The Safety of Objects Page #4

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
153 Views


THEY FIND IT?

DO THEY KNOW WHO DID IT?

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK

THE POLICE ARE INVESTIG--

RANDY?

WH-WHAT'S THIS?

UH, THAT'S NO REALLY MINE.

YOU DROPPED ONE, DADDY.

YOU DROPPED ONE, DADDY.

I THOUGHT THESE WERE WEEDS.

JIM, HOW DO YOU MISTAKE

A FLOWER FOR A WEED?

WELL, I CAN REPLANT THEM.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT TAKES

A GENIUS OR ANYTHING.

THEY LOOK LIKE WEEDS.

UH, IT DOESN'T--THERE'S

A KEY JAMMED IN THAT LOCK.

[SIGHS] JIM, DO ME

A FAVOR, ALL RIGHT?

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE.

JUST...IT'S BETTER THAT WAY.

FIGHT THE URGE.

JUST SAY NO!

UGH. OOH, YOU LOSE.

AND NOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO EAT THE WHOLE--.

I'M NOT EATING IT.

I'M NOT EATING IT.

Helen:
AGAIN WITH

THE SUGAR TOASTIES?

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE

TO TELL YOU:

THE CRASH IS NOT WORTH

THE HIGH?

HONEY, I NEED YOU TO HELP ME.

ALL RIGHT?

WE GOT A FULL HOUSE.

OH, AND I RAN INTO JAKE TRAIN,

AND I INVITED HIM TO STAY OVER.

WHAT?!

WHAT?!

BUT, MOM, SAM'S ALREADY

STAYING OVER.

YEAH, I'M

STAYING OVER.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

THAT'S WHY I INVITED HIM

'CAUSE YOU KNOW,

I THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN.

LIKE A SLUMBER PARTY.

YOU SHOULD SPEND

A LITTLE TIME WITH JAKE.

YOU KNOW, HE'S NEW TO THE

NEIGHBORHOOD. HE'S VERY SWEET.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU 2 ARE JUS A LITTLE TOO EXCLUSIVE.

YOU 2 ARE JUS A LITTLE TOO EXCLUSIVE.

[RINGING]

HELLO.

Man:
HI, IT'S BILL...

MacARTHUR.

Susan:
HI, BILL.

JIM, HANG UP.

IT'S FOR ME.

HEY, JUST ABOU TO RUN THE KIDS

DOWN TO THE PARK AND

TOSS THE BALL AROUND.

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU

COULD BRING YOURS

AND JOIN ME?

MAYBE WE COULD:

CATCH THE SUNSET.

IT'S VERY THERAPEUTIC.

SURE THAT SOUNDS

LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

[DROPS TELEPHONE]

JIM.

[WHISPERING]

Jim, hang it up.

So rude.

I'M SORRY, BILL.

IT'S JUST MY HUSBAND.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT,

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'LL SEE YOU

IN ABOUT 10.

CHOPPITY, CHOP, EVERYONE!

WE'RE GOING TO THE PARK

WITH BILL.

MOM, I DON'T WANT TO GO.

DO I HAVE TO?

YES!

BE READY BY THE TIME

BILL BEEPS!

[WHISPERING] Man.

YOU'RE GOING TO THE PARK?

YEAH.

YEAH.

Doll, whispering:

Jake, shut the door.

I'm X-rated back here.

I'm X-rated back here.

IF YOU DON'T GIVE MY CLIENTS

A MILLION TRILLION DOLLARS,

WE'LL SUE YOU AGAIN.

BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

THEN, DUDE, I'M JUST GONNA

SAY IT'S TOO BAD FOR YOU.

HOW WILL I MAKE THE MONEY?

[WHINING]

[LAWNMOWER CHUGGING]

[LAWNMOWER CHUGGING]

YOU MIGHT WAN TO...HOLD THIS UP.

YEAH. NOW TRY.

YEAH. NOW TRY.

[MOTOR THRUMMING]

[MOTOR THRUMMING]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

MM-HMM.

[DOG PANTING]

[DOG PANTING]

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

YOU LIKE IT?

WHAT?

OH, YEAH. YEAH.

DID YOU HAVE THOSE

IN THE WHOLE TIME?

WELL, YOU KNOW

IT'S SURPRISING,

BUT I REALLY HEAR

EVERYTHING:

SO MUCH BETTER:

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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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