The Blackout (1997) - Turner Classic Movies

The Blackout

1h 34m 1997

Brief Synopsis

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Matty is an actor with drink and drug problems. His girlfriend Annie leaves him, and his pal Mickey sets him up with another Annie, with whom he films Matty interacting as if she were the first Annie. Matty blacks out. Months later he is sober, living in New York, and with a new woman. But when he r

Cast & Crew

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Abel Ferrara

Director

Matthew Modine

Matty

Claudia Schiffer

Susan

Btatrice Dalle

Annie No 1

Sarah Lassez

Annie No 2

Dennis Hopper

Micky Wayne

Film Details

Also Known As
Black Out, Blackout
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; Pressman Film
Distribution Company
Cecchi Gori Pictures; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Helkon Media Ag; Jugendfilm; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Miami, Florida, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

Matty is an actor with drink and drug problems. His girlfriend Annie leaves him, and his pal Mickey sets him up with another Annie, with whom he films Matty interacting as if she were the first Annie. Matty blacks out. Months later he is sober, living in New York, and with a new woman. But when he returns to Miami, he is plagued with memories of killing Annie while drunk. He resolves to discover exactly what did happen that night.

Director

Abel Ferrara

Director

Cast

Matthew Modine

Matty

Claudia Schiffer

Susan

Btatrice Dalle

Annie No 1

Sarah Lassez

Annie No 2

Dennis Hopper

Micky Wayne

Steven Bauer

Mickey'S Studio Actor

Laura Bailey

Mickey'S Studio Actor

Nancy Ferrara

Mickey'S Studio Actor

Andrew Fiscella

Mickey'S Studio Actor

Vincent Lamberti

Mickey'S Studio Actor

Victoria Duffy

Script Girl

Nicholas Decegli

Miami Dealer

Daphnee Duplaix

Fly Girl

Mercy Lopez

Fly Girl

Lori Eastside

That Girl

Shareef Malnik

Gold Carder

Peter Cannold

Movie Investor

Crew

Gary Alper

Sound Mixer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Music ("Brandenburg Concerto No 2")

Larry Banks

Camera Operator

Ren Blanco

Art Director

Bono

Song ("Miami")

David Boulton

Adr Engineer

Zane Bruce

Foley Artist

Christopher Cain

Other

Alessandro Camon

Executive Producer

Jay Cannistraci

Makeup Artist

Jay Cannold

Associate Producer

Kevin Cerchiai

Utility Sound

Michel Chambat

Co-Producer

Seth Cirker

Assistant Director

Adam Clayton

Song ("Miami")

Greg Curry

Music Recording/Mixing Engineer

Mark Damon

Executive Producer

T W Davis

Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Delia

Song Performer ("The Player" "Murder One" "Live And Die" "Blacked Out" "One Fateful Day" "Breathless" "Cold Blooded" "Muy Frigado" "Inside Straight")

Joe Delia

Original Songs; Song; Song Arranger/Performer ("Brandenburg Concerto No 2")

Joe Delia

Music

Patrick Derivaz

Music Recording/Mixing Engineer

Lori Eastside

Dance Director

Lori Eastside

Casting

Lori Eastside

Creative Consultant

Jason England

Dialogue Editor

Melinda Eshelman

Costume Designer

Abel Ferrara

Screenwriter

Abel Ferrara

Songs ("2 To Tango" "One Fateful Day" "Breathless" "What Was Gonna Be Your Name")

Abel Ferrara

Musician (Credited As Jimmy Laine)

Bill Fox

Effects Editor

Janice Ginsberg

Executive Music Producer

Lucille Grace

Musician

Donna Green

Hair

Andrew Greene

Music Recording/Mixing Engineer

Eitan Hakami

Post-Production Supervisor (Post Production Playground)

Marla Hanson

Screenwriter

Richard Hoover

Production Designer

Erik Horvitz

Music Recording/Mixing Engineer

Noga Isackson

Assistant Director

Bobby Johanson

Adr Engineer

Mark Kaim

Other

Pierre Kalfon

Co-Producer

Ken Kelsch

Director Of Photography

Aaron L King

Adr Mixer

Aaron L King

Foley Mixer

Mike Mcgowan

Camera Operator

Katia Milani

Post-Production Supervisor (Post Production Playground)

Gretchen Mol

Song Performer ("One Fateful Day")

Jim Mol

Music Editor

Jim Mol

Creative Consultant

Larry Mullen

Song ("Miami")

Gianni Nunnari

Co-Executive Producer

John Patteson

Special Effects Coordinator

Andre Perreault

Re-Recording Mixer

Dale Perry

Foley Artist

Michael Phau

Video Effects Supervisor

Paul Prenderville

Assistant Director

Edward Pressman

Producer

Heather Redd

Song Performer ("Cold Blooded")

Anthony Redman

Editor

Jimmy Rip

Musician

Jeffrey L Sandler

Effects Editor

Greg Sheldon

Additional Editing

Jon Sigel

Musician

Harper Simon

Song Performer What Was Gonna Be Your Name (")

Harper Simon

Song

Gary Solomon

Music Recording/Mixing Engineer

Tom Stokes

Wardrobe Supervisor

Meir Teper

Co-Executive Producer

The Edge

Song ("Miami")

Daniel Thomas

Dialogue Editor

Danny Toan

Musician

Clayton Townsend

Unit Production Manager

Clayton Townsend

Producer

Clancy Troutman

Supervising Sound Editor

Michael Tyler

Musician

Gloria Uribe

Location Manager

Jim Vickers

Stunt Coordinator

Joe Violante

Technicolor Coordinator

Jerry Vivino

Musician

Jeffrey D Wannberg

Executive Sound Supervisor

Matthew Whitcher

Location Manager (New York)

Valerie Wise

Set Decorator

Jill Wolfe

Other

Gary R Wordham

Production Coordinator

Corey B Yugler

Continuity Supervisor

Steven Zeller

Publicity (Gs Entertainment Marketing Group)

Christ Zois

Screenwriter

Film Details

Also Known As
Black Out, Blackout
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; Pressman Film
Distribution Company
Cecchi Gori Pictures; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Helkon Media Ag; Jugendfilm; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Miami, Florida, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 7-19, 1997.

Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 16-20, 1998.

Shown at Munich Film Festival June 28 - July 5, 1997.

Shown at Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany September 3-7, 1997.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 4-13, 1997.

Began shooting August 15, 1996.

Completed shooting September 13, 1996.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Munich Film Festival June 28 - July 5, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States April 1998 (Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 16-20, 1998.)

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States April 1998

Released in United States August 2001

Released in United States May 1997

Released in United States on Video June 19, 2001

Released in United States September 1997

Released in United States May 1997 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (in competition) May 7-19, 1997.)

Released in United States on Video June 19, 2001

Released in United States August 2001 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of Program "The Films of Abel Ferrara" August 3-16, 2001.)

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany September 3-7, 1997.)

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 4-13, 1997.)

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