| Blink | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| 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 |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
| Box office | $16,696,219 |
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. Emmy Award-winning actress 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. The film received mixed to positive reviews.
Emma is a young musician who has been blind for 20 years. New surgery techniques restore her vision but initially cause "vision flashes" that leave her 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 neighbor has been murdered, but is unsure if it was just her new vision deceiving her. The killer then begins to stalk Emma.
| Actor / Actress | Character |
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| 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 |
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