The Safety of Objects Page #7

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
160 Views


WELL, THEN IT'S OVER.

DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

THE ONLY ADVANTAGE

YOU HAVE IS UP HERE.

F*** THIS.

THIS IS INSANE.

F*** THIS.

THIS IS INSANE.

IF I WANT A CAR,

I'LL BUY ONE.

LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE.

SEE THAT?

WHOO! YEAH!

YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE

ABOUT THIS, ESTHER?

NO.

THERE'S A GOAL.

YOUR HANDS ARE ON IT.

THE RULES ARE CLEAR.

YOU PUT IN THE WORK,

AND IT'S YOURS.

EFFORT EQUALS REWARD.

LIFE COULD LEARN A LOT OF

LESSONS FROM THIS GAME.

LIFE COULD LEARN A LOT OF

LESSONS FROM THIS GAME.

Emily:
MOM, DID DADDY

GO BACK TO WORK?

NO. DADDY GOT A JOB

WORKING AT THE MALL

24 HOURS A DAY.

SO HE'LL BE

LIVING THERE NOW.

[EMILY CRYING]

SWEETIE, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I WANT DADDY:

TO COME HOME.

OH, HE WILL.

MOMMY WAS JUST KIDDING.

IT WASN'T VERY FUNNY.

I'M SORRY.

THEN WHY DID YOU DO IT?

BECAUSE MOMMIES DO THINGS

LIKE THAT SOMETIMES.

Tani:
JAKE, IT'S YOU.

COME HOLD ME.

I CAME AS SOON AS

I COULD GET AWAY.

OH, UH, EMILY DOESN' BELIEVE IN WAXING.

SHE THINKS I'D MAKE

A GOOD FEMINIST.

THIS IS IT.

I'M NOT TAKING ANY MORE

OF EMILY'S CRAP. YOU'RE

COMING TO LIVE WITH ME.

REALLY, JAKE?

I DON'T HAVE TO LIVE

WITH EMILY ANYMORE?

NO MORE.

I HAVE TO START PACKING.

OH, YOU'RE THE BES BOYFRIEND EVER.

YOU'RE NUMBER--OOH!

JAKE! OH, JAKE.

FINALLY.

FINALLY.

DID YOU LIKE THAT?

DID YOU LIKE THAT?

WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

YOU NEVER DO THAT.

YOU NEVER DO THAT.

WHAT IS HAPPENING

TO YOU?

WHAT IS HAPPENING

TO YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD

FIGURE IT OUT.

WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD

FIGURE IT OUT.

[BEEP]

THIS IS A MESSAGE FOR SAM.

SAM, HONEY, HI. IT'S ME.

UH, I JUST...

WANTED YOU TO KNOW

THAT I LOVE YOU:

AND I MISS YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I KNOW YOUR FATHER

HAS MONEY,

AND HE HAS YOU ON SOME

FANCY TRIP IN MEXICO,

BUT BELIEVE ME...

THINGS ARE GONNA GET BETTER

AROUND HERE, OK?

NOW, UH, STEP AWAY

FROM THE MACHINE,

BECAUSE THE REST OF THIS

IS FOR YOUR FATHER.

BRUCE...

I AM NOT UNREASONABLE.

WE COULD HAVE WORKED

SOMETHING OUT.

ANYTHING. I MEAN, SOMETHING.

AND YES, BRUCE...

AS YOU PUT IT SO ELOQUENTLY,

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS

FROM HERE ON OU IS A DIRECT RESUL OF YOUR ACTIONS,

NOT MINE.

NOT MINE.

GRANDMA JENNINGS,

KISS MY ASS.

GRANDMA JENNINGS,

KISS MY ASS.

JAKE.

DAD! WOW.

SHOPPING?

A LITTLE. YOU?

YEAH, A LITTLE.

YEAH, A LITTLE.

DO YOU NEED:

ANYTHING ELSE?

