Blind Spot (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Michael Toshiyuki Uno

Writers (WGA):

Michael McTaggart (story) and
Ellen M. Violett (story) ...

Release Date:

2 May 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Drama about a couple (Woodward, Weaver) and their problematic daughter (Linney) who is a cocaine addict. |

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Political

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Joanne Woodward	...	Nell Harrington
Laura Linney	...	Phoebe
Reed Diamond	...	Charlie
Fritz Weaver	...	Simon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karina Arroyave	...	Ramona
Melissa Bell	...	Patty
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Lucinda
Edmund Genest	...	Alden Rice
Allison Janney	...	Doreen
Mark Joy	...	Jerry Barbetto
Bruce Kirkpatrick	...	Lt. Grody
Cynthia Martells	...	Holly
Larry John Meyers	...	Surgeon
Ming-Na	...	Mitsuko (as Ming-Na Wen)
Ashley Palmer	...	Olivia
Linda Powell	...	Tory
David Thornton	...	Frank
Sam Turich	...	Joel
Emily Wachtel	...	Phyllis (as Emily Ann Wachtel)
Mark Anthony Wade	...	Adam
Sharon Washington	...	Donna
Mary Louise Wilson	...	Mrs. Deitz
Patti Yasutake	...	Dr. Charbonneau

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

deaf and dumb, too

This TVM directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno is notable for how Laura Linney steals the tube, as the daughter of Joanne Woodward as Washington congressman faced with the issue of drug addiction. The use of real life pictures of Woodward with her own daughter ,and the fact that she co-produced, tells you that the subject has personal significance for Woodward. Unfortunately for her the teleplay by Nina Shergold, based on a story by Michael McTaggart and Ellen M Violett, presents Woodward as a harridan, evidence of the negative effects of a working mother. At one point Fritz Weaver as her husband says "Trying to reason with you is like standing in front of a bulldozer". If the idea of making the drug addict a torch singer who idolises Billie Holliday is perhaps rather overstated, the teleplay also raises a generational comparison between drug taking and alcoholism. The music score by Patrick Williams is used to lovely effect in one scene, when a baby is first held, but otherwise we get soaked in inspirational uplift. Watch for Patti D'Arbanville, and Allison Janney.