The Safety Of Objects

[2003, Movie]

The Safety Of Objects: Review

There are ten short stories in A.M. Homes's collection The Safety of Objects, and writer-director Rose Troche (GO FISH, BEDROOMS & HALLWAYS) chose unwisely to weave six into a single screenplay. The result is a tangle of tangential subplots and tertiary characters crowding an already complicated story about four suburban families linked by a terrible car accident. Driving home after a gig, aspiring musician Paul Gold (Joshua Jackson) swerved to avoid hitting an oncoming car, ... read more

The Safety Of Objects: Cast & Details

Year: 2003
Rated R

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Cast
Glenn Close: Esther Gold
Dermot Mulroney: Jim Train
Jessica Campbell: Julie Gold
Patricia Clarkson: Annette Jennings
Joshua Jackson: Paul Gold
Moira Kelly: Susan Train

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The Safety Of Objects: TV Guide News

Strange Title, Strange Movie -- What Is It? | Ask FlickChick | 10/18/2006
Question: I think I've exhausted all my resources trying to come up with the name of a movie I saw part of last year on Encore. It was pretty recent — I'd say the past three years or so — and in the part I saw, a boy is in bed and his mother comes in to check on him. I remember reading the movie description, the gist of which was something like "crazy family, especially mom, tries to keep son paralyzed son bedridden." I know this sounds bizarre and terrible, but it was a comedy. I thought it had a strange name like Running with Scissors or Strangers with Candy, but I know it's neither. Can you help? — Jill FlickChick: I believe I can. I think you saw part of The Safety of Objects (2003), adapted from a short story collection of the same title by A.M. Homes and directed by Rose Troche (Go Fish). Troche wove ten stand-alone stories together into a single tangled narrative involving four troubled suburban families. In one story thread, a mother (Glenn Close) is caring... read more

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