Safe Passage (1994)

Director:

Robert Allan Ackerman

Writers (WGA):

Ellyn Bache (novel)
Deena Goldstone (screenplay)

Release Date:

January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Life's best journeys take you home

Plot:

A mother with seven sons feels like she's losing control of her life and her family. But personal pain...

Plot Keywords:

Pain | Marriage | Dog Bite | Paper Route | Father Son Relationship

Cast

Susan Sarandon	...	Margaret "Mag" Singer
Nick Stahl	...	Simon Singer
Sam Shepard	...	Patrick Singer
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Cynthia
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Alfred Singer
Sean Astin	...	Izzy Singer
Patricia Reeves	...	Mrs. Silverman
Joe Lisi	...	Dog Owner
Matt Keeslar	...	Percival Singer
Marvin Scott	...	Newsperson #1
Bill Boggs	...	Newsperson #2
Christopher Wynkoop	...	Evangelist
Kathryn Kinley	...	Newsperson #3
Philip Arthur Ross	...	Merle Singer
Steven Robert Ross	...	Darren Singer
Cindy Hom	...	Newsperson #4
Jesse Lee Soffer	...	Percival at 9 and 10 (as Jesse Lee)
Jordan Clarke	...	Coach
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Doctor
Philip Bosco	...	Mort
Jason London	...	Gideon Singer
Rutanya Alda	...	Beth O'Neal
Kazuya Takahashi	...	TV News Cameraman
Lisa Castleman	...	Female TV Reporter #1
Sally Nacker	...	Female TV Reporter #2
Ralph Howard	...	Male Radio Reporter
David Leary	...	Voice of Marine Spokesperson (voice)
Ralph Byers	...	Voice of Sinai Reporter (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthew T. Gitkin	...	Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Allan Ackerman

Writing credits (WGA)
Ellyn Bache		(novel)
Deena Goldstone		(screenplay)

Produced by
Betsy Beers	....	executive producer
David Gale	....	executive producer
Gale Anne Hurd	....	producer
Diana Pokorny	....	line producer
Ruth Vitale	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Ralf D. Bode

Film Editing by
Rick Shaine

Casting by
Pam Dixon

Production Design by
Dan Bishop

Art Direction by
Jefferson Sage

Set Decoration by
Dianna Freas

Costume Design by
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus

Makeup Department
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda	....	makeup artist (as Marilyn Carbone)
Michal Bigger	....	makeup artist
Peggy Schierholz	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Deborah Moore	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Betsy Magruder	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Anthony Baldasare	....	set dresser
Addison Pettit	....	graphic designer
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist
Catherine Calleson	....	sound editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joel Holland	....	sound recordist
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising re-recording mixer
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Cliff Latimer	....	adr supervisor
Jeffrey R. Payne	....	foley editor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist

Stunts
Kristopher Medina	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jay Fortune	....	gaffer
Raymond Fortune	....	electrician
Hernan Otaño	....	assistant camera (as Hernan Michael Otaño)
Gerard Sava	....	assistant camera
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Amy Gerber	....	casting associate
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marcia Patten	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Mark Rathaus	....	first assistant editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer

Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation

Other crew
Kathleen Corgan	....	location assistant
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
Karen Eisenstadt	....	production accountant
George 'Skip' Henfling	....	assistant to director
Joseph E. Iberti	....	location manager
Sondra Latham	....	production coordinator: additional photography and second unit
Jed Mortenson	....	assistant to director
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main titles
Kathy Welch	....	assistant production accountant
John D. Bair	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Gativideo (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• New Line Cinema
• Prooptiki Video (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Starmedia Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cable News Network (CNN)  footage
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of marijuana use and limited vulgar language

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Spain:T | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Edward Furlong was considered for the role of Izzy Singer.

Goofs:

Continuity: Neatness of the face paints on Percival.

Quotes:

Izzy Singer:It's pretty tense around here huh?
Alfred Singer:She's in crisis mode.
Izzy Singer:Loud music?
Alfred Singer:Mussorgsky.
Izzy Singer:Uh-oh.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Good Movie!!

THIS MOVIE ROCKS!!!!!!!!! If I want to watch a movie about how life COULD be I'll rent Cinderella! It's important to have real life movies once in a while and not just another fairy tale.

This movie is good because you get to see how each person is different and how everyone will face an emergency situation differently than the next person. It's just a story that is being told about an average American family and how they faced the problems that surfaced. The movie contains humor, drama, romance, as well as tragedy. Important family values really shine through in this film. I would and have suggested this movie to many, many people.