel | ... |
Baby Shower Child
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Frank Dent | ... |
Video Narrator
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Peter Crombie | ... |
Dr. Reynolds
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Sarah Scott Davis | ... |
Sarah
(as Sarah Davis)
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Beth Grant | ... |
Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
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Jo Wilkinson | ... |
Listener No. 1
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Gerrielani Miyazaki | ... |
Listener No. 2
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Edith Meeks | ... |
Patient No. 1
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Francesca P. Roberts | ... |
Patient No. 2
(as Francesca Roberts)
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Elinor O. Caplan | ... |
Patient No. 3
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Joe Comando | ... |
Exterminator
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Lorna Scott | ... |
Marilyn
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Peter Friedman | ... |
Peter Dunning
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Kate McGregor-Stewart | ... |
Claire
(as Kate McGregor Stewart)
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Tricia Dong | ... |
Wrenwood Patient
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James Lyons | ... |
Cab Driver
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Mary Carver | ... |
Nell
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April Grace | ... |
Susan
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Eleanor Graham | ... |
Singer
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Mitch Greenhill | ... |
Accompanist
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James Le Gros | ... |
Chris
(as James LeGros)
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Rio Hackford | ... |
Lester
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Jessica Harper | ... |
Joyce
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Ravi Achar | ... |
Wrenwood Instructor
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Brandon Cruz | ... |
Steve
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Directed by
Todd Haynes |
Written by
Todd Haynes | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Ted Hope | ... | executive producer |
Ernest Kerns | ... | associate producer |
Lindsay Law | ... | executive producer |
James Schamus | ... | executive producer |
Christine Vachon | ... | producer |
Lauren Zalaznick | ... | producer |
Music by
Ed Tomney |
Cinematography by
Alex Nepomniaschy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
James Lyons |
Editorial Department
Fergus Grant | ... | apprentice editor |
Niall Grant | ... | apprentice editor |
Philip Harrison | ... | apprentice editor |
Sakae Ishikawa | ... | first assistant editor |
Brian A. Kates | ... | second assistant editor |
Erik McLane | ... | apprentice editor (as Eric McLane) |
Ray Morfino | ... | color timer |
Mark V. Phillips | ... | dailies editor |
Eileen Schreiber | ... | editing room assistant |
Susan Strine | ... | editing room assistant |
Julie Wilde | ... | apprentice editor (as Julie Stalker-Wilde) |
Lauren Zalaznick | ... | editor: video segments |
Casting By
Jakki Fink |
Production Design by
David J. Bomba | ... | (as David Bomba) |
Clare Scarpulla | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Anthony Stabley |
Set Decoration by
Mary E. Gullickson |
Costume Design by
Nancy Steiner |
Makeup Department
Mario Duran | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
Deborah K. Larsen | ... | key hair stylist (as Deborah Larsen) / key makeup artist (as Deborah Larsen) |
Chris Laurence | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
Josef Pergi | ... | hair stylist: Julianne Moore |
David Syner | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Elizabeth Cunningham | ... | unit production manager |
Jeffrey L. Davidson | ... | unit manager |
Brian A. Kates | ... | post-production supervisor |
Eva Kolodner | ... | post-production supervisor |
Anthony Bregman | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Liz Gill | ... | first assistant director (as Elizabeth Gill) |
Shawn Haynes | ... | second second assistant director |
Francesca Iorillo | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Curtis Baruth | ... | construction coordinator |
Chris Brewster | ... | lead man |
Yvonne Jean | ... | set dresser |
