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Safe Men

Safe Men

Welcome to the world of disorganised crime.

19985.51h 28m

Overview

Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.

Directed by John Hamburg
Written by John Hamburg
Produced by Ellen Bronfman, Jeffrey Clifford, Jonathan Cohen
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $46K

Top Cast

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Samuel

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Eddie

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Frank

Josh Pais

Josh Pais

Mitchell

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Veal Chop

M

Michael Schmidt

Bernie Jr.

Christina Kirk

Christina Kirk

Hannah

Raymond Serra

Raymond Serra

Barber

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Good Stuff Leo

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Big Fat Bernie Gayle

Themes & Keywords

robberygangsterorganized crimesafecrackerrosh hashanah

About Safe Men

Safe Men is a comedy, crime film released in 1998 exploring themes of robbery, gangster, organized crime, safecracker, rosh hashanah. Directed by John Hamburg, it stars Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Mark Ruffalo. Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.

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