Hysterical Blindness (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Mira Nair

Writers (WGA):

Laura Cahill (play)
Laura Cahill (teleplay)

Release Date:

2 December 2003 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

In the 80's, they said love was a battlefield...they were right.

Plot:

Two friends lament their unhappy single lives while searching for Mr. Right in 1980s New Jersey.

Plot Keywords:

1980s | Bar | Loneliness | Fellatio | Oral Sex

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Uma Thurman	...	Debby Miller
Gena Rowlands	...	Virginia Miller
Juliette Lewis	...	Beth
Justin Chambers	...	Rick
Ben Gazzara	...	Nick
Anthony DeSando	...	Bobby (as Anthony De Sando)
Jolie Peters	...	Amber Autumn
Callie Thorne	...	Carolann
Lisa Altomare	...	Dora
Laura Cahill	...	Tonya
Johann Carlo	...	Susan
Alex Draper	...	Michael
Russell Gibson	...	Diner Customer
Jayne Haynes	...	Annie
Susan Isaacs	...	Theresa

Runtime:

96 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Blum Israel Productions

Trivia:

When the location of the shot of Beth ('Juliette Lewis')'s car pulling away from behind her house - followed by a crane up to the overpass in the background - was scouted, the foliage only a few feet tall. But when it came time to shoot the scene, the stalks had grown so high that they obstructed the view of the overpass, and had to be pruned down. When the filmmakers could not identify the legal property owner, they went ahead and pruned it without permission.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: At about 1 hour 10 minutes during Debbie's bedroom scene a hand holding the boom can be seen in the left side of the mirror.

Quotes:

Debby Miller: Beth!Why'd you have to congratulate her?
Beth: I don't know.She's a human being, isn't she?
Debby Miller: She's wearing pink shoes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Charlie Rose Show: Quentin Tarantino 2003" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life

A very pleasant surprise

I think all women under 40 should see this movie.Thumbs up for the women director's vision on the issues depicted in this movie.Uma Thurman is absolutely gorgeous,very talented,very subtle.All actors are great.This is what women should mostly watch,not soap operas,Pretty Woman,Titanic and other crap.If all movies, TV and music would follow the same pattern of this movie (and other), as opposed to unrealistic,cheesy crap that you usually find,the world would be a better place, for both men and women. The scene in the end where Uma's character makes a spectacle of herself in the pub is right there with Pacino's "say hello to my little friend!".Beautiful.Realistic.Interesting.Shattering.

I am speechless, 10 points.