Melanie Jones | ... | on-set dresser (as Melanie Paizis) |
Susan Mengal | ... | art department intern |
Dan Poche | ... | lead man |
Sally Reed | ... | prop assistant |
Larry Schwartz | ... | assistant property master |
Larry Schwartz | ... | prop assistant |
Chris Slivar | ... | art department intern |
Kathy Stewart | ... | property master |
John T. Melick | ... | lead man (uncredited) |
Adam W. Wolf | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Missy Cohen | ... | assistant sound editor |
Neil Danziger | ... | sound mixer |
Daniel Falcone | ... | sound apprentice |
Marlena Grzaslewicz | ... | dialogue editor |
Elliot Jacobson | ... | boom operator |
David Novack | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tim O'Shea | ... | sound editor |
Sally Rowe | ... | sound apprentice |
V. Renee Taylor | ... | first assistant sound editor (as V. Renée Taylor) |
Mark Beck | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Alan deGraaf | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
John Dykstra | ... | foley engineer (uncredited) |
John Elliot | ... | foley assistant (uncredited) |
John Gare | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Jonas Kuhnemann | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
Sid Lieberman | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Reilly Steele | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Brian Vancho | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Antle | ... | rigging crew (as Sean 'Catman' Antle) |
Dennis Barth | ... | grip |
Eric Betts | ... | grip (as Eric P. Betts) |
Charles Burnham | ... | additional electrician |
Luca Carena | ... | loader / second assistant camera |
Hae-kyung Chung | ... | electric intern |
Kiely Cronin | ... | additional second assistant camera |
Kirill Davidoff | ... | first assistant camera |
Nicholas Davidoff | ... | additional second assistant camera (as Igor Davidoff) |
Jennifer Giulanna | ... | grip intern |
Taj Gombart | ... | second assistant camera |
Ángel González | ... | third electrician (as Angel Gonzalez) |
Dean Hayasaka | ... | gaffer |
Dean Jackson | ... | key grip (as Dean T. Jackson) |
Alex Klabukov | ... | dolly grip (as Alex 'Russky' Klabukov) |
Greg G. Reeves | ... | rigging crew (as Greg Reeves) |
Jaime Reynoso | ... | rigging crew (as Jaimie Reynoso) |
Tony St. John | ... | camera operator |
Jim Sweeney | ... | rigging crew |
Gabor Szitanyi | ... | still photographer |
Troy N. Wade | ... | grip (as Glen N. Wade) |
Kristen Wheeler | ... | third grip |
Kerrec 'K-Man' Williams | ... | best boy electric (as Kerrec Ronnell Williams) |
Guillermina Zabala | ... | additional electrician |
Renan Galindo | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Shawn Haynes | ... | extras casting |
Stacey Winkler | ... | casting intern |
Andrea Curtis | ... | additional casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Arthur | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
Catherine Budh-raja | ... | location assistant |
Jeffrey L. Davidson | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Carol Sue Baker | ... | music supervisor |
Brendan Dolan | ... | composer: additional source music |
William Ewart | ... | music supervisor |
Ed Tomney | ... | musician |
William Ewart | ... | executive soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Barbara Tuss | ... | script supervisor (as Barbara E. Tuss) |
Transportation Department
Mitchell Bergman | ... | transportation coordinator |
Dave Guerra | ... | transportation captain |
Chris Mendoza | ... | transportation captain |
Peter Sebring | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Brent M. Becker | ... | production accountant |
Rivki Bier | ... | production intern (as Rivki Beer) |
Alan Botvinick | ... | assistant production coordinator |
V.S. Brodie | ... | technical production assistant |
J. Robert Brown | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Sheralyn Bundy-Morrow | ... | researcher |
Thomas Colgan | ... | production intern (as Tom Colgan) |
Cynthia Corey | ... | production intern |
Rachel Cunningham | ... | production assistant / production runner |
Shireen Dianne | ... | production intern |
Mara Feder | ... | production intern |
Kent Hamilton | ... | insurance: Truman Van Dyke Co. |
Reeve Howard | ... | technical production assistant |
Jenny Kogan | ... | production assistant (as Jennifer Kogan) |
Linda Krantz | ... | key set production assistant |
Paige Litz | ... | production assistant |
Erik McLane | ... | production assistant (as Eric McLane) |
Mirka Morales | ... | production intern |
