Safe (1995)

Safe
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Release Date	01 January 1995
Tagline	In the 21st century nobody will be...Safe.
Genre	Thriller, Drama
Country	UK USA
Filming Locations	Brandeis-Bardin Institute - 1101 Pepper Tree Lane, Simi Valley, California, USA
Language	English
Sound Mix	Stereo
Color	Color
Film Type	Feature
Film Class	Medical Drama, Psychological Drama
Mood	Abandon All Hope
Themes	Doctors and Patients, Crumbling Marriages, Battling Illness
Tones	Atmospheric, Paranoid, Chilly, Disturbing, Eerie, Austere, Deliberate
Tags	Husband And Wife, Psychosomatic, Suburbs, Wife, Yuppies

Safe (sometimes written as or ) is a 1995 British/American drama/thriller written and directed by Todd Haynes, and produced by Christine Vachon. It was voted the best film of the 1990s in the 1999 Village Voice Film Poll.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Julianne Moore

Carol White

Peter Friedman

Peter Dunning

Xander Berkeley

Greg White

Susan Norman

Linda

Kate McGregor-Stewart

Claire

Mary Carver

Nell

Steven Gilborn

Dr. Hubbard

April Grace

Susan

Peter Crombie

Dr. Reynolds

Ronnie Farer

Barbara

Jodie Markell

Anita

Lorna Scott

Marilyn

James LeGros

Chris

Dean Norris

Mover

Julie Burgess

Aerobics instructor

Martha Velez

Fulvia

Chauncey Leopardi

Rory

Saachiko

Dry cleaners manager

Tim Gardner

Department store dispatcher

Wendy Haynes

Waitress

Allan Wasserman

Client

Jean St. James

Client's wife

Janel Moloney

Hairdresser

Brendan Dolan

Patrolman

John Apicella

Psychiatrist

Dana Anderson

Lynn

Wendy Gayle

Baby shower mother

Cassy Friel

Baby shower child

Frank Dent

Video narrator

Sarah Scott Davis

Sarah

Beth Grant

Becky

Jo Wilkinson

Listener #1

Gerrielani Miyazaki

Listener #2

Edith Meeks

Patient #1

Francesca P. Roberts

Patient #2

Elinor O. Caplan

Patient #3

Joe Comando

Exterminator

Tricia Dong

Wrenwood patient

James Lyons

Cab driver

Eleanor Graham

Singer

Mitch Greenhill

Accompanist

Rio Hackford

Lester

Jessica Harper

Joyce

Ravi Achar

Wrenwood instructor

Brandon Cruz

Steve

Director

Todd Haynes

Producer

Todd Haynes

written by

John Hart

executive producer

Ted Hope

executive producer

Ernest Kerns

associate producer

Lindsay Law

executive producer

James Schamus

executive producer

Christine Vachon

producer

Lauren Zalaznick

producer

Original Music

Ed Tomney

Cinematographer

Alex Nepomniaschy

Editor

James Lyons

Casting Director

Jakki Fink

Production Designer

David J. Bomba

Clare Scarpulla

Art Director

Anthony R. Stabley

Set Decorator

Mary E. Gullickson

Costume Designer

Nancy Steiner

Makeup Department

Deborah K. Larsen

makeup department head

David Syner

makeup artist

Production Manager

Elizabeth Cunningham

unit production manager

Brian A. Kates

post-production supervisor

Eva Kolodner

post-production supervisor

Anthony Bregman

post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Elizabeth Gill

first assistant director

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

Susan Mengal

art department intern

Melanie Paizis

on-set dresser

Dan Poche

lead man

Sally Reed

prop assistant

Chris Slivar

art department intern

Kathy Stewart

property master

Adam W. Wolf

set dresser

Sound Department

Mark Beck

sound effects editor

Missy Cohen

dialogue editor

Neil Danziger

sound mixer

Alan deGraaf

sound re-recording mixer

John Dykstra

foley engineer

John Elliot

foley assistant

Daniel Falcone

sound apprentice

John Gare

sound re-recording mixer

Marlena Grzaslewicz

dialogue editor

Elliot Jacobson

boom operator

Jonas Kuhnemann

dialogue editor

Sid Lieberman

foley artist

David Novack

sound re-recording mixer

Tim O'Shea

sound editor

Reilly Steele

sound re-recording mixer

V. Renee Taylor

first assistant sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department

Luca Carena

second assistant camera

Hae-kyung Chung

electric intern

Kiely Cronin

second assistant camera

Egor Davidoff

additional second assistant camera

Kirill Davidoff

first assistant camera

Taj Gombart

second assistant camera

Ángel González

third electrician

Dean Hayasaka

gaffer

Dean Jackson

dolly grip, key grip

Tony St. John

camera operator

Gabor Szitanyi

still photographer

Kristen Wheeler

third grip

Kerrec 'K-Man' Williams

best boy electric

Casting Department

Shawn Haynes

extras casting

Stacey Winkler

casting intern

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michelle Arthur

assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Fergus Grant

apprentice editor

Niall Grant

apprentice editor

Philip Harrison

apprentice editor

Phillip Harrison

apprentice editor

Sakae Ishikawa

first assistant editor

Brian A. Kates

second assistant editor

Erik McLane

apprentice editor

Ray Morfino

color timer

Mark V. Phillips

dailies assistant editor

Eileen Schreiber

editing room assistant

Susan Strine

editing room assistant

Julie Wilde

apprentice editor

Music Department

Carol Sue Baker

music supervisor

Brendan Dolan

composer: department store music

William Ewart

music supervisor

Ed Tomney

musician

Other Crew

Brent M. Becker

production accountant

Alan Botvinick

assistant production coordinator

V.S. Brodie

technical production assistant

J. Robert Brown

assistant production coordinator

Catherine Budh-raja

location assistant

Sheralyn Bundy-Morrow

researcher

Rachel Cunningham

production assistant

Jeffrey L. Davidson

location manager

Reeve Howard

technical production assistant

Linda Krantz

key set production assistant

Paige Litz

production assistant

John Morrisseau

key set production assistant

Sean O'Connell

craft service

Lisa Riznikove

production coordinator

Kat Slater

assistant to director

Barbara Tuss

script supervisor

Guinevere Turner

adr loop group

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Karim Ainouz

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Joe Alfano

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Jeff Arnoni

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David Azzoto

