Safe Men (1998)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

John Hamburg

Writer (WGA):

John Hamburg (written by)

Release Date:

7 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Welcome to the world of disorganised crime.

Plot:

Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island...

Plot Keywords:

Safecracker | Independent Film

Cast

Sam Rockwell	...	Sam
Steve Zahn	...	Eddie
Michael Lerner	...	Big Fat Bernie Gayle
Paul Giamatti	...	Veal Chop
Michael Schmidt	...	Bernie Jr.
Christina Kirk	...	Hannah
Mark Ruffalo	...	Frank
Josh Pais	...	Mitchell
Harvey Fierstein	...	Leo
Michael Showalter	...	Larry
John Hamburg	...	Philip
Raymond Serra	...	Barber
Ray Iannicelli	...	Swoop
Ali Marsh	...	Sherry
Jacob Reynolds	...	Ira

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | France:U | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:T | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Andell Entertainment

Trivia:

Director John Hamburg and actor Michael Showalter were college roommates.

Quotes:

Veal Chop: By the time I get home, flip on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, I'm looking at 36 thousand of his hard earned female deer

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter John Hamburg (2006) (V)

Pointless

I don't know what's wrong with most of the reviewers here, but this film isn't even vaguely funny.

The plot line sounded like it might be a real hoot, so I thought I'd give it a go. What a mistake. Maybe if you're Jewish and/or are from Rhode Island you'd bust a gut watching it. I got suckered in the same way by "The Hebrew Hammer" which probably was hilarious if you were Jewish but pathetic if you're not.

A shame, because the basic story showed some real promise. Somebody with a bit of insight could have made a good indie film from it.

For me, it was just boring, pointless and stupid. Some here have called this a "cult" film. They couldn't be more wrong.

Waste of time.