Synopsis
Cult figure Abel Ferrara directed this typically edgy look at an actor whose abuse of alcohol and drugs takes an unexpected toll. Matty (Matthew Modine) is an actor whose career is on the fast track; however, he's not able to handle the pressures of life in Hollywood, so he heads to Miami to recharge his emotional batteries. Given Miami's night life, this might not have been the wisest choice he could have made, as he's soon sunk deep in a sea of drink and drugs. Matty asks his girlfriend Annie (Beatrice Dalle) to marry him, but she turns him down, as she's still bitter about having to have an abortion when he got her pregnant some time back. Matty, however, can barely remember this event. Matty's friend Mickey (Dennis Hopper), a night club owner and video artist, decides that Matty needs to get away from his problems, and they set out for a long night of heavy partying, during which Matty picks up a waitress, also named Annie (Sarah Lassez). Somewhere along the line, Matty drinks so much that he blacks out, and he awakes with no memory of the evening. 18 months later, Matty is clean and sober, living in New York with his new girlfriend Susan (Claudia Schiffer). He can't get Annie out of his mind, and he flies to Miami to visit her, hoping to close some old wounds. But Annie the waitress turns out to have some bad news for him when he arrives in Florida. The Blackout marked the acting debut of model Claudia Schiffer, and, as in several of Ferrara's previous films, seminal hardcore rapper Schooly D contributed several songs to the soundtrack.
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ABC Blackout
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 1, 2000 -- Hope they're not big Regis fans in New York City. Because, as things stand right now, Manhattanites aren't going to be seeing a lot of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" wonder this sweeps month. Time Warner pulled the plug on ABC (and all its related Regis programming) today, blacking out the network on its cable systems, including ones serving NYC, parts of Los Angeles and Philadelphia. All told, 3.5 million households are affected nationwide.
The move is the result of a dispute between Time Warner and Disney, ABC's parent company. The dispute is over (what else?) money.
The blackout couldn't come at a worse time for sweeps fans. Tonight is the start of celebrity week on "Millionaire." (Watch Rosie O'Donnell give her final answer!) And Friday -- oh, God -- brings the series finale of the dear "Boy Meets World."
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ABC Blackout Lifted! Regis Lives!
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 2, 2000 -- Praise the Lord. Time Warner agreed today to return ABC to its cable systems (at least until July 15), restoring fine wares such as "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," "All My Children" and "Two Guys and a Girl" to a deprived TV nation.
On Monday at midnight, the cable giant pulled the plug on the No. 1-rated network. That move -- the result of a really mature corporate tiff with ABC parent company Disney -- left 3.5 million households nationwide bereft of the alphabet net's programming.
Somehow we all managed to survive the night -- even those of us in New York, Houston and parts of Los Angeles who were forced to make due with rival ABC shows such as "Becker."
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TV STUFF: ABC Blackout
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 1, 2000 -- Hope they're not big Regis fans in New York City. Because, as things stand right now, Manhattanites aren't going to be seeing a lot of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" wonder this sweeps month. Time Warner pulled the plug on ABC (and all its related Regis programming) today, blacking out the network on its cable systems, including ones serving NYC, parts of Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. All told, 3.5 million households are affected nationwide.
The move is the result of a dispute between Time Warner and Disney, ABC's parent company. The dispute is over (what else?) money.
The blackout couldn't come at a worse time for sweeps fans. Tonight is the start of celebrity week on "Millionaire." (Watch Rosie O'Donnell give her final answer!) And Friday -- oh, God -- brings the series finale of the dear "Boy Meets World."
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