DO YOU NEED:

SCHOOL SUPPLIES?

CLOTHES OR PENS OR...

UH, PENCILS?

MMM...NO, NO.

MOM USUALLY GETS

THAT STUFF FOR ME.

MOM USUALLY GETS

THAT STUFF FOR ME.

NICE SHIRT, DAD.

OH, YEAH,

YOU LIKE IT, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH,

YOU LIKE IT, RIGHT?

HERE, UH...WHY DON' YOU TAKE THAT HOME

AND GIVE IT TO YOUR MOM.

AND, UM...

AND, UM...

UH...HERE,

GIVE THAT TO EMILY.

UH...HERE,

GIVE THAT TO EMILY.

THANKS.

THANKS.

OH! AND HERE.

OH! AND HERE.

YOU KNOW...

IN CASE YOU EVER

WANT TO TALK.

IN CASE YOU EVER

WANT TO TALK.

GREAT.

YEAH, THANKS, DAD.

BYE.

BYE.

IT'S GOT A 3-MILE RANGE.

ANY TIME.

ANY TIME.

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK]

Helen:
YES?

CAN I COME IN?

[SIGHS]

WAYNE.

THERE'S SOMETHING

I WANTED TO TELL YOU.

I KNOW YOU CAN JUS WRITE IT IN A NOTE.

CAN'T YOU, AND JUST PU IT ON THE REFRIGERATOR?

CAN'T YOU, AND JUST PU IT ON THE REFRIGERATOR?

[LAUGHING]

[LAUGHING]

GUESS WHAT?

I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

A PRESENT?

WHAT IS IT?

OH, DON'T TELL ME.

LET ME GUESS.

A CONVERTIBLE?

A DREAM HOME?

TA-DA!

OH, A PIANO.

IT'S A GRAND. SEE?

I SURE DO.

YOU REALLY ARE:

IN LOVE WITH ME.

YEAH.

I MIGHT BE:

A LITTLE RUSTY.

[PLAYING BEETHOVEN'S

FUR ELISE]

WOW. YOU'RE SO TALENTED.

I GOT YOU:

SOMETHING ELSE, TOO.

I GOT HER FOR EMILY,

SO YOU CAN COME:

AND LIVE WITH ME.

HER NAME IS J.J. JANIE.

[GASPS]

YOU LITTLE HOME WRECKER.

DON'T BOTHER WITH

THE INTRODUCTION, JAKE.

I KNOW WHO SHE IS.

WE WERE BORN:

IN THE SAME TOWN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS IS YOUR SOLUTION.

AND THE PIANO?

I SUPPOSE THE GUYS DOWN A THE STORE TALKED YOU INTO THIS.

Jake:
SHE LIKES MUSIC.

Chets:
BUY THE HOUSE.

HE DOESN'T WAN MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.

YEAH, REALLY.

HE'S BRINGING

ANOTHER WOMAN HOME.

SO, I'LL GET HER

THE PIANO, THEN?

SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT!

Tani:
SEE HOW MUCH

THEY KNOW ABOUT US GIRLS?

JACK.

JACK.

UH, JIM?

UH, JIM?

COULD ADAM AND I

USE THE TENT?

WELL, I JUST PUT IT UP.

THIS IS ESTHER'S

SANCTUARY.

BUT, LIKE,

ADAM'S ONLY GO 15 MINUTES LEF ON HIS BREAK.

I COULD REALLY USE A NAP.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE OU BY THE TIME ESTHER'S

BREAK COMES UP.

BY THE TIME ESTHER'S

BREAK COMES UP.

[WHISPERING]

Thanks, man.

[WHISPERING]

Thanks, man.

YOU BETTER HOPE MRS. GOLD

LIKES HER TENT A LITTLE SPUNKY.

YOU BETTER HOPE MRS. GOLD

LIKES HER TENT A LITTLE SPUNKY.

SORRY, FRANKIE.

