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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox television
| name          = Hysterical Blindness
| image          = Hystericalblindnessdvd.jpg
| image          = Hystericalblindnessdvd.jpg
| caption        = Promotional poster
| caption        = Promotional poster
| genre          = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
| director      = [[Mira Nair]]
| director      = [[Mira Nair]]
| producer      = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jason Blum]]
* Amy Israel
* [[Uma Thurman]]
}}
| writer        = Laura Cahill
| writer        = Laura Cahill
| narrator       =
| based_on       = {{based on|''Hysterical Blindness''|Laura Cahill}}
| starring      = {{Plainlist|
| starring      = {{Plainlist|
* Uma Thurman
* [[Uma Thurman]]
* [[Gena Rowlands]]
* [[Gena Rowlands]]
* [[Juliette Lewis]]
* [[Juliette Lewis]]
* [[Ben Gazzara]]
* [[Ben Gazzara]]
}}
}}
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Uma Thurman
* [[Jason Blum]]
* Amy Israel
}}
| producer      = [[Lydia Dean Pilcher]]
| music          = [[Lesley Barber]]
| music          = [[Lesley Barber]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography = [[Declan Quinn]]
| editing       =
| editor        = [[Kristina Boden]]
| distributor    = [[Home Box Office|HBO]]
| company       = [[Blumhouse Productions|Blum Israel Productions]]
| released      = {{Film date|2002|01|16|[[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2002|08|21|HBO}}
| distributor    = [[HBO Films]]
| released      = {{Film date|2002|01|16|[[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2002|08|21|HBO|TV=y}}
| runtime        = 96 minutes
| runtime        = 96 minutes
| country        = United States
| country        = United States
| language      = English
| language      = English
| budget        =
| network        = [[HBO]]
| gross          =
}}
}}


'''''Hysterical Blindness''''' is a 2002 American [[television film]] directed by [[Mira Nair]] and starring [[Gena Rowlands]], [[Uma Thurman]], [[Juliette Lewis]] and [[Ben Gazzara]]. The film premiered on [[HBO]] on August 21, 2002. In 2003, Uma Thurman won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for her portrayal of Debby Miller. Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands also won Best Supporting Actor/Actress awards for their performances as Virginia Miller and Nick Piccolo at the 2003 [[Emmy Award]]s. The opening titles by Trollbäck + Company won a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Main Title Design in 2003.
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In the film Thurman plays an excitable [[New Jersey]] woman in the 1980s searching for romance. The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' review wrote, “Thurman so commits herself to the role, eyes blazing and body akimbo, that you start to believe that such a creature could exist — an exquisite looking woman so spastic and needy that she repulses regular Joes. Thurman has bent the role to her will”.<ref>"A repulsive beauty in ’80s Jersey, Thurman’s histrionics fit “Hysterical Blindness” well." ''San Francisco Chronicle''. 23 August 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2006.</ref>
'''''Hysterical Blindness''''' is a 2002 American [[television film|television]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Mira Nair]] and written by Laura Cahill, based on her stage play of the same name. It stars [[Gena Rowlands]], [[Uma Thurman]], [[Juliette Lewis]] and [[Ben Gazzara]]. The film premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 16, 2002, and aired on [[HBO]] on August 21, 2002. In 2003, Uma Thurman won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for her portrayal of Debby Miller. Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands also won Best Supporting Actor/Actress awards for their performances as Virginia Miller and Nick Piccolo at the 2003 [[Emmy Award]]s. The opening titles by Trollbäck + Company won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design in 2003.
 
