Blackout (1985 film)
| Blackout | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre |
Crime Drama Thriller Horror Mystery |
| Written by |
David Ambrose Richard Smith Richard Parks Les Alexander |
| Directed by | Douglas Hickox |
| Starring |
Keith Carradine Kathleen Quinlan Richard Widmark |
| Theme music composer | Laurence Rosenthal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Editor(s) | Michael Brown |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Production company(s) | HBO Premiere Films |
| Distributor | HBO |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | July 28, 1985 |
Blackout is a 1985 made-for-HBO thriller starring Keith Carradine, Kathleen Quinlan and Richard Widmark.
Cast
- Keith Carradine as Allen Devlin
- Kathleen Quinlan as Chris Graham
- Richard Widmark as Joe Steiner
- Michael Beck as Mike Patterson
- Dameon Clarke as Battered Child Mauro
- Martina Deignan as Pauline
- Kenneth Kimmins as Dr. Kay (as Ken Kimmins)
- Jason Michas as Mark
- Gabrielle Rose as Victim's Friend
- Jerry Wasserman as Motel Clerk
Real Life Murder
Ed Sherman's murder of his wife Ellen on August 3, 1985 in Connecticut[1] was partly inspired by this movie. Just like the movie, Sherman killed his wife then turned on the air conditioner in order to slow decomposition of her remains in an attempt to establish an alibi. Sherman was later sentenced to fifty years in prison in 1992, but died of a heart attack after serving almost four years.[2] This murder was featured in the Forensic Files episode "A Dinner and a Movie."[3]
References
- ↑ Kranhold, Kathryn (8 February 1992). "Sherman Guilty Of Killing Wife". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Mahony, Edmund (12 January 1996). "Man Who Killed Wife Dies Of Heart Attack". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Aquillano, Kate (17 March 2016). "'Forensic Files' follow-up: 'Unusual' relationships can turn violent". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
External links
- Blackout at the Internet Movie Database
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