The Safety of Objects Page #9

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


I WILL NOT REGRE THE THINGS THAT I DO.

I WILL NOT REGRE THE THINGS THAT I DO.

WELL, THIS IS MY ROOM.

IT'S NICE.

I GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF

IN HERE:

FROM WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

FROM WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

HEY, COOL.

I USED TO HAVE THIS ONE.

GO AHEAD.

TAKE IT.

I DON'T REALLY

NEED IT ANYMORE.

I DON'T REALLY

NEED IT ANYMORE.

OH, DO YOU LIKE

THAT ONE?

BOBBY GAVE HIM TO ME.

LOOK. HE FLEXES.

LOOK. HE FLEXES.

OH, YEAH.

OH, YEAH.

I GOT SOME COOL GAMES

WE CAN PLAY.

I GOT SOME COOL GAMES

WE CAN PLAY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

UM, I HAVE TO GO.

UM, I HAVE TO GO.

WHATEVER.

WHAT? IF YOU

HAVE TO GO, GO!

WHAT? IF YOU

HAVE TO GO, GO!

SOMETHING HAPPENED.

WHAT?

WHAT?

[WHISPERING]

BUT WE DIDN' DO ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS

LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS

LIKE THAT.

DO YOU WAN TO SEE IT?

DO YOU WAN TO SEE IT?

[UNZIPS]

[UNZIPS]

YOU CAN TOUCH IT,

IF YOU WANT.

YOU CAN TOUCH IT,

IF YOU WANT.

IT'S SOFT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED

TO BE HARD LIKE WOOD.

NO. I DON' THINK SO.

[ZIPS]

WHAT'S GOING

TO HAPPEN TO IT?

IT'LL GO AWAY.

DO YOU WAN TO SHOW ME YOURS?

WELL, THERE'S NO SO MUCH TO SEE.

I HAVE A HAIR,

IF YOU WANT TO SEE THAT.

NO, NO. IT'S OK.

MAYBE WE CAN HANG

OUT AGAIN SOMETIME.

YEAH.

COME BACK WHEN IT'S DOWN,

IF YOU WANT.

OK.

OK.

I'LL TAKE--

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED.

I'LL TAKE THIS AND THAT.

YOU CAN KEEP THAT.

I ALREADY HAVE WORMS.

I ALREADY HAVE WORMS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I--JUST CALLING

MY MOM TO SAY HI.

I--JUST CALLING

MY MOM TO SAY HI.

ANY LUCK?

I WAS JUS ABOUT TO DIAL.

I WAS JUS ABOUT TO DIAL.

DON'T LET ME STOP YOU.

IF YOU GET THROUGH,

LET ME TALK TO HER.

I WANT TO ASK HER

A QUESTION.

I WANT TO ASK HER

A QUESTION.

[ANSWERING MACHINE BEEP

ON PHONE]

BRUCE, IT'S ME.

MAKE SURE SAM:

DOESN'T HEAR THIS.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

YOU ARE REALLY MESSING UP

YOUR CHANCES FOR CUSTODY.

I AM--I AM THIS CLOSE

TO PRESSING CHARGES.

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DON'T WANT TO DEPRIVE

MY CHILDREN OF THEIR FATHER.

BECAUSE I LOVE THEM.

A LOT MORE THAN I LOVE YOU

RIGHT NOW.

OH, ALSO, YOU DON' HAVE TO BOTHER

SENDING OVER MOVERS

TO PICK UP YOUR ANTIQUES.

GOODWILL WAS VERY HAPPY

TO DO THAT.

GOODWILL WAS VERY HAPPY

TO DO THAT.

MOM, WHERE IS

MY ARNOLD FRIEND TAPE?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I PUT IT IN THAT STUFF

THAT WENT TO GOODWILL.

YOU'RE GETTING A LITTLE OLD

FOR THAT, DON'T YOU THINK?

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS

SAY THAT?

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS

SAY THAT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE

GETTING OLDER.

BUT I DON'T FEEL

ANY DIFFEREN THAN I DID BEFORE.

HOW COME I HAVE TO,

ALL OF A SUDDEN,

LIKE ALL NEW THINGS?

IT'S STUPID.

LIKE ALL NEW THINGS?

IT'S STUPID.

GROWING UP DOESN' MAKE ANY SENSE.

GROWING UP DOESN' MAKE ANY SENSE.

Jim, Julie, Tina, Karen:

OK. ESTHER, HEY,

YOU'VE COME THIS FAR.

NOW YOU'VE GO TO WIN THAT CAR.

SOUND OFF.

ESTHER.

SOUND OFF.

ESTHER.

LET'S GO, ESTHER.

HI, SWEETHEART.

OK!

[BEATBOXING]

[BEATBOXING]

COME ON.

COME ON.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD, HUH?

I BET YOU'VE NEVER HAD

FISH THIS FRESH BEFORE.

I BET YOU'VE NEVER HAD

FISH THIS FRESH BEFORE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

YOU'RE A KID.

YOU SHOULD BE:

FULL OF IDEAS.

BUT YOU NEVER EVEN TALK.

THERE'S SOMETHING

WRONG WITH YOUR SISTER.

IT'S PROBABLY GENETIC.

YOU SHOULDN'T SAY

STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT FAR

FROM THE TRUTH:

OR ANYTHING.

MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING

WRONG WITH YOU.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOUR

MOM STUCK YOU WITH ME.

SHE DIDN'T STICK ME

WITH YOU.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE, HUH?

