The Blackout Page #2

Synopsis: Matty is a film star who is tired of Hollywood life and moves to Miami, where he makes a proposal to his girlfriend Annie. She is not ready to marry him, and it is revealed that she had an abortion. Depressed because he lost his baby (though it was him who initially asked for abortion), Matty, together with his friend Micky, go on a wild night, they meet a waitress also called Annie and in the end of the night Matty passes out. A year and a half later Matty lives in New York, leads a clean life visiting AA meetings and has a relationship with attractive blonde Susan. He is still obsessed with Annie and returns to Miami, where unexpected news about Annie 2 (the waitress) waits for him.
Director(s): Abel Ferrara
Production: Trimark Pictures
  4 wins.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%
R
Year:
1997
98 min
353 Views


You think I love you?

I know you love me.

- You know?

- I know you love me.

I know you love me

when I touch you like this.

Everybody in the world

can do that.

No one does it like me.

Yes, that. Everybody

can do that like you.

Yes.

Oh, yes.

I do that alone,

and I feel the same thing.

I don't need that.

I love you so much.

You want somethin'?

I told you about Mickey, right?

The moment of awe.

He's telling me

about the moment of--

He's called this prostitute

up in the room.

And he's in a hotel.

The doorman rings him up and says...

''There's a girl here to see you.''

So he says, ''Send her up.''

She comes up to his room.

And she knocks on the door.

- Please listen.

- And he's there.

Do you want to marry me

because I was still pregnant?

Listen to me.

Would you like to come in?

Would you like to--

Would you like to have a drink...

or would you just like to

give me a blow job right now?

Did you want to marry me

because I was still pregnant?

Did you have an abortion?

Did you have an abortion?

I don't want my baby to have a father

who was a junkie. Do you understand?

Who's a junkie?

Who you talkin' about?

- You told me--

- Did you have an abortion?

- You told me to have it.

- Did you have an abortion?

Yes, but you told me

to have an abortion. It's yours!

You had an abortion?

What did it feel like?

What did it feel like?

What did it feel like

to have an abortion?

What did it feel like

to have an abortion?

Why would you f***in' cut my--

I wouldn't say that.

I wouldn't say that!

I would never say

somethin' like that!

What the f*** did you think

I came down here for?

You f***in' b*tch!

If you were any kind of woman,you'd

take a knife and cut that baby out!

Why did you go and cut a baby

out of your f***in' guts for?

You know what? Better yet. I'll take a

knife and cut it out for you, all right?

Who knows what kind of f***in'diseased

d*cks have been inside your c*nt?

You f***in'--

That ain't me.

Yeah, I heard about

all the guys you been f***in'.

- Come on!

- It's all over Hollywood.

- That ain't me. I was--

- You f***in'c*nt. Who you f***in'?

Why don't you tell me

who you been f***in'?

Because it ain't my baby.

It ain't my baby.

Who knows who you been with?

Just talkin' to a friend, you know?

We were--

- Yeah, that's right.

- We were rehearsing.

- You know, I was playin'.

- What am I talkin'to you for?

What am I talkin'to you for?

It's a waste of time.

F*** you. F*** the baby.

F*** everything.

I don't care if I ever see you again

the rest of my life! Understand me?

I don't care if I ever see you.

And f*** you.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

There you go. Oh, yeah.

Whoa.

Keep it movin' in here.

Keep it goin'.

Kate? Does this thing come down?

We have to load this

from the top with her.

She can't be pulled up on this.

Is that right?

- Right.

- Okay, yeah, well, that's a problem.

We got five cameras

going in various places...

on these big screens

all around that you can see.

We're rackin' the money in

comin' in...

gettin' the people comin' in

and then we, you know--

If they want to pay more,

they can be in the film themselves.

We have live acts

goin' on all the time.

We can run silent here,

and everybody can stop talkin'.

We can shoot a picture over here.

-Hey, Matt.

-We're makin' another movie called Nana.

Ever see Nana, the old French film?

- You all right?

- I'm all right.

- You seen Annie?

- No, man.

- Is this bar open?

- Yeah, what do you want?

This is a whole functioning,

like, film place.

Something cold.

That's what we're selling.

That's the theme of the place.

We're gonna generate

movies outta here.

Something wet.

You'd be lucky to get

into the basement door.

Keep it fluid. Don't make it too jumpy

and, you know, too erratic.

Keep it flowin'. It's lookin' good.

- Erotic, not erratic.

- Yeah, erotic, not erratic. Good.

Could you start it

from the top, please?

I don't want this to look

too much like a gong show here.

I want this sexy and hot. I'm gettin'

high-payin' high rollers in here.

Let loose of the tits

with a brain or somethin'!

We're not even talkin'!

F*** it! Hey!

You got the nerve to tell me

about cheating on my husband...

when you haven't taken your eyes

off these f***in' bosoms.

Right. I chase--

That's all I do all day.

- I f***in' chase women, right?

- Touch them. Smell them. Taste them.

- I'm f***in' Madeline!

- I know.

- And you're f***ing humiliating her--

- Bullshit!

Excuse me! Excuse me!

We're makin' film here!

This is all over the big screen here!

Time out! Time out!

I'm directing! This is my club!

I want it quiet!

Make this work related.

Use it. Use it.

Don't spew it all over here.

All right. Come on over here.

Move this.

- Recognize this guy, huh?

- Yeah.

Matty, the movie star.

Couldn't keep him outta the frame.

You gonna be in the movie?

- Yeah, I'm gonna be in this movie.

- Let's ask the editor.

You know what I mean?

He's fantastic.

I'm glad to have him on board.

One point, 25,000 in the club.

One point for the movie, 50,000.

7 5,000, you can be on the boat.

1 00,000, I'll put you in the movie.

Think it over, Pete.

I got a long list. Let me know.

- Oh, man.

- Hey.

Where's Annie?

How the f*** would I know?

I left her with you.

She's the star of your movie. How can

you make the movie without Annie?

I left her with you.

Where is she?

Let me ask you a question.

You sleepin' with her?

Which would make you feel worse?

If I say yes or no?

Are you f***ing her?

No, I'm f***ing you.

No, I'm f***ing you.

What do you mean, am I f***in' her?

Give me a f***in' answer.

Come on.

- Did you f*** her? Come on.

- Listen to me.

- It's not a question of did I--

- Did you f*** her?

It's not a question of did I?

It's, do I remember?

But more importantly...

do you f***in' remember?

Think on it.

- Let's go for a drive.

- Don't be pullin' on me.

- Let's go for a ride.

- You got wheels?

Yeah, man, look at this.

- I got a new one.

- Okay, cool. I'll drive.

Let's go.

Come on.

I wanted that f***in'baby, man.

That baby meant that

we had something that was real...

that we weren't

just f***in' around...

that we were capable

of creating something that was--

Why would I-- Why would I--

I wouldn't do that, man.

Annie's the one, man.

I mean, you ever been married?

Both of us.

We've never been married.

Both of our parents

were married one time.

Both of us were the only child

in the whole family.

I'm telling you, man.

It's like parallel lives.

Annie's-- She's like the other half

of me. Dig what I'm sayin'?

She's gonna come back.

She has to.

F***.

Do you ever think

that in this world...

there's somebody out there

that's a perfect match for you?

That's what Annie is for me, man.

It's just bullshit.

It's just bullshit, man.

Why would I tell her

that I didn't want to have the kid?

Why would I--

I wouldn't say that.

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Abel Ferrara

Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his films, his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known films include Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992) and The Funeral (1996). more…

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