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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   3,023 votes
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Director:
Michael Apted
Writer (WGA):
Dana Stevens (written by)
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Release Date:
26 January 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
Illusion. Deception. Murder. In the blink of an eye things are not what they seem. more
Plot:
Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Conventional premise made into an intelligent thriller! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Madeleine Stowe ... Emma Brody

Aidan Quinn ... Detective John Hallstrom

James Remar ... Thomas Ridgely

Peter Friedman ... Dr. Ryan Pierce
Bruce A. Young ... Lt. Mitchell

Laurie Metcalf ... Candice

Matt Roth ... Officer Crowe
Paul Dillon ... Neal Booker
Michael P. Byrne ... Barry
Anthony Cannata ... Ned
Greg Noonan ... Frank
Heather Schwartz ... Young Emma
Marilyn Dodds Frank ... Emma's Mother
Michael Stuart Kirkpatrick ... Michael
Sean C. Cleland ... Drover
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby
Certification:
Finland:K-14 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Germany:16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Trivia:
Dana Stevens's research into the screenplay revealed that delayed vision is not fictitious. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: Emma Brody's address is listed as being on "West Damen". In Chicago, Damen runs north/south not east/west. more
Quotes:
Emma Brody: I can't see things that are right in front of me, and I can see things that couldn't be there. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008) more
Soundtrack:
LOVE WON'T BE more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Conventional premise made into an intelligent thriller!, 18 February 1999
Author: Ian Harrison from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

There have been a load of psychological thrillers made in this decade, often heaped with sex and gratuitous violence. BLINK uses these familiar conventions, but becomes a powerhouse suspense flick with its convincing characters, ominous camera shots, and beautifully written script. Madeline Stowe stars as a blind violinist for a clubhouse band who is given her sight back with a fortunate (or unfortunate) corneal transplant. She has difficulty adjusting to the seeing world, having recurring images flashed back at her at inopportune times. Even with this handicap, she believes she has been an eyewitness to an escaping murderer, but her biggest feat is to convince the police department of her credibility. Aidan Quinn (an under-rated talent) plays the Chicago cop who believes her claim and falls in love with her in the process. What really stands in BLINK is the honesty in the leads' emotions, afraid to care again after the conventional one-night-stand. The atmosphere is most suspenseful, using Stowe's actual eyesight as a mystery in itself. Amidst all the crap that has been radiated from these types of films, BLINK delivers something credible for a change. Rating: Three stars.

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