Safe House


1h 52m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Mace Sowell, a former spy who is slowly degenerating from the effects of Alzheimer's disease, imprisons himself in his impenetrable, high-tech home when he believes that his life is being threatened by a former boss turned presidential candidate, Thomas Michelmore. When Mace's daughter, Michelle, ma

Film Details

Also Known As
Safehouse
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Avid Technology, Inc.; CFI Hollywood; Digital Sound & Pictures; Filmquest Pictures; Hollywood Rental Company Inc; Matthews Group; Panavision, Ltd.; R C Baral & Company Inc.; Shotmaker Company; Showtime Networks; Spacecam Systems, Inc.; Title House, Inc.; Truman Van Dyke Company
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

Synopsis

Mace Sowell, a former spy who is slowly degenerating from the effects of Alzheimer's disease, imprisons himself in his impenetrable, high-tech home when he believes that his life is being threatened by a former boss turned presidential candidate, Thomas Michelmore. When Mace's daughter, Michelle, makes arrangements for his internment in a locked-care facility, he convinces his professional caregiver, Andi Travers, that he is the target of a hit-man and solicits her help in a plan to escape.

Crew

Fanee Aaron

Production Designer

Georgia Alamanni

Costumer (2nd Unit)

Chad Armstrong

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Michelle Arnall

Office Assistant

Richard Assad

Casting

Joni Avery

Stunts

Rick Avery

Stunts

Curt Ayers

Craft Services

Hans Bailey Bailey

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Claire Baker

Set Decorator

Howard Baral

Post-Production Accountant

Christina Barbello

Assistant Production Coordinator

Alise Benjamin

Executive Producer

Stuart Benjamin

Executive Producer

Joaquin Berndes

Storyboard Artist

Paul Besterling

Video Playback

John Todd Blenkhorn

Stunts

Caitlin Blue

Production Designer

Bruce Blumenthal

Pre-Production Associate

Andy Bostinto

Personal Trainer (Patrick Stewart)

Robert Bougeon

Other

John Branagan

Stunts

Jonathan W Brown

Camera Operator

Jonathan Brown

Camera Operator

John Burch

Key Grip

Billy Caltacci

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Erik Capek

Grip

Tiffany Carboni

Assistant (To Sean Mclain)

Tiffany Carboni

Assistant Production Coordinator

David Cervantes

Production Associate

David Cervantes

Production Coordinator

Sara Chameides

Makeup Assistant

Richard S Chang

Assistant Director (Eng Video)

Jack Clark

Art Department Production Assistant

Neil Clark

Other

Valerie Claxton

Office Intern

David Cohen

Location Consultant

Stephane Cojot-goldberg

B-Camera 1st Assistant

Mark Colgrove

Sound Intern

Vicki Collins

Office Assistant

Vicky Collins

Office Intern

Benjamin Cook

Foley Editor

Elfie Coulter

Wardrobe Assistant

Orion Cox

Office Assistant

Orion Cox

Set Production Assistant

David Crabtree

Assistant Editor

Marc J Davis

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Malcolm Dean

Set Production Assistant

Wayne Demaline

Associate Producer

Wayne Demaline

Production Associate

Nick Devitt

Electrician

Richard Disabatino

Other

Vincent J Donohue

Director Of Photography

Kirk Douglas

2nd Assistant Camera

Rick Downey

Negative Cutter

Ace Eastman

Grip

Jackie Edwards

Assistant (To Patrick Stewart)

Lisle Engle

Sound Effects Editor

Mary Erstad

Foley Mixer

Wendall Eugenio

Guitar Trainer (Patrick Stewart)

Sean Fahimian

Assistant Sound Editor

Christophe Farber

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Tim Fox

Choreography

Marisa Frank

Set Dresser

Jamie Franta

Dolly Grip

Alan Freedman

Adr Mixer

Joshua Lou Friedman

Post-Production Supervisor

Joshua Lou Friedman

Video Playback Supervisor

Joshua Lou Friedman

Video Services Coordinator

Roman Garner

Office Assistant

Greg Gateley

Props Assistant

Gregory Donald Gately

Property Assistant

George Gavreau

Other

Jason George

Assistant Sound Editor

Jordan Gibbs

Boom Operator (2nd Unit)

Stuart Gilchrist

Art Direction (2nd Unit)

Kurt Godel

Digital Transfer Engineer

Keith Goldberg

Alzheimer'S Video

Keith Goldberg

Home Movie Footage

David B Goldenberg

Camera Operator (Eng Video)

Ron Goodman

Aerial Camera Operator

Gabriella Goor

Art Direction

Thomas Grace

Special Effects

Erik Graeff

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Ryan Guedel

Security

Ryan Guedel

Other

Sara Hammond

Foley Artist

Scott Hamre

Production Coordinator

Jim Hansen

Set Dresser

Terry Hargis

Location Coordinator

Catherine Harper

Foley Artist

Jaques Hebert

Production Designer (2nd Unit)

