Hysterical Blindness
Brief Synopsis
Best friends Debby and Beth (both pushing thirty) go looking for love in the wrong place -- namely their favorite bar, Ollie's. Rugged contractor Rick eyes Bet
Cast & Crew
Mira Nair
Russell Gibson
Callie Thorne
Gena Rowlands
Laura Cahill
Juliette Lewis
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Three working class, New Jersey women go on a quest for love and meaning that threatens the very relationships they share with each other.
Best friends Debby and Beth (both pushing thirty) go looking for love in the wrong place -- namely their favorite bar, Ollie's. Rugged contractor Rick eyes Beth but ends up going home with the more assertive Debby. Beth's style is further cramped by the responsibilities of single motherhood. As Debby tries to parlay what was essentially a casual fling into possible marriage with an indifferent Rick, her mother Virginia wonders if her affair with widower Nick is the real thing. Rounding out the romantic possibilities is Bobby, the bartender who flirts with Beth. The women clash as plans go awry, tragedy strikes, and hearts broken. In the end, Debby, Beth and Virginia find, if not the relationships of their dreams, peace with each other and within themselves.
Director
Mira Nair
Cast
Russell Gibson
Callie Thorne
Gena Rowlands
Laura Cahill
Juliette Lewis
Anthony De Sando
Susan Varon
Jolie Peters
Lisa Altomare
Rick Pisarro
Kelly Canfield
Justin W. Chambers
Uma Thurman
Alex Draper
Wade Mylius
Johann Carlo
Susan Isaacs
Ben Gazzara
Ali Marsh
Bobby Tisdale
Jayne Haynes
Crew
Betsy Alton
William Arnot
Robyn Aronstam
Lesley Barber
Rodney Bauer
Christine Beebe
Braden Belmonte
Jason Blum
Kristina Boden
Michael W Brennan
David Briggs
Craig Burfeindt
Laura Cahill
Laura Cahill
Laura Cahill
Debbie Canfield
Scott Canfield
Mickey Carleton
Stephanie Carroll
Rose Chatterton
Linda Cohen
Adgar Cowans
Cara Czekanski
Glenn R Davis
Shirley Davis
Robin Day
Michael De Casper
Peter Donohue
Laura Downing
Paul Drenning
Ed Engels
Laurent Fauchere
Paul Fischer
Patrick Fontana
Edward R Geller
Hildie Ginsberg
Brent Godek
John Greenway
Carlos Guerra
Chris Haak
Chris Heaps
Arlene Hellerman
Akeo Ihara
Amy Israel
John C Jackson
Sheila Jaffe
Bruce Jordan
Michael Jortner
Travis Klose
Linda Krantz
Tommy Louie
Kasia Walicka Maimone
Lydia Marks
Michael Wayne Miller
Michael Mills
John Mitchell
Jeff Mossa
Tom Nelson
Heather Norton
Phoebe O'connor
Brian Palatucci
Kyra Panchenko
David Phillip
Lydia Pilcher
Declan Quinn
Christopher Raymond
Larry Ryle
Gerard Sava
Scott Schaeffer
Mike Schmidt
Robert Sciretta
Gianna Sparacino
Alex Steyermark
Dominick Tavella
Martel Thompson
Uma Thurman
Antoine Tinguely
Mark Von Holstein
Georgianne Walken
Ron Waters
Tim Weston
Benjamin White
Derek Yip
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Nominated for the 2003 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing (Adapted Long Form) by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Winner of two 2003 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Ben Gazzara) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Gena Rowlands), from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Juliette Lewis), Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Laura Cahill), Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie (Declan Quinn), and Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken).
Aired in United States April 15, 2003
Aired in United States August 25, 2002
Aired in United States January 2002
