A debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miami years earlier which remains a drug-induced blur, and soon finds out that some questions about his past are b...Read allA debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miami years earlier which remains a drug-induced blur, and soon finds out that some questions about his past are best left unanswered.A debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miami years earlier which remains a drug-induced blur, and soon finds out that some questions about his past are best left unanswered.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total
Andrew Fiscella
- Mickey's Studio Actor
- (as Andy Fiscella)
- …
Daphnee Duplaix
- Fly Girl (Daphne)
- (as Daphne Duplaix)
Lori Eastside
- That Girl
- (as Lori A. Eastside)
John Cimillo
- Passenger Boarding Plane
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhenMatthew Modine first read the script, he toldAbel Ferrara that he thought it was horrifying.
- Quotes
Mickey Wayne: It's not a question of "Did I"? It's "Do I remember"?
- ConnectionsFeatured inEspecial Cannes: 50 Anos de Festival (1997)
- SoundtracksMiami
Written byBono (as Paul Hewson),Adam Clayton,The Edge (as Dave Evans),Larry Mullen Jr.
Performed byU2
Featured review
Neurosis and character antipathy do not make for commercial success. THE BLACKOUT bypassed cinemas in the US, and here in Australia. The multiplex monster has no room for mavericks like Ferrara.
As there are no others quite like the rebellious Ferrara, he takes liberties from his own catalogue. This time, there are shades of SNAKE EYES (1993), and it pre-empts NEW ROSE HOTEL (1998). In form though, it owes much more to Hitchcock, and VERTIGO.
Like VERTIGO, THE BLACKOUT masquerades as a thriller, but is more concerned with the nature of identity. Relocating to Miami, the film is aesthetically great, though Modine looks (justifiably) clueless. The axis of the film is the concept rather than plot and the clash of high-art pretension with low-brow sleaze is conscious.
Some ideas don't come off, and the form of THE BLACKOUT is awkward. But if it is too cold and removed for most filmgoers tastes, it is still a showcase for an uncompromising, daring director, willing to upset accepted conventions.
The biggest disappointment is that his invention is left in this case to an unheralded release, and will go largely unnoticed.
As there are no others quite like the rebellious Ferrara, he takes liberties from his own catalogue. This time, there are shades of SNAKE EYES (1993), and it pre-empts NEW ROSE HOTEL (1998). In form though, it owes much more to Hitchcock, and VERTIGO.
Like VERTIGO, THE BLACKOUT masquerades as a thriller, but is more concerned with the nature of identity. Relocating to Miami, the film is aesthetically great, though Modine looks (justifiably) clueless. The axis of the film is the concept rather than plot and the clash of high-art pretension with low-brow sleaze is conscious.
Some ideas don't come off, and the form of THE BLACKOUT is awkward. But if it is too cold and removed for most filmgoers tastes, it is still a showcase for an uncompromising, daring director, willing to upset accepted conventions.
The biggest disappointment is that his invention is left in this case to an unheralded release, and will go largely unnoticed.
- stephen niz
- Jul 7, 2000
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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