I'M SERIOUS, THOUGH.

HAS ANYONE:

EVER TESTED YOU?

SHUT UP.

HEY, DON'T BE

AFRAID OF ME.

YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID

OF YOURSELF!

YOU'RE THE ONE

WITH THE PROBLEM!

SEE THAT?

YOU GOT THINGS TO SAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET LOST.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET LOST.

[HORN BLOWS]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

YOU HERE?

OH, YEAH.

OK.

OK. YEAH. OK, OK.

OK, YOU HAVE

5 MINUTES.

YEAH. OK.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

Bill:
WELL, IT'S

THE 70th HOUR, FOLKS,

AND, GOD OR NO GOD,

ESTHER IS GIVING FRANKIE

A RUN FOR HIS MONEY.

IS THERE SOMETHING

ELSE YOU NEEDED?

NO, NO. I'M OK.

LET'S GE YOU SITUATED.

OK.

OK.

[SIGHS AND GROANS]

[SIGHS AND GROANS]

DON'T GO.

I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,

SO DON'T GO.

OK? STAY SO

I CAN TELL YOU.

HEY, I'M HERE.

HEY, I'M HERE.

LAST YEAR, WHEN PAUL

GOT INTO HIS ACCIDENT,

I REMEMBER THE DOCTORS.

THEY CAME TO US:

AND THEY SAID:

THAT THEY BELIEVE PAUL WOULDN' LIVE UNTIL THE MORNING.

"YOU SHOULD PREPARE

YOURSELVES."

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.

AND I--

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.

AND I--

I MEAN, HOW DO YOU

DO THAT?

PREPARE?

THERE WAS A CHAPEL

IN THE HOSPITAL,

AND I WENT THERE

AND I STAYED THERE

FOR 4 DAYS.

AND I PRAYED.

I HAVE NEVER PRAYED

LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE.

NOT FOR ANYONE.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW

IF I BELIEVED IN GOD.

I JUST KNEW SOMEONE

HAD TO HELP ME.

BUT THIS IS WHA I WANT TO TELL YOU.

IF YOU ARE EVER, EVER

IN A PRAYING SITUATION WITH HIM,

BE SPECIFIC,

INCLUDE CERTAIN CLAUSES.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO ASSUME

THAT IF A PERSON LIVES,

THEY'LL BE OK.

BECAUSE GOD HAS:

A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR.

AND EVEN THOUGH:

HE KNOWS YOU MEAN MORE,

HE'LL ONLY GIVE YOU

EXACTLY WHAT YOU ASK FOR.

HE'LL ONLY GIVE YOU

EXACTLY WHAT YOU ASK FOR.

YOU HAVE SOME TIME.

YEAH, OK.

LAY DOWN FOR A SEC.

?? ...WE'RE NO SO ALL ALONE ??

?? WE'RE MOVING ON

TO WHERE ??

?? WE'RE NO SO ALL ALONE ??

?? WE'RE MOVING ON ??

??MOVING ON ??

?? YEAH, KISS I ALL GOOD-BYE ??

?? WE'RE GOING DOWN ??

?

?? WHEN DID IT GET SO HARD ?

?? WE'RE UNDERGROUND... ??

Jim:
JAKE, ARE YOU THERE?

IT'S YOUR DAD. OVER.

IT'S YOUR DAD. OVER.

I JUST THINK:

WE SHOULD TAKE A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW?

OK.

WE'LL HAVE A DRINK

AND WE'LL TALK SOME MORE.

SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN.

HI.

HI.

DO YOU MIND IF I?

MY GIRLFRIEND:

IS SITTING THERE.

YOU KNOW, I COULD BUY

YOU A DRINK.

SHE'S GETTING US MARGARITAS.

WE COULD TALK ALL NIGHT,

PRETENDING WE'RE GETTING

TO KNOW EACH OTHER,

WHEN WE BOTH KNOW WHA WE WOULD END UP DOING

IN THE END ANYWAY.

IN THE END ANYWAY.

I THINK I COULD GIVE YOU

SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED

AND I THINK:

YOU COULD GIVE ME

SOMETHING THAT I NEED.

THAT'S A WIN, WIN

SITUATION.

SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I THINK YOU HAVE

THE WRONG...

I THINK YOU HAVE

THE WRONG...

ALL RIGHT.

OK.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

?? ...WHEN DID IT GE SO HARD ??

?? WE'RE UNDERGROUND ??

?? I ALWAYS THOUGH WE'D FLY ??

?? GUESS I WAS WRONG ??

YOU THINK I'M TOO FA TO F***, DON'T YOU?

YOU'RE NOT FAT.

YOU'RE PERFECT.

SO? WHAT'S THE HOLD UP?

[TANI SIGHS]

WHAT'S THE MATTER, JAKE?

YOU'VE OUTGROWN ME?

YOU NEED SOMEONE

MORE EXCITING,

DEEPER, MORE REAL?

DEEPER, MORE REAL?

AM I GETTING WARM?

I FELT IT.

I FELT IT.

EVERYTHING HAS:

TO CHANGE.

YOU CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING.

YOU'RE A DOLL.

YOU'RE A DOLL.

THESE ARE SO CUTE.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.

MAYBE WE COULD GO

SOMEPLACE NEW TOMORROW.

I'M THINKING

WE MIGHT BE IN A RUT.

DON'T YOU?

DON'T YOU?

TANI?

TANI?

OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD.

BYE.

BYE.

[ORGAN MUSIC PLAYING]

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