Thurman plays an excitable [[New Jersey]] woman in the 1980s searching for romance. The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' review wrote, "Thurman so commits herself to the role, eyes blazing and body akimbo, that you start to believe that such a creature could exist — an exquisite looking woman so spastic and needy that she repulses regular Joes. Thurman has bent the role to her will".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meyer |first=Carla |date=August 23, 2002 |title=A repulsive beauty in '80s Jersey / Thurman's histrionics fit 'Hysterical Blindness' well |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/A-repulsive-beauty-in-80s-Jersey-Thurman-s-2806870.php |access-date=February 13, 2006}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
It's 1987 in [[Bayonne, New Jersey]] and Debby Miller has just been diagnosed with a condition called [[Conversion disorder|hysterical blindness]] in which there are moments when her sight fades in and out. The doctor tells her to try to have fun with her friends. She and her best friend Beth go to their favorite pub, Ollie's, and try to find a man and have a drink. Beth flirts with the bartender and Debby gets angry with her and decides to go outside. There she meets Rick. He wants little to do with her but she convinces him to walk her to her car. As a 'thank you' she offers to buy him a drink and tells him that she will be at the same bar again tomorrow.
In 1987 in [[Bayonne, New Jersey]], Debby Miller has been diagnosed with the condition [[Conversion disorder|hysterical blindness]] in which there are times when her sight fades in and out. The doctor tells her to try to have fun with her friends. She and her best friend Beth go to their favorite pub, Ollie's, and try to find a man and [[alcoholic beverage|have a drink]]. Beth flirts with the bartender, and Debby grows angry with her and goes outside where she meets Rick. He wants little to do with her, but she convinces him to escort her to her car. As a 'thank you,' she offers to buy him a drink and tells him that she will be at the same bar tomorrow.


The next day they run into each other at the same bar and she asks him to go somewhere else and they end up at his house. It is clear that Rick has little interest in Debby, so to move things along she tells him that she 'gives a great blow job.' Afterwards, she thinks she has found love, but Rick was only looking for a one-night stand. Debby goes home, where her mother Virginia has also started dating an older man named Nick who wants her to move with him to Florida. Nick passes away suddenly from a heart attack, and Virginia realizes that until she met Nick, she had been living her life waiting for things to happen to her. In the end, Debby, Beth and Virginia struggle to find stability in their New Jersey town and agree that all they need is each other.
The next day, they see each other at Ollies's, and she asks him to go somewhere else; eventually they are at his house. It is clear that Rick has little interest in Debby, so to move things along, she tells him that she 'gives a great [[blow job]].' Afterward, she thinks she has found love, but Rick is only looking for a [[one-night stand]]. Debby goes home.
 
Her mother Virginia has been dating an older man, Nick, who wants her to move with him to [[Florida]]. However, Nick dies from a [[heart attack]]. Virginia realizes that until she met Nick, she lived her life, waiting for things to happen to her. In the end, Debby, Beth and Virginia struggle to find stability in their New Jersey town and agree that all they need is each other.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Justin Chambers]] as Rick
*[[Justin Chambers]] as Rick
*Jolie Peters as Amber Autumn Toczynski
*Jolie Peters as Amber Autumn Toczynski
== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Subject
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Primetime Emmy Award]] <small>(2003 Emmy Awards)</small>
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|[[Ben Gazzara]]
|{{won}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 22, 2003 |title=Primetime Emmys 2003: Winners |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3127900.stm |access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|[[Gena Rowlands]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Outstanding Main Title Design]]
|Laurent Fauchere, Antoine Tinguely, Chris Haak, Jakob Trollbeck
|{{win}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|Sheila Jaffe, [[Georgianne Walken]]
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2003 |title=Complete List of Emmy Nominations - Boston.com |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2003/07/17/complete_list_of_emmy_nominations/ |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=archive.boston.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|[[Declan Quinn]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|[[Juliette Lewis]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|Laura Cahill
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
|[[Uma Thurman]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/9th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=[[SAG Awards]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Casting Society of America]]
|Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week
|Sheila Jaffe, Georgianne Walken
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2003 Artios Award Winners – October 8, 2003 |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2003 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=Casting Society of America}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Film Independent Spirit Awards]]
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay|Best First Screenplay]]
|Laura Cahill
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2002 |title=2003 IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominations |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2002/12/2003-ifp-independent-spirit-award-nominations-80086/ |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]]
|Juliette Lewis
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]]
|Uma Thurman
|{{won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees 2003 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2003 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=[[Golden Globe Awards]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|Gena Rowlands
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Marrakech International Film Festival Awards|Marrakech International Film Festival]]
|Golden Star (Étoile d’or)/Grand prix
|[[Mira Nair]]
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2003 |title=Marrakech film festival opens |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/marrakech-film-festival-opens-20031003-gdhiwm.html |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|[[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Adapted|Long Form – Adapted]]
|Laura Cahill (teleplay)
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 2002 |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/award-edition.php?edition-id=wga_2003 |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=Film Affinity}}</ref>
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.hbo.com/films/hystericalblindness/index.html}}
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20021002220011/http://www.hbo.com/films/hystericalblindness/index.html}}. [[Wayback Machine]]. Archived from [http://www.hbo.com/films/hystericalblindness/index.html the original] on 2002-10-02.
*{{Amg movie|261171}}
*{{Amg movie|261171}}
*{{IMDb title|0290664}}
*{{IMDb title|0290664}}
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[[Category:2000s female buddy films]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 1 July 2022

