The Safety of Objects Page #2

Synopsis: A series of overlapping stories about four suburban families dealing with different maladies. Esther Gold's life is consumed by caring for her comatose son; Jim Train is sent into a tailspin when he's passed over for a promotion; Annette Jennings' family is struggling in the wake of her divorce; Helen Christianson is determined to shake up her mundane life.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Rose Troche
Production: IFC Films
  3 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
2001
121 min
$86,250
Website
151 Views


Doll:
JAKE, HURRY.

DO SOMETHING ELSE

SO WE CAN GO BACK HOME.

I PROMISE IT'LL BE

WORTH YOUR WHILE.

YOU.

NO, YOU.

Esther:
JULIE,

I'M LEAVING.

MAKE SURE YOU STAY WITH PAUL

TILL I GET BACK.

I'LL BE SURE TO TACKLE HIM

IF HE TRIES TO GET UP

AND RUN AWAY.

JULIE, DID YOU HEAR ME?!

YES!

YES!

UHH.

UHH.

LOVED.

LOVED.

TRAIN?

TRAIN?

DO YOU KNOW WHY:

I'M HERE, JIM?

DO YOU KNOW WHY:

I'M HERE, JIM?

I DON'T--

UH-UH. UH-UH. UH-UH.

NO EXCUSES.

UH-UH. UH-UH. UH-UH.

NO EXCUSES.

YOU...ARE FINCH PEABODY'S

LAWYER OF THE YEAR.

EVERYBODY, COME ON IN.

EVERYBODY, COME ON IN.

HA HA HA.

WELL, GO ON.

READ IT, JIM.

FINCH, PEABODY,

AND...SINGER?

THAT'S RIGHT, JIM.

IT'S EVERYBODY'S DAY

TO CELEBRATE.

WE MADE RYAN A PARTNER.

RYAN, COME ON IN HERE.

RYAN, COME ON IN HERE.

[THINKING]

I'VE WORKED SO HARD.

EFFORT EQUALS REWARD.

HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?

YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

A MAN IS ONLY AS GOOD

AS THE WORK--

PERSEVERANCE BREEDS SUCCESS.

IF YOU WORK HARD,

YOU'LL GET AHEAD.

THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED

TO GO LIKE THIS.

Man:
YOU HAVE HALF AN HOUR.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

CAN I TOUCH YOU?

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

CAN I TOUCH YOU?

Secretary:
FINCH,

PEABODY, SINGER.

GET OFF HER.

HEY.

HEY.

?? IN THE MORNING

I HEAR THE ANGELS ??

?? THEY LICK OUR FACES

TO MAKE YOU SMILE ??

?? OH, HELP ME ??

?? WE NEVER TOUCHED ??

?? PLEASE REMEMBER ??

?? I STILL BELIEVE

IN SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL ??

?? AND YOU ARE ALL... ??

MRS. GOLD.

HI.

?? PICK ME UP

I'M CRYING ??

?? PICK ME UP

I'M CRYING ??

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Coach:
5, 6.

SHOOT.

[SIRENS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

JULIE? I'M HOME.

COME HELP ME UNPACK.

COME HELP ME UNPACK.

JULIE.

I'M CALLING YOU.

DON'T YOU WAN TO SEE WHAT I BOUGHT?

DON'T YOU WAN TO SEE WHAT I BOUGHT?

I'M GONNA CLOSE

THIS NOW.

THE AIR'S

GETTING OUT.

[THINKING] OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS IT.

I--I'M PARALYZED.

OHH, GOD.

[SIGHS]

LIKE IT WOULD BE THAT EASY.

[DOOR OPENS]

OH, HONEY,

PUT SOME CLOTHES ON.

I DON'T WANT YOU

HANDLING THE FOOD NAKED.

IT'S NOT SANITARY.

JULIE, SWEETIE,

DID YOU HEAR ME?

JULIE, SWEETIE,

DID YOU HEAR ME?

[SIGHS] HONEY,

DID YOU HEAR ME?

YES.

[THINKING] HOW MANY

CALORIES ARE IN SWEETIE

AND HONEY?

A LOT, I BET.

AND HONEY?

A LOT, I BET.

HI.

HEY.

HEY.

Bartender:
HAVE

A GOOD ONE, MAN.

Bartender:
HAVE

A GOOD ONE, MAN.

HEY.

I'LL BUY YOU ANOTHER DRINK

IF YOU WANT.

OH, AHH.

NO, THANK YOU.

YEAH? YOU SURE YOU DON'T WAN TO GO BACK IN AND TALK OR--

HEY, WE COULD GO SOMEPLACE ELSE,

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Rose Troche

Rose Troche (born 1964 in Chicago) is an American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. more…

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