NICE TRY, THOUGH.

OK, SUE, YOU READY?

OK.

ALL RIGHTY. HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHTY. HERE WE GO.

OK, I HAD A FARM

IN VIRGINIA.

OK.

ON A CHILLY CHRISTMAS,

I CROSSED A RIVER.

OH! OH, OK.

I KNOW THIS.

IT'S, UM, IT'S ABE--

GEORGE...

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

YES.

YES!

OH! OH, SUE.

OH, NO.

YOU KNOW WHAT, SUE?

YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

KEEP THE T-SHIRT.

D.J.:
WE HAVE A LOSER.

BYE, SUE.

Jim:
SUE, YOU OUT?

GOOD GAME. HERE...

HERE'S A MEMENTO.

THANKS.

GOOD GAME.

BYE.

GOOD GAME.

BYE.

YES.

I-I-I JUST WANTED

TO SIGN UP...

FOR THIS CLASS,

BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY

RECOMMEND I DON'T TAKE IT.

Woman:
WHY NOT?

I DON'T KNOW.

ARE YOU 45 OR OLDER?

UM...

WELL, YES, I AM...

OVER THAT AGE, UH-HUH.

WELL, YOU'RE

CONSIDERED A RISK.

A RISK?

YES.

TO WHOM?

WELL...

WELL, SHOULDN'T I BE

THE ONE TO DECIDE THAT?

I DON'T MAKE

THE RULES, MA'AM.

I'M SORRY.

WELL, IT DOESN' MAKE ANY SENSE.

I'M TOO OLD TO BE ABLE

TO TAKE THE CLASS,

BUT I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH TO

DECIDE THAT FOR MYSELF.

WELL...

I MEAN, THAT DOESN' MAKE SENSE, DOES IT?

MA'AM, I'M SORRY.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO SAY.

YEAH, WELL, I KNOW.

HEH. I KNOW YOU DON' KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

HEH. I KNOW YOU DON' KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I'M SICK OF YOU.

I'M SICK OF YOU.

HEY...

HEY...

JOHNNY.

Paul:
HEY, SHOULD WE

TAKE YOUR BROTHER HOME

BEFORE HEADING:

TO DANNY'S?

NO, MAN, HE CAN

HANG OUT WITH US.

IT'S BETTER THAN STAYING

AT HOME WITH MY FOLKS. HUH?

RIGHT.

HAND US A COUPLE OF THOSE

COOL ONES, WILL YOU?

YOU NEED TO TAKE

YOUR MIND OFF THINGS.

YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY

WITH YOUR LOVE.

CELEBRATE AND SH*T.

YOU GOT A GOOD WOMAN.

YOU GOT A GOOD WOMAN.

[CAN SPEWS]

AAH!

AH!

OH!

Paul:

YEAH, FUNNY NOW, HUH?

I'M SORRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I WAS JUST TRYING

TO WAKE YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN SLEEPING

ALL DAY.

IT'S BECAUSE OF ME

BEING SICK, REMEMBER?

YOU SAID LAST NIGH I WAS SICK.

WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU THEN

LIKE I DO NOW.

[SIGHS]

DON'T BE SUCH A BABY.

[SIGHS]

DON'T BE SUCH A BABY.

YOU'RE FINE.

YOU'RE FINE, OK?

COME ON. I'LL MAKE YOU

SOME ONION RINGS.

WE'LL PLAY CARDS.

IT'LL BE A GOOD TIME.

I'M GOING TO BED.

OH, COME ON.

YOU DON'T WAN SOME CRISPY,

DELICIOUS:

ONION RINGS?

SOME ROOT BEER?

IT'S YOUR FAVORITE,

JOHNNY.

I'M NOT JOHNNY.

I'M NOT JOHNNY.

Karen:
WHAT'S HE

SUPPOSED TO DO?

GET UP AND ANSWER IT?

JUST SHUT UP.

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