Hysterical Blindness
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Based onHysterical Blindness
by Laura Cahill
Written byLaura Cahill
Directed byMira Nair
Starring
Music byLesley Barber
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLydia Dean Pilcher
CinematographyDeclan Quinn
EditorKristina Boden
Running time96 minutes
Production companyBlum Israel Productions
DistributorHBO Films
Release
Original networkHBO
Original release
  • January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) (Sundance)
  • August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) (HBO)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]


Hysterical Blindness is a 2002 American television drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Laura Cahill, based on her stage play of the same name. It stars Gena Rowlands, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis and Ben Gazzara. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2002, and aired on HBO on August 21, 2002. In 2003, Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Debby Miller. Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands also won Best Supporting Actor/Actress awards for their performances as Virginia Miller and Nick Piccolo at the 2003 Emmy Awards. The opening titles by Trollbäck + Company won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design in 2003.

Thurman plays an excitable New Jersey woman in the 1980s searching for romance. The San Francisco Chronicle review wrote, "Thurman so commits herself to the role, eyes blazing and body akimbo, that you start to believe that such a creature could exist — an exquisite looking woman so spastic and needy that she repulses regular Joes. Thurman has bent the role to her will".[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

In 1987 in Bayonne, New Jersey, Debby Miller has been diagnosed with the condition hysterical blindness in which there are times when her sight fades in and out. The doctor tells her to try to have fun with her friends. She and her best friend Beth go to their favorite pub, Ollie's, and try to find a man and have a drink. Beth flirts with the bartender, and Debby grows angry with her and goes outside where she meets Rick. He wants little to do with her, but she convinces him to escort her to her car. As a 'thank you,' she offers to buy him a drink and tells him that she will be at the same bar tomorrow.

The next day, they see each other at Ollies's, and she asks him to go somewhere else; eventually they are at his house. It is clear that Rick has little interest in Debby, so to move things along, she tells him that she 'gives a great blow job.' Afterward, she thinks she has found love, but Rick is only looking for a one-night stand. Debby goes home.

Her mother Virginia has been dating an older man, Nick, who wants her to move with him to Florida. However, Nick dies from a heart attack. Virginia realizes that until she met Nick, she lived her life, waiting for things to happen to her. In the end, Debby, Beth and Virginia struggle to find stability in their New Jersey town and agree that all they need is each other.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Award Category Subject Result Ref.
Primetime Emmy Award (2003 Emmy Awards) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Ben Gazzara Won [2]
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Gena Rowlands Won
Outstanding Main Title Design Laurent Fauchere, Antoine Tinguely, Chris Haak, Jakob Trollbeck Won
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Movie Sheila Jaffe, Georgianne Walken Nominated [3]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Movie Declan Quinn Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Juliette Lewis Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie Laura Cahill Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Uma Thurman Nominated [4]
Casting Society of America Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week Sheila Jaffe, Georgianne Walken Nominated [5]
Film Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay Laura Cahill Nominated [6]
Best Supporting Female Juliette Lewis Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Uma Thurman Won [7]
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Gena Rowlands Nominated
Marrakech International Film Festival Golden Star (Étoile d’or)/Grand prix Mira Nair Nominated [8]
Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form – Adapted Laura Cahill (teleplay) Nominated [9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Meyer, Carla (August 23, 2002). "A repulsive beauty in '80s Jersey / Thurman's histrionics fit 'Hysterical Blindness' well". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 13, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Primetime Emmys 2003: Winners". BBC. September 22, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Complete List of Emmy Nominations - Boston.com". archive.boston.com. July 17, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG Awards. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2003 Artios Award Winners – October 8, 2003". Casting Society of America. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2003 IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominations". IndieWire. December 11, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Winners & Nominees 2003". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Marrakech film festival opens". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 3, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 2002". Film Affinity. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

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