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The Blackout

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Original title

The Blackout

Year

1997

Running time

98 min.

Country

United States

Director

Abel Ferrara

Screenwriter

Marla Hanson, Christ Zois, Abel Ferrara

Cast

Music

Joe Delia

Cinematography

Ken Kelsch

Producer

Edward R. Pressman Production. Distributor: MDP Worldwide, Les Films Number One, CIPA

Genre

Drama. Thriller | Erotic. Psychological Thriller

Synopsis

Director Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT) looks at the dark side of the glamorous life in this tale of drink and drugs in the life of Matty (Matthew Modine), a Hollywood actor. When Matty moves to Miami in the hopes of giving up his Hollywood lifestyle and marrying his girlfriend Annie, everything falls apart when she turns him down. He goes on an overnight binge, meets a beautiful waitress also named Annie, and blacks out. Eighteen months later he is living in New York. Although he is also sober and attending AA meetings, his thoughts drift back to Miami and the two Annies of his previous life. When he goes back to Miami, he finds an unexpected surprise waiting for him.

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The Blackout

1997

Abel Ferrara

4.8

(1,234)