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M. Sean Bailey

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Michael Balais

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Jeremy Barnett

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Scott Bauman

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Steven J. Brandman

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Barbara Bubla

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Linda Cassidy

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Melanie Chapman

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Terry Chin

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Ann Christensen

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Adam Chuck

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Jim Coen

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Lisa Cohen

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Richard Croul

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Phil Diaz

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Brendan Dolan

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Phelim Dolan

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Allen Edwards

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Peter Friedman

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Joyce George

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Eloisa Godoy

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Kathy Goldberg

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Nicki Goldstein

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Jorge Gonzales

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J. Scott Grant

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Tjmder Grewal

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Bob Hadler

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Benjamin Harris

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Melody Hinkell

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Neil Hobbs

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Dawn Hudson

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Sally Iorillo

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Sakae Ishikawa

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Eliana Jantz

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Chuck Jones

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Tom Kalin

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Derrick Kardos

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Lynda Klein

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Karl Kresser

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Bob Lee

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Dylan Leiner

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Bill Lennert

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Patrick Lyons

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Dane Marble

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Lily Marnell

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Jan Mason

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Ray Mason

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Byrd McDonald

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Ellis Mercantile

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Camdon Morse

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Dave Niles

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Susan Norman

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Michael Nusinow

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Dean O'Brien

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Jerry Ott

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Craig Paull

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Paulo Pausic

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Kevin Pensanti

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Michelle Peters

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Steven Peters

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Sharon Pillon

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Tom Porcaro

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Marten Rabarts

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Dean Ramser

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Jacob Ribicoff

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George Ricci

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Ann Ruark

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Gerry Sanseviero

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Julian Saunders

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Cynthia Schneider

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Mort Schrag

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Gerges Scott

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Hillary Selvin

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Mike Stevens

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David Suber

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Daniel Sudit

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Mark Van Horne

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Alex Wengert

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Patricia White

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Teresa Wilson

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Production Company

American Playhouse Theatrical Films

Chemical Films

Good Machine

Kardana Productions

Channel Four Films

Arnold Semler

American Playhouse

Kardana Films

Distributor

1More Film

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar

Madman Entertainment

Sony Pictures Classics

Miscellaneous

Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein

legal services

Mute Records

soundtrack

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Films set in San Fernando Valley

1990s drama films

Films set in the San Fernando Valley

Films directed by Todd Haynes

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