Safe
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Todd Haynes
Julianne Moore
Xander Berkeley
Dean Norris
Julie Burgess
Ronnie Farer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Carol White is an affluent Los Angeles housewife whose pristine, doll-like environment turns against her in the form of an inexplicable illness. What begins as sudden allergic reactions to everyday chemicals, fragrances and fumes turns increasingly violent, transforming the laminated safety of Carol's existence into a terror of everyday life. When she is diagnosed with an immunity disorder called "Twentieth Century Illness" and sets off to New Mexico in search of treatment, Carol's journey turns inward. And, in the crisis of identity that results, the film reveals the way in which disease infects our basic sense of who we are.
Director
Todd Haynes
Cast
Julianne Moore
Xander Berkeley
Dean Norris
Julie Burgess
Ronnie Farer
Jodie Markell
Susan Norman
Martha Velez-johnson
Chauncey Leopardi
Saachiko
Tim Gardner
Wendy Haynes
Alan Wasserman
Steven Gilborn
Janel Moloney
Brendan Dolan
John Apicella
Dana Anderson
Wendy Gayle
Cassy Friel
Frank Dent
Peter Crombie
Sarah Davis
Beth Grant
Jo Wilkinson
Gerrielani Miyazaki
Edith Meeks
Francesca P Roberts
Elinor O Caplan
Joe Comando
Lorna Scott
Peter Friedman
Kate Mcgregor-stewart
Tricia Dong
James Lyons
Mary Carver
April Grace
Eleanor Graham
Mitch Greenhill
James Legros
Rio Hackford
Jessica Harper
Ravi Achar
Brandon Cruz
Jean St. James
Ed Tomney
Dan Poche
Chris Brewster
Crew
Sean Antle
Michelle Arthur
Carol Sue Baker
Dennis Barth
Curtis Baruth
Brent M Becker
Rivki Beer
Mitchell Bergman
Eric P Betts
David Bomba
Alan Botvinick
J Robert Brown
Catherine Budh-raja
Sheralyn Bundy-morrow
Charles Burnham
Hae-kyung Chung
Missy Cohen
Tom Colgan
Cynthia Corey
W. Kiely Cronin
Elizabeth Cunningham
Rachel Cunningham
Neil Danziger
Igor Davidoff
Jeff Davidson
Jeff Davidson
Shireen Dianne
Brendan Dolan
Mario Duran
Mario Duran
William Ewart
Daniel Falcone
Mara Feder
Jakki Fink
Jennifer Gilanna
Elizabeth Gill
Angel Gonzalez
Fergus Grant
Niall Grant
Marlena Grzaslewicz
Dave Guerra
Mary E Gullikson
Philip Harrison
Dean Hayasaka
Shawn Haynes
Shawn Haynes
Todd Haynes
Ted Hope
Reeve Howard
Francesca Iorillo
Sakae Ishikawa
Dean Jackson
Elliot Jacobson
Yvonne Jean
Melanie P. Jones
Brian A Kates
Brian A Kates
Ernest Kerns
Alex Klabukov
Jennifer Kogan
Eva M. Kolodner
Linda Krantz
Deborah Larson
Deborah Larson
Chris Laurence
Chris Laurence
Lindsay Law
Paige Litz
James Lyons
Eric Mclane
Eric Mclane
Chris Mendoza
Susan Mengal
Mirka Morales
Ray Morfino
John Morriseau
Alex Nepomniaschy
David Novack
Sean Paul O'connell
Tim O'shea
Donna Owen
Melanie Paizis
Christina Peters
Mark V Phillips
Bobby Quillard
Sally Reed
Greg Reeves
Jaime Reynoso
Anthony Rivero Stabley
Lisa Riznikove
Kerrec Ronnel Williams
Saly Rowe
Peter Sbring
James Schamus
Eileen Schreiber
Larry Schwartz
Leticia Sipos
Chris Slivar
Julie Stalker-wilde
Nancy Steiner
Kathy Stewart
Susan Strine
Jim Sweeney
Gabor Szitanyi
V Renee Taylor
Ed Tomney
Barbara Tuss
Christine Vachon
Glen N Wade
Kristen Wheeler
Stacey Winkler
Guillremina Zabala
Lauren Zalaznick
Lauren Zalaznick
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Cinematography from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Expanded Release in United States July 28, 1995
Expanded Release in United States June 30, 1995
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States July 1995
Released in United States June 1995
Released in United States November 1995
Released in United States on Video January 2, 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States Summer June 23, 1995
Shown at London Film Festival (U.S. Independents) November 2-19, 1995.
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival as part of program "Queer Boys Go Straight" March 21 - April 4, 1996.
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 1-11, 1995.
Shown at Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-16, 1995.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 24 - February 4, 1996.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 1995.
Began shooting January 3, 1994.
Completed shooting February 13, 1994.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 1995.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival as part of program "Queer Boys Go Straight" March 21 - April 4, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 24 - February 4, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video January 2, 1996
Released in United States June 1995 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 1-11, 1995.)
Released in United States Summer June 23, 1995
Expanded Release in United States June 30, 1995
Released in United States July 1995 (Shown at Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival July 6-16, 1995.)
Released in United States November 1995 (Shown at London Film Festival (U.S. Independents) November 2-19, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.)
Expanded Release in United States July 28, 1995
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Centerpiece Premiere) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
