Anthony DeSando, Ben Gazzara, Callie Thorne, Gena Rowlands, Jolie Peters ...( see more  see more... ) , Juliette Lewis , Justin Chambers , Uma Thurman

A pair of Jersey girls wander through the singles bar scene of the New York City suburb of Bayonne. As they seek lasting relationships amidst the smoky dive bars and Springsteen songs, Debby (Uma Thur...( read more  read more... )man) and Beth (Juliette Lewis) begin to understand that love isn't like the pop songs that are played on the jukeboxes. The men these two women find are interested in shorter term commitments. Directed by Mira Nair (MONSOON WEDDING), this cable original earned Uma Thurman a Golden Globe for her performance.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Mira Nair

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003

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  • February 21, 2009
    I came across this movie and thought to myself " Wow, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands AND it's set in the 80s. I wonder why I haven't seen this. "
    Then I sat down to watch it, and it became painfully clear why I haven't seen it. It was bad. The story is three woman, a...( read more) mother and daughter and her best friend, looking for love in all the wrong places. Staple chick flick story, with nothing to offer the watcher, except boredom.
    I have always loved all three of these actresses. I think they are brilliant and beautiful. But this film was an ugly call. They brought nothing to the table and seemed to flail miserably. I did identify with the characters and even found myself feeling bad for them, but the story was so drab, that my compassion soon went out the window. Plus, the ending was horrible. It left nothing tied up and just seemed to stop.
    Hysterical Blindness gets one star simply for my respect for these wonderful actresses. It gets another star because I am a sucker for the 80s and I got a kick out of the 80s hair and clothes in this film. That's it.
    If I had had some paint to watch dry, it might have been more thrilling then this movie...
  • June 15, 2008
    Great movie by Mira Nair. Seen this before, but couldn't entirely recall the movie. So, I sat down and watched all of it all over again. Here's an interesting movie, solely for the females. This is it. Intriguing story plot. One cannot help but relate to poor Debby. Hilarious! Gr...( read more)eat cast. A definitely must-see!
  • February 26, 2007
    I just happened to catch this on tv one day and didn't know what it was. Not too bad.
  • March 26, 2009
    Time-less emotional drama of life...if ur the sort who cry in movies...this one is a definite cry...very poerful movie
  • February 1, 2009
    Que película tan bonita de la HBO. Mujeres perdedoras, sí, pero con algo que las hace especiales, diferentes y aun si totalmente normales.
  • December 2, 2008
    "Hysterical Blindness" Is such a good movie because its so accurate and honest plus the performances are amazing.
    Uma Thurman Plays Debbie an insecure young woman whos life revolves around the neighborhood bar "Ollies " She and Her best friend Beth played by the equally talente...( read more)d Julliett Lewis haunt Ollies looking for mr right only to find that he isn't there.
    Thurman's portrayal of the desperate, promiscuous Debbie is heart wrenching but amazing to watch. .The always wonderful Gena Rowlands who also gives an exellent and endearing performance as Debbies mom Virginia a waitress at the local diner who meets a man played by Ben Gazzara and falls in love only to have love woes of her own.
    Some of the scenes with Debbie "Uma" and Rick played by the sexy Justin Chambers "whom she meets at Ollies" are painful to watch and make you feel embarrassed for her because of the way she throws herself at him and almost begs him to love her.
    The reason I love the movie so much besides the script and cast are the soundtrack and the dead on accuracy the director captures of the mid 80's also it reminds me of myself and my best girlfriend when we would go out and run straight to the ladies room check our selves spray our hair apply more make up then strut out like 2 peacocks and get our drink on. I highly recommend this movie it has something for everyone ,I watch it atleast 5 times a year.
  • November 18, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 03.06.2003
  • August 27, 2008
    Featuring one of my favourite performances of all time by an actress. Watch Hysterical Blindnes for one of Uma Thurman's best performances.
  • August 19, 2008
    Just Okay, not my kind of drama.

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    January 13, 2008
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    (2002 Director: Mira Nair) Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands(The Notebook, Skeleton Key), Justin Chambers (Southern Belles, Musketeers, Zodiac) ,Ben Gazzara,..Directed by: Mira Nair MISSED THIS ONE!! HUH!?
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