Blink (film)

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Blink
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Apted
Produced by	David Blocker/Sara Risher(executive producer)/Robert Shaye(executive producer)
Written by	Dana Stevens
Starring	Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Paul Dillon, Laurie Metcalf, Bruce A. Young, Matt Roth, Tim Monsion
Music by	Brad Fiedel
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Editing by	Rick Shaine
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	January 26, 1994
Running time	106 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Blink is a 1994 Neo-noir thriller film starring Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn. Director Michael Apted was nominated for a Crystal Globe award for the film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and screenwriter Dana Stevens was nominated for Best Motion Picture at the Edgar Allan Poe Awards. Well-known character actor Laurie Metcalf also had a role in the film. Chicago rock band The Drovers played a support role as themselves, contributing three songs to the soundtrack. Stowe's character, Emma, is a fiddler in the group. Some scenes were filmed in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

[edit] Plot

Emma is a young musician who has been blind for 20 years. New surgery techniques restore her vision, but initially cause 'vision flashes' where she is uncertain about what she sees. One night she is awakened by a noise in the apartment above. Peeking out her door, she 'sees' a figure descending the stairs. She contacts the police, worried that her neighbour has been murdered, but is unsure if it was just her new vision deceiving her. The killer then begins to stalk Emma.

[edit] Cast

Actor / Actress	Character
Madeleine Stowe	Emma Brody
Aidan Quinn	Detective John Hallstrom
James Remar	Detective Thomas Ridgely
Bruce A. Young	Lt. Mitchell
Paul Dillon	Neal Booker
Laurie Metcalf	Candice
Matt Roth	Officer Crowe
Tim Monsion	Mr. Tattersall
Peter Friedman	Dr. Ryan Pierce
Michael P. Byrne	Barry
Anthony Cannata	Ned
Jackie Moran	Jackie
Sam Sanders	Bobby
Greg Noonan	Frank
Michael Stuart Kirkpatrick	Michael
Blake Whealy	Mark Tattersall
Joy Gregory	Valerie Wheaton
Lucy Childs	Margaret Tattersall
Ted Gilbert	Ted
Kevin Matthews	Man on Train
Kevin Swerdlow (as Kevin D. Swerdlow)	Receiving Cop
Ed Cray (uncredited)	Suspect