The Blackout

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-06-11

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (1808 Reviews)

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Matthew Modine Claudia Schiffer Bèatrice Dalle Sarah Lassez

Writer:

Abel Ferrara

Marla Hanson

Christ Zois

Fullplot:

Matty is a film star who is tired of Hollywood life and moves to Miami, where he makes a proposal to his girlfriend Annie. She is not ready to marry him, and it is revealed that she had an abortion. Depressed because he lost his baby (though it was him who initially asked for abortion), Matty, together with his friend Micky, go on a wild night, they meet a waitress also called Annie and in the end of the night Matty passes out. A year and a half later Matty lives in New York, leads a clean life visiting AA meetings and has a relationship with attractive blonde Susan. He is still obsessed with Annie and returns to Miami, where unexpected news about Annie 2 (the waitress) waits for him.

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