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Safety Not Guaranteed

United States

2012

84 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
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DIR Colin Trevorrow

EXEC Michael B. Clark, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, John Hodges

PROD Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, Marc Turtletaub

SCR Derek Connolly

DP Benjamin Kasulke

CAST Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake M. Johnson, Karan Soni, Jenica Bergere, Kristen Bell, Jeff Garlin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Tony Doupe, Lynn Shelton, Xola Malik

ED Joe Landauer, Franklin Peterson

PROD DES Ben Blankenship

SOUND Al Nelson

Sundance (US Dramatic Competition): Waldo Scott Screenwriting Award, SXSW (Festival Favorites)

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Three magazine employees are sent to investigate a personal advertisement placed in the newspaper: guy seeking partner for time travel. They venture to the coast and set up a haphazard surveillance. Darius is recruited as the shill; her dry wit and cynical nature are perfectly suited to trap this enigmatic oddball, Kenneth, and get a good story. But it is she who first sees past the paranoid loner façade to the compelling person inside. The drawback? This still doesn’t rule out the possibility that he just might be crazy.

Colin Trevorrow has woven an ingenious tale: a modern version of the classic madcap romantic comedy. Clever dialogue and outlandish antics, peppered with misfit characters—each one charming yet flawed—are wrapped in a love story tingling with the tantalizing possibility of time travel. In a world where moments are fleeting and soul mates are scarce, it seems that even the simple act of falling in love is never safe. –Sundance Film Festival

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23May12

Mark Duplass' best performance. I wasn't expecting much from this Sundance darling (and make no mistake, this is a stereotypical Sundance indie) so I was pleasantly surprised at the warmth and sincerity of this film. It's not a "great" film and there's not a whole lot to chew on. But it's sweet and mildly entertaining, even if it's somewhat forgettable.

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Sundance 2012 Review: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

By Twitchfilm.com on February 2, 2012
Safety Not Guaranteed is the feature film debut of director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly. It stars Aubrey Plaza as Darius Britt, a new writer at a local magazine. She is sent out with her
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