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The Blackout (1991)

Matthew Modine (Actor), Claudia Schiffer (Actor) | Rated: R | Format: DVD
2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews) |

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  • Actors: Matthew Modine, Claudia Schiffer, Béatrice Dalle, Sarah Lassez, Dennis Hopper
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Full Screen, Dolby, NTSC
  • Language: English, French
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Columbia Tri-Star
  • DVD Release Date: June 19, 2001
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005BJX8
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,600 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Mega movie star Matty has it all: fame, fortune and a gorgeous fiancee Annie. While in Miami Beach, Matty and Annie plunge deep into its steamy underground nightlife with their thrill seeking voyeuristic friend Mickey. Matty's excesses get the better of him, and when Annie reveals a shocking secret, he leaves her, descending into a self destructive, narcostic frenzy which ends with a mysterious blackout. Eighteen motns later, Matty and his new girlfriend Susan celebrate his year of sobriety. But as bizarre images from his black night continue to haunt him. Matty is drawn back to the bottle and the dizzying nightlife of South Beach to unlock the riddle of his missing night.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie is mainly about a guy who gets trapped into drug and alcohol abuse but manages to escape it. Somehow, as in real life, the your history will never be erased and he is trapped again in tragic circumstances with his new wife, pregnancy, memory loss from his 'wild days'. This film will not give much to viewer which has not experienced heavy drinking or drug use. For those which has bad experiences or any experience at all, will have a wake-up call and hopefully watch this film in awe. The film can be watched in the same session as 'Requiem for a dream', an uncredible film about drug abuse and the society that not only sells drugs 'illegally' but also a society in which one can get heavy drugs prescribed and legally.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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If you appreciate films by the likes of Antonioni, Lynch, Bunuel and Franju and you enjoy entering the inner worlds of characters then you'll probably find much to admire in this movie... it is unapolagetically dark, meandering, atmospheric, sometimes half baked, but ultimately haunting and utterly poignant. The DVD is bare bones with a decent transfer.
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8 of 13 people found the following review helpful
For masochists only May 13, 2001
Format:VHS Tape
This is a stylish but rather empty venture from Abel Ferrara. Familiar themes surface -- substance abuse, guilt, self-destruction -- but are offered in the service of a tale that simply didn't need to be told. Matthew Modine is an alcoholic debauching his way down the tunnel, surrounded by Hollywood decadence, include Dennis Hopper in a hardly-surprising role as a rather perverse corruptor. Ferrara made the point that evil can be very, erm, attractive in KING OF NEW YORK, and he did it without having to have quite as many naked women cavort about on screen (there's much of that here). Modine is talented, as are the supporting cast, but come the end of the film I had learned nothing, and the only pleasures I could identify myself as feeling were masochistic ones. Now, if you LIKE seeing movies about people's descent to the bottom, maybe you'll get off on this, but...
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