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13 September 1978 (USA)
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Tagline:
One City-Wide Blackout ... Deranged Killers on the Loose .. Twelve Hours of Sheer Terror! See more »
Plot:
A black comedy of violent criminals who terrorize apartment dwellers during New York's 1977 power blackout. | Add synopsis »
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New York enshrouded by darkness.
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | James Mitchum | ... | Dan Evans |
 | Robert Carradine | ... | Christie |
 | Belinda Montgomery | ... | Annie Gallo |
 | June Allyson | ... | Mrs. Grant |
| Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... | Henri |
 | Ray Milland | ... | Richard Stafford |
| Don Granberry | ... | Chico |
| Terry Haig | ... | Eddy |
| Victor B. Tyler | ... | Marcus |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Camille Ange | ||
| Maurice Attias | ||
| David Bairstow | ||
| Thor Bishopric | ||
| David Bloom | ||
| Fred Doederlein | ... | Mr. Grant |
| Norris Domingue | ||
| Anna Dorland | ||
| Claudie Duckworth | ||
| George Fonseca | ||
| Sonny Forbes | (as Sony Forbes) | |
| Henry Gamer | ||
| Alexander Godfrey | ||
| Dick Grant | ||
| Arthur Grosser | ||
| Marek Lehman | ||
| Jimmy Loftus | ||
| Judy London | ||
 | Peter MacNeill | ||
| Doris Malcolm | ||
| Louis Negin | ||
| Malcolm Nelthorpe | ||
| Allan Neumann | ||
| Candace O'Connor | ||
| Jarvis Oree | ||
| Arleigh Peterson | ||
| Mary Pinatel | ||
| Marguerite Sidhom | ||
| Norman Taviss | ||
| Gwen Tolbart | ||
 | Vlasta Vrana | ||
| Jim Walton | ||
| Len Watt | ||
| John Wildman | ||
| Bill Zaget | ||
Directed by | |||
| Eddy Matalon | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| John Dunning | story | |
| Eddy Matalon | story | |
| John C.W. Saxton | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Nicole M. Boisvert | .... | producer | |
| Don Carmody | .... | executive producer | |
| John Dunning | .... | producer | |
| André Link | .... | executive producer | |
| Eddy Matalon | .... | producer | |
| Ivan Reitman | .... | executive producer | |
| John Vidette | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Didier Vasseur | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jean-Jacques Tarbès | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Debra Karen | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jocelyn Joly | |||
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| Blanche-Danielle Boileau | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Suzanne Rioux | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Stewart Harding | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Pedro Gandol | .... | third assistant director | |
| Al Simmons | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Andre Brochu | .... | construction supervisor | |
Sound Department | |||
| Henri Blondeau | .... | sound | |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Joe Elsener | .... | special effects | |
Other crew | |||
| Thérèse Bérubé | .... | script supervisor | |
Distributors
- Jupiter Communications (1978) (Non-USA) (all media) (Europe)
- Jupiter Communications (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1978) (Canada) (theatrical)
- New World Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical)
- Filmtrust (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Beate Uhse (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Astral Video (19??) (Canada) (VHS)
- King of Video (1985) (Australia) (VHS) (as "New York Escapees")
- Merlin Video (19??) (UK) (VHS)
- Somerville House (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
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92 min
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Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 4: Cooled by Refrigeration (2009) (V)See more »
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All the lights are gone in New York during a citywide power failure.Four dangerous criminals escape from the prison bus and hide in a posh apartment building owned by wealthy Ray Milland.The convicts begin to terrorize the residents and it's up to Jim Mitchum to stop the orgy of violence and abuse...I haven't seen Eddy Matalon's tedious "Cathy's Curse" yet,but "Blackout" is a pretty tense exploitation thriller.The action is exciting and the cast is impressive.The few scenes of violence are quite hard-hitting.If you are into 70's gritty and washed out excursions into urban paranoia give "Blackout" a chance.This obscure flick deserves to be seen.8 blackouts of 10.