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The Blackout (2001)
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Synopsis
Cult figure
Abel Ferrara
directed this typically edgy look at an actor whose abuse of alcohol and drugs takes an unexpected toll. Matty (
Matthew Modine
) is an actor whose career is on the fast track; however, he's not able to handle the pressures of life in Hollywood, so he heads to Miami to recharge his emotional batteries. Given Miami's night life, this might not have been the wisest choice he could have made, as he's soon sunk deep in a sea of drink and drugs. Matty asks his girlfriend Annie (Beatrice Dalle) to marry him, but she turns him down, as she's still bitter about having to have an abortion when he got her pregnant some time back. Matty, however, can barely remember this event. Matty's friend Mickey (
Dennis Hopper
), a night club owner and video artist, decides that Matty needs to get away from his problems, and they set out for a long night of heavy partying, during which Matty picks up a waitress, also named Annie (Sarah Lassez). Somewhere along the line, Matty drinks so much that he blacks out, and he awakes with no memory of the evening. 18 months later, Matty is clean and sober, living in New York with his new girlfriend Susan (
Claudia Schiffer
). He can't get Annie out of his mind, and he flies to Miami to visit her, hoping to close some old wounds. But Annie the waitress turns out to have some bad news for him when he arrives in Florida. The Blackout marked the acting debut of model
Claudia Schiffer
, and, as in several of Ferrara's previous films, seminal hardcore rapper Schooly D contributed several songs to the soundtrack. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Production Crew
Jay Connold
Associate Producer
Ken Kelsch
Cinematographer
Gianni Nunnari
Co-producer
Meir Tepere
Co-producer
Michael Chambat
Co-producer
Pierre Kalfon
Co-producer
Joe Delia
Composer (Music Score)
Melinda Eshelman
Costume Designer
Abel Ferrara
Director
Anthony Redman
Editor
Alessandro Camon
Executive Producer
Janice Ginsberg
Executive Producer
Mark Damon
Executive Producer
Janice Ginsberg
Musical Direction/Supervision
Clayton Townsend
Producer
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Richard Hoover
Production Designer
Abel Ferrara
Screenwriter
Christ Zois
Screenwriter
Maria Hanson
Screenwriter
Gary Alper
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2001
Runtime: 94
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
CIPA
Films Number One
MDP Worldwide Entertainment
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.