Principal cast
Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman, James Le Gros and Dean Norris
Film 454 of 498 on the Screen Path
Safe
In the 21st century nobody will beโฆ Safe.
About the film
Safe at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1995 film at stop 454 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.
Key craft credits
Alex Nepomniaschy (director of photography), James Lyons (editor), Ed Tomney (original music composer), Clare Scarpulla (production design) and David J. Bomba (production design)
- Director
- Todd Haynes
- Release
- 1995-06-23
- Runtime
- 119 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 20 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
20 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Julianne MooreCharacter: Carol
- Xander BerkeleyCharacter: Greg
- Peter FriedmanCharacter: Peter Dunning
- James Le GrosCharacter: Chris
- Dean NorrisCharacter: Mover
- Julie BurgessCharacter: Aerobics Instructor
- Ronnie FarerCharacter: Barbara
- Jodie MarkellCharacter: Anita
- Susan NormanCharacter: Linda
- Jessica HarperCharacter: Joyce
- Martha VelezCharacter: Fulvia
- Chauncey LeopardiCharacter: Rory
Full crew
Full crew
- Todd HaynesCredits: Director, Writer
- Christine VachonCredits: Producer
- Lauren ZalaznickCredits: Producer
- Ed TomneyCredits: Original Music Composer
- Alex NepomniaschyCredits: Director of Photography
- James LyonsCredits: Editor
- Jakki FinkCredits: Casting
- David J. BombaCredits: Production Design
- Elizabeth GillCredits: First Assistant Director
- Shawn HaynesCredits: Second Second Assistant Director, Extras Casting
- Elizabeth CunninghamCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Jeffrey L. DavidsonCredits: Unit Manager, Location Manager
- Catherine Budh-RajaCredits: Location Assistant
- Barbara TussCredits: Script Supervisor
- Kirill DavidoffCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Taj GombartCredits: Second Assistant Camera
- Tony St. JohnCredits: Camera Operator
- Luca CarenaCredits: Camera Loader, Second Assistant Camera
- Egor DavidoffCredits: Additional Second Assistant Camera
- Kiely CroninCredits: Additional Second Assistant Camera
- Gabor SzitanyiCredits: Still Photographer
- Dan PocheCredits: Leadman
- Melanie JonesCredits: Set Dresser
- Yvonne JeanCredits: Set Dresser
- Kathy StewartCredits: Property Master
- Sally ReedCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Larry SchwartzCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Curtis BaruthCredits: Construction Coordinator
- Lisa RiznikoveCredits: Production Coordinator
- Brent M. BeckerCredits: Production Accountant
- J. Robert BrownCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Alan BotvinickCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
- Linda KrantzCredits: Key Set Production Assistant
- John MorrisseauCredits: Key Set Production Assistant
- Reeve HowardCredits: Production Assistant
- Rachel CunninghamCredits: Production Assistant, Production Runner
- Jennifer KoganCredits: Production Assistant
- Paige LitzCredits: Production Assistant
- Erik McLaneCredits: Production Assistant
- Bobby QuillardCredits: Production Assistant
- Elliot JacobsonCredits: Boom Operator
- Dean HayasakaCredits: Gaffer
- Kerrec 'K-Man' WilliamsCredits: Best Boy Electric
- Angel GonzalezCredits: Electrician
- Charles BurnhamCredits: Electrician
- Guillermina ZabalaCredits: Electrician
- Dean JacksonCredits: Key Grip
- Alex KlabukovCredits: Dolly Grip
- Kristen WheelerCredits: Grip
- Dennis BarthCredits: Grip
- Deborah K. LarsenCredits: Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist
- Chris LaurenceCredits: Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist
- Mario DuranCredits: Assistant Makeup Artist, Assistant Hairstylist
- Michelle ArthurCredits: Assistant Costume Designer
- Pete SebringCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Mitchell BergmanCredits: Transportation Coordinator
- Dave GuerraCredits: Transportation Captain
- Chris MendozaCredits: Transportation Captain
- Sakae IshikawaCredits: First Assistant Editor
- Brian A. KatesCredits: Assistant Editor, Post Production Supervisor
- V. Renรฉe TaylorCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Missy CohenCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Marlena GrzaslewiczCredits: Dialogue Editor
- Eva KolodnerCredits: Post Production Supervisor
- Ray MorfinoCredits: Color Timer
- Chris BrewsterCredits: Leadman
- Eric BettsCredits: Grip
- Troy N. WadeCredits: Grip
- Carol Sue BakerCredits: Music Supervisor
- William EwartCredits: Music Supervisor
- V.S. BrodieCredits: Production Assistant
- John N. HartCredits: Executive Producer
- Ted HopeCredits: Executive Producer
- Lindsay LawCredits: Executive Producer
- James SchamusCredits: Executive Producer
- Ernest KernsCredits: Associate Producer
- Clare ScarpullaCredits: Production Design
- Anthony R. StableyCredits: Art Direction
- Mary E. GullicksonCredits: Set Decoration
- Nancy SteinerCredits: Costume Design
- David SynerCredits: Makeup Artist
- Mark BeckCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Neil DanzigerCredits: Sound Mixer
- Alan deGraafCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- John GareCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- David NovackCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tim O'SheaCredits: Sound Editor
- Reilly SteeleCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Francesca IorilloCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Josef PergiCredits: Hairstylist
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