Blink

Blink Information

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.

Plot

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.

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

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews.

The Miami Herald gave the film 2.5 stars (out of 4), saying, "After a number of red herrings, the identity of the killer turns out to be rather inconsequential -- and the motive somewhat farfetched. A shame, because the premise here, paired with an equally clever plot, would've made a dandy exercise in suspense. As it is, Blink is mildly engaging entertainment, nothing that will have you checking your watch, but nowhere near as good as its terrific trailers ("Things are not what they seem" and all that) make it out to be."

Box Office

The film debuted at No. 4.

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