Blackout (1985)

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A woman fears that her amnesia-stricken husband may be a serial killer in this made-for-cable thriller. After family man Ed Vinson gruesomely murders his wife and kids and skips town, police investigator Joe Steiner (Richard Widmark) becomes obsessed with capturing the monster -- even after he's… More A woman fears that her amnesia-stricken husband may be a serial killer in this made-for-cable thriller. After family man Ed Vinson gruesomely murders his wife and kids and skips town, police investigator Joe Steiner (Richard Widmark) becomes obsessed with capturing the monster -- even after he's forced to retire from the force. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, a traffic accident kills one man and leaves another (Keith Carradine) a hideously disfigured amnesiac. Police can't figure out who the survivor is, so he takes the name Allen Devlin and, after reconstructive surgery, falls in love with and marries his recently divorced nurse, Chris Graham (Kathleen Quinlan). Several years later, Steiner shows up in town, convinced Devlin is really Ed Vinson; his dogged pursuit threatens the happiness the Devlins have carved out for themselves and their children -- especially after a series of gruesome rapes begins to occur. The evidence seems to implicate Allen in the attacks, but Chris suspects that her old boyfriend, cop Mike Patterson (Michael Beck), is trying to frame him. The tension escalates as Chris suffers through a series of anonymous phone calls from a man who seems to think he's Ed Vinson; when her son finds a grotesque fetish mask in the garage, even Chris begins to doubt her husband's innocence. Directed by British horror veteran Douglas Hickox and written by Amityville 3D scribe David Ambrose, Blackout premiered on the Home Box Office network in 1985. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: Douglas Hickox
Genres: Drama, Television, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Aug 9, 1985 Wide

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Cast

            Dameon Clarke as Battered Child

            Richard Widmark as Joe Steiner

            Martina Deignan as Pauline

            Keith Carradine as Allen Devlin

            Paul Drake as John Davey

            Kathleen Quinlan as Chris Graham

            Lawrence Lott as Dr. Van Buren

            Michael Beck as Mike Patterson

            Ken Kimmins as Dr. Kay

            Murray Ord as Harlan French

            Sheila Moore as Dr. Alcott

            Jason Michas as Mark

            Shana Lane-Block as Kathy

            Pierre Lamielle as Paul

            Danny Shea as Comic

            Chris Christiansen as Reporter

            Gabrielle Rose as Victim's Friend

            Howard Storey as 1st Man in Gym

            Bob Hughes as 2nd Man in Gym

            Dave Sayer as Younger Man

            Lillian Carlson as Mrs. Burns

            Judith Goergetti as Platic Surgeon

            Meredith Bain-Woodward as Forensic Technician

            Gerald Hiken as Theo Grant

            Don Hood as Phil Murphy

            Danitza Kingsley as 1st Rape Victim

            Don MacKay as Dental surgeon

            Walter Marsh as Dr. Sidney

            Jerry Wasserman as Motel Clerk

            Stephen E. Miller as 3rd Man in Gymnasium
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