2015
R
ARC Entertainment
1 h 24 m

2015
R
ARC Entertainment
1 h 24 m

Summary The paths of three desperate individuals perilously cross in a dusty desert town. Charles (Evan Peters) is a high school senior with physical challenges, Vickie (Juno Temple) is a troubled runaway turning tricks at a truck stop, and Skid (Kevin Alejandro) is her dangerously psychotic pimp, who has a huge chip on his shoulder. He continuo...

Drama

Directed By: Tony Aloupis

Written By: Tony Aloupis

2015
R
ARC Entertainment
1 h 24 m

2015
R
ARC Entertainment
1 h 24 m

Safelight

Name: Safelight
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-07-17
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Rating: 26
Cast: Evan Peters, Juno Temple, Christine Lahti, Kevin Alejandro, Jason Beghe

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

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Movie Nation

Jul 14, 2015

Mainly, though, Safelight is just a California tourism travelogue — See Scenic Joshua Tree, Visit the Lighthouses of Southern California. Which we do, in 80 odd-but-not-odd-enough minutes.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jul 16, 2015

Safelight squanders the efforts of a talented cast who are unable to lift the material beyond its clichés.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Jul 16, 2015

Aloupis is not untalented as writer or helmer. But his first outing is an unsurprising, paint-by-the-numbers picture.

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Variety

Jul 20, 2015

A handful of solid performances and some subtle ’70s period detailing are hardly enough to recommend this flat, predictable drama.

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Los Angeles Times

Jul 16, 2015

First-time filmmaker Tony Aloupis, formerly frontman of the New Jersey rock band Shadows of Dreams, serves up Americana like a stale slice of apple pie.

By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

The Playlist

Jul 14, 2015

A bland and utterly predictable melodrama desperate to hide itself as a deft character study.

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RogerEbert.com

Jul 17, 2015

Bad movies are common. Shockingly bad movies, ones that are so incompetently conceived and executed as to force one to question how they got made, are less so, despite what Angry Film Twitter might have you believe. Safelight is a jaw-droppingly bad movie, a film that doesn’t have characters or a plot.

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Production Company Aloupis Productions, Hacienda Film Co.

Release Date Jul 17, 2015

Duration 1 h 24 m

Rating R

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Drama

Tagline Love will lead the way.

Website https://mt2.org/uyeler/safelight.5633/

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Awards

Lighthouse International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Nashville Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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Evan Peters

Charles

Juno Temple

Vicki

Christine Lahti

Peg

Kevin Alejandro

Skid

Jason Beghe

Eric

Ariel Winter

Kate

Will Peltz

Jason

Don Stark

Jack

Joel Gretsch

Mr. Sullivan

Ever Carradine

Lois

Meaghan Martin

Sharon

Joe Krieg

Ryan

Lee Garlington

Dottie

Gigi Rice

Lillian

Roma Maffia

Rose

Matthew Ziff

Kyle

Taylor Boggan

Jimmy

Adam Cagley

Teenage Thug

E.E. Bell

Middle-Age Trucker

Marc-Andrew Chicoine

Truck-Stop Cowboy

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