Blackout
Blackout

Blackout

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1985
1h 40m
5.2(20 votes)
Thriller
Crime
TV Movie
Horror

Overview

A police officer suspects that a local husband and father, who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident, is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Keith Carradine

Allen Devlin

Keith Carradine
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Kathleen Quinlan

Chris Graham

Kathleen Quinlan
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Richard Widmark

Joe Steiner

Richard Widmark
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Michael Beck

Mike Patterson

Michael Beck
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Gerald Hiken

Theo Grant

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Don Hood

Phil Murphy

Don Hood
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Dameon Clarke

Battered Child

Dameon Clarke
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Martina Deignan

Pauline

Martina Deignan
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Paul Drake

John Davey

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Lawrence Lott

Dr. Van Buren

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Kenneth Kimmins

Dr. Kay

Kenneth Kimmins
Production

Murray Ord

Harlan French

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Sheila Moore

Dr. Alcott

Sheila Moore
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Jason Michas

Mark

Jason Michas
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Shana Lane-Block

Kathy

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Pierre Lamielle

Paul

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Crew

Dan Shea

Comic

Dan Shea
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Chris Christiansen

Reporter

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Walter Marsh

Dr. Sidney

Walter Marsh
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Danitza Kingsley

1st Rape Victim

Danitza Kingsley
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Gabrielle Rose

Victim's Friend

Gabrielle Rose
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Louise Johann

2nd Rape Victim

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Jerry Wasserman

Motel Clerk

Jerry Wasserman
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Don MacKay

Dental Surgeon

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Howard Storey

1st Man in Gym

Howard Storey
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Bob Hughes

2nd Man in Gym

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Dave Sayer

Younger Man

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Stephen E. Miller

3rd Man in Gym

Stephen E. Miller
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Lillian Carlson

Mrs. Burns

Lillian Carlson
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Judith Georgetti

Plastic Surgeon

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Meredith Bain Woodward

Forensic Technician

Meredith Bain Woodward
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James Tyson

Policeman (uncredited)

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