John Morrisseau | ... | key set production assistant |
Sean O'Connell | ... | craft service (as Sean Paul O'Connell) |
Donna Owen | ... | production intern |
Bobby Quillard | ... | production assistant |
Bobby Quillard | ... | production assistant |
Lisa Riznikove | ... | production coordinator |
Julian Schamus | ... | legal counsel |
Leticia Sipos | ... | production intern |
Kat Slater | ... | assistant to director (as Christina Peters) |
Victor Glynn | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
Pascal Launay | ... | press attache: France (uncredited) |
Marlene McCarty | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
Alex Panagakis | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Guinevere Turner | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
Kim Yu | ... | publicist: Canada (uncredited) |
Thanks
Joe Alfano | ... | thanks |
Jeffrey Anderson | ... | thanks: Response Team for the Chemically Injured (as Jeffrey Anderson, MD) |
Jeff Arnoni | ... | thanks (as Jeff Arnone) |
David Azzoto | ... | thanks (as Dave Azzato) |
Karim Aïnouz | ... | thanks |
M. Sean Bailey | ... | thanks |
Michael Balais | ... | thanks |
Jeremy Barnett | ... | thanks |
Scott Bauman | ... | thanks (as Scott Bauman, Esq.) |
Steven J. Brandman | ... | thanks (as Steve Brandman) |
Barbara Bubla | ... | thanks |
Linda Cassidy | ... | thanks |
Melanie Chapman | ... | thanks |
Terry Chin | ... | thanks |
Ann Christensen | ... | thanks |
Adam Chuck | ... | thanks |
Jim Coen | ... | thanks |
Lisa Cohen | ... | thanks |
Richard Croul | ... | thanks |
Robert Del Valle | ... | special thanks (as Bob Del Valle) |
Candice Delgado | ... | thanks: Response Team for the Chemically Injured |
Phil Diaz | ... | thanks |
Eddie Dimayuga | ... | special thanks |
Nell Dizon | ... | special thanks |
Brendan Dolan | ... | thanks |
Phelim Dolan | ... | thanks |
Allen Edwards | ... | thanks |
Peter Friedman | ... | thanks |
Joyce George | ... | thanks |
Eloisa Godoy | ... | thanks |
Kathy Goldberg | ... | thanks |
Nicki Goldstein | ... | thanks |
Jorge Gonzales | ... | thanks |
Nicholas Gottlieb | ... | special thanks |
J. Scott Grant | ... | thanks |
Tjmder Grewal | ... | thanks (as Tejmder Grewal) |
Karen Griffith | ... | special thanks |
Bob Hadler | ... | thanks |
Benjamin Harris | ... | thanks (as Benji Harris) |
Allen Haynes | ... | special thanks |
Sherry Haynes | ... | special thanks |
Melody Hinkell | ... | thanks |
Neil Hobbs | ... | thanks |
Lynn Holst | ... | special thanks |
Dawn Hudson | ... | thanks |
Sally Iorillo | ... | thanks |
Sakae Ishikawa | ... | thanks |
Eliana Jantz | ... | thanks |
Chuck Jones | ... | thanks |
Tom Kalin | ... | thanks |
Derrick Kardos | ... | thanks |
Brian A. Kates | ... | special thanks (as Brian Kates) |
Lynda Klein | ... | thanks |
Karl Kresser | ... | thanks (as Carl Kresser) |
Gail Lampman | ... | thanks: Response Team for the Chemically Injured |
Paul LaVoie | ... | special thanks |
Bob Lee | ... | thanks |
Dylan Leiner | ... | thanks |
Bill Lennert | ... | thanks |
Patrick Lyons | ... | thanks |
Rodolfo Madrid | ... | special thanks |
Dane Marble | ... | thanks |
Lily Marnell | ... | thanks |
Jan Mason | ... | thanks |
Ray Mason | ... | thanks |
Byrd McDonald | ... | thanks |
Lynn Montandon | ... | special thanks / thanks: Response Team for the Chemically Injured |
Ray Morfino | ... | special thanks |
Camdon Morse | ... | thanks (as Camden Morse) |
Dave Niles | ... | thanks |
Susan Norman | ... | thanks |
Michael Nusinow | ... | thanks |
Dean O'Brien | ... | thanks |
Jerry Ott | ... | thanks |
Craig Paull | ... | thanks |
Paulo Pausic | ... | thanks |
Kevin Pensanti | ... | thanks |
Michelle Peters | ... | thanks |
Steven Peters | ... | thanks |
Sharon Pillon | ... | thanks |
Susan Pittman | ... | thanks: Response Team for the Chemically Injured |
Tom Porcaro | ... | thanks |
Marten Rabarts | ... | special thanks |
Dean Ramser | ... | thanks |
Jacob Ribicoff | ... | thanks |
George Ricci | ... | thanks |
Ann Ruark | ... | thanks |
Gerry Sanseviero | ... | thanks (as Geraldine Sivero) |
Gladys Saunders | ... | thanks |
Julian Saunders | ... | thanks |
Cynthia Schneider | ... | thanks |
Mort Schrag | ... | thanks |
Sandra Schulberg | ... | special thanks |
Gerges Scott | ... | thanks |
Hillary Selvin | ... | thanks |
Arnold Semler | ... | special thanks |
Blessing Semler | ... | special thanks |
Lisa Semler | ... | special thanks |
Ronald Semler | ... | special thanks |
Mark Shoatz | ... | thanks |
Mary Jane Skalski | ... | thanks |
