Blackout takes place on Christmas Eve at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. A diverse group has gathered to share their stories of hope and madness. They crave strength integrity and friendship as they struggle to make sense of their lives after years of drinking drugging and excess. A unique sense of family love and home prevails. Richard Lewis Dianne Wiest Faye Dunaway Spalding Gray and Howard Rollins Jr. star in the movie version which is titled.