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Blackout poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.9 / 100
1985·Crime / Drama / Horror·1h 40m

BLACKOUT

“His obsession would become her nightmare.”

A police officer suspects that a local husband and father, who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident, is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.

Above the Line
Douglas Hickox·DirectorDavid Ambrose·ScreenplayDavid Ambrose·StoryTak Fujimoto·Director of PhotographyLaurence Rosenthal·Original Music ComposerMichael Brown·Editor
Cast
Keith Carradine·Allen DevlinKathleen Quinlan·Chris GrahamRichard Widmark·Joe SteinerMichael Beck·Mike PattersonGerald Hiken·Theo GrantDon Hood·Phil MurphyDameon Clarke·Battered ChildMartina Deignan·PaulinePaul Drake·John DaveyLawrence Lott·Dr. Van Buren
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 1
Douglas Hickox·Director
Writing· 5
David Ambrose·StoryDavid Ambrose·ScreenplayRichard Smith·StoryRichard Parks·StoryLes Alexander·Story
Camera· 1
Tak Fujimoto·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Michael Brown·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Laurence Rosenthal·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Marti Wright·Set Decoration
Production· 8
Freyda Rothstein·Executive ProducerRoger Gimbel·Executive ProducerLes Alexander·ProducerRichard Smith·ProducerRichard Parks·ProducerKathleen Letterie·CastingNeil Rosenstein·Associate ProducerMarsha Kleinman·Casting
By the Numbers
62.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Blackout's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Urgent
Composition
Centered
Era
2020s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with short dark hair and a beard looks directly forward, positioned centrally in the frame. The background is split vertically, with the left side depicti”

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Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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