Mike Stevens | ... | thanks |
Craig Stevenson | ... | thanks |
David Suber | ... | thanks |
Daniel Sudit | ... | thanks |
Jean Sutton | ... | special thanks |
Guinevere Turner | ... | thanks |
Mark Van Horne | ... | thanks |
Filberto Vasquez | ... | thanks |
John Vasquez | ... | thanks |
Alex Wengert | ... | thanks |
Patricia White | ... | thanks |
Teresa Wilson | ... | thanks |
Stacey Winkler | ... | thanks |
Bill Winters | ... | thanks |
Mark Young | ... | thanks |
Rhonda Zwillinger | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- American Playhouse Theatrical Films (presents)
- Killer Films
- Chemical Films
- Good Machine (in association with)
- Kardana Productions (in association with)
- Channel Four Films (in association with)
- Arnold Semler (in association with)
- American Playhouse
- Kardana Films
Distributors
- Lucky Red (1996) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro Tartan Distribution Ltd. (1996) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Euro Space (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Ovo Films (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1995) (United States) (theatrical)
- The Sales Company (1995) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- The Sales Company (1995) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Broadway (1999) (Japan) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Manga Films (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- Telefilm Hellas (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- American Humane Association (animal action was monitored by)
- Bodine and Herzog (legal counsel provided by)
- Corbett & Keene (publicity)
- Creative Casting (casting)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Ellis Mercantile (thanks)
- Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein (legal services)
- Hollywood Rental Company (lighting and grip equipment supplied by)
- KABC Los Angeles (audio clips courtesy of)
- Matthews Group (lighting and grip equipment supplied by)
- Mute Records (soundtrack)
- Otto Nemenz International (Arriflex cameras)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Truman Van Dyke Company (insurance)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
"Safe" has been described as a horror movie of the soul, a description that director Todd Haynes relishes. California housewife Carol White seems to have it all in life: a wealthy husband, a beautiful house, servants, beauty, and a lot of friends. The only thing she lacks is a strong personality: Carol seems timid and empty during all of her interactions with the world around her. At the beginning of the film, one would consider her to be more safe in life than just about anyone. That doesn't turn out to be the case. Starting with headaches and leading to a grandmal seizure, Carol becomes more and more sick, claiming that she's become sensitive to the common toxins in today's world: exhaust, fumes, aerosol spray, etc. She pulls back from the sexual advances of her husband and spends her nights alone by the TV or wandering around the outside of her well-protected home like an animal in a cage. Her physician examines her and can find nothing wrong. An allergist finds that she has an allergic reaction to milk but explains that there is no treatment for that sort of allergy. She sees a psychiatrist who does nothing but make her nervous. In the hospital, Carol sees an infomercial for Wrenwood, a new-age retreat for those who are "environmentally ill," and leaves her husband and stepson to try and find salvation at this retreat: headed by a phony, grandstanding, "sensitive" individual named Peter Dunning.
Written by David Eschatfische |
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Taglines | In the 21st century nobody will be...Safe. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | 20 years after the film's release, Todd Haynes said its themes - disease and immunity in a post-industrial landscape and how recovery is a burden often put on victims of illness - were even more relevant than they were when the film was released. See more » |
Goofs | Although this film was explicitly set in 1987, while Carol is driving on the highway, she passes a burgundy 1992 Cadillac de Ville. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Batman Forever/The Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in Love/Smoke/Safe (1995). See more » |
Soundtracks | Lucky Star See more » |
Quotes |
[last lines]
Carol White: I love you. I love you. I really love you. I love you. See more » |