Steve Hemenway

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Greg Hendrickson

Special Effects Technician

Steven Henry

Additional Key Grip

Nazhat Sharif Hester

Costume Designer

Nazhat Sharif Hestor

Costume Designer

Frederick Howard

Supervising Sound Editor

Scott Humbert

Still Photographer

Roland Jacobs

Alzheimer'S Consultant

John Johnson

Graphic Designer

Kirt Johnson

Art Direction

Stephanie F Johnson

Production Assistant

Cheryl A Jones

Production Supervisor

Thomas Jones

Dialogue Editor

Jeff Judd

Makeup Assistant

Kevin Kelly

Graphics

Kevin Kelly

Computer Graphics

Timothy Kiley

Office Assistant

Kevin Kiner

Music

Tim King

Post-Production Supervisor

Nicholas Kingston

Production Coordinator

Karen P Kistner

Assistant Production Accountant

Dan Koko

Stunts

Jon Krueger

Property Master

Michael Kunes

Art Direction (2nd Unit)

Erwin H Kupitz

Other

Erwin H Kupitz

Hair (Patrick Stewart)

Marc Lamattina

Electrician

Lance Larson

Gun Wrangler

Nicole Lee

Art Assistant (2nd Unit)

John Thomas Leonetti

Electrician

James Lew

Sword Trainer (Patrick Stewart)

Debra Light

1st Assistant Editor

John Linares

Bestboy Grip

Lisa Lindvall

Assistant (To Eric Steven Stahl)

Joy Lynn

Other

Brian Macon

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Maz Makhani

Other

David Mann

Foley Editor

Robert Mann

Office Assistant

Robert Mann

Office Assistant

Derek Marcil

Rerecording Mixer

John S. Martin

Stunts

Bryan Mathew

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Dean Mavrikis

Office Assistant

Liza Mcdonald

Editor

Sean Mclain

Screenwriter

Sean Mclain

From Story

Sean Mclain

Producer

Jan Mcwilliams

Script Supervisor

Dick Meinardus

A-Camera 1st Assistant

Richard Craig Meinardus

Camera Assistant

Maxwell Meltzer

Production Accountant

Jim Mendes

Art Department Production Assistant

Ralph Mendoza

Assistant Camera Assistant

Mike Mertens

Color Timer

Wanda Millberry

Craft Services

Brad Minnich

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Tony Mitchell

Unit Production Manager

Joe Monaco

Office Assistant

Carmen Montgomery

Set Medic

Robert Morales

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Joseph P. Murphy

Stunts

Niamh Murphy

Costume Supervisor

Cynthia Nicolella

Post-Production Supervisor

Joel Jeffrey Nishimine

1st Assistant Director

Joel Nishimine

Assistant Director

John Nowak

Stunts

Julie Pearce

Key Makeup

John Pedone

Gaffer

Justin Portwood

Grip

Robert Price

Art Department Swing

Spencer Proffer

Supervising Music Producer

Carol Quiroz

Costumer

Desiree Rhine

Office Assistant

Don Richardson

2nd Assistant Director

Donald C Richardson

2nd Assistant Director

Chris Riggs

Computer Graphics Effects

Manuel Alberto Rocha

Computer Graphics

John Ross

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sandra Sabatine

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Jennifer Salvon

Key Hairstylist

Evann Sampson

Computer Graphics

Michael J Sarna

Stunts

John Schalter

Screenwriter

John Schalter

From Story

Steve Scoville

Dialogue Editor

Susan Shin

Adr Supervisor

Tim Shinkle

Grip

Skip Spiro

Other

Skip Spiro

Video Editor

Eric Steven Stahl

Producer

Eric Steven Stahl

From Story

Eric Steven Stahl

Screenwriter

Scott Steele

Underwater Camera Assistant

Daniel Stephens

Grip

Warren A. Stevens

Stunt Coordinator

Roger Stevenson

Production Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)

Jeff Stewart

Grip

Richard W Stewart

Computer Graphics

Mike Stockton

Bestboy Electric

Daemeon Stovall

Special Effects Assistant

Daemeon Stovall

Production Assistant

Kenneth Strain

Boom Operator

Scott Sudduth

Grip

Bart Sullivan

Grip

Lucy Sustar

Foley Editor

Sanai Suzuki

Macrobiotic Food Consultant

Film Details

Also Known As
Safehouse
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Avid Technology, Inc.; CFI Hollywood; Digital Sound & Pictures; Filmquest Pictures; Hollywood Rental Company Inc; Matthews Group; Panavision, Ltd.; R C Baral & Company Inc.; Shotmaker Company; Showtime Networks; Spacecam Systems, Inc.; Title House, Inc.; Truman Van Dyke Company
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 24, 1999

Released in United States January 1999

Shown at Slamdance Film Festival (World Premiere) in Park City, Utah January 23-30, 1999.

Estimated budget: $1,000,000

Began shooting January 29, 1996.

Completed shooting March 13, 1996.

Released in United States January 24, 1999

Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Slamdance Film Festival (World Premiere) in Park City, Utah January 23-30, 1999.)