Blow Out
Murder has a sound all of its own.
Overview
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Revenue
- $12,000,000
- Production
- Cinema 77, Filmways Pictures, Geria Productions
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Cast
John Travolta
Jack Terry
Nancy Allen
Sally Badina
John Lithgow
Burke
Dennis Franz
Manny Karp
Peter Boyden
Sam
John Aquino
Det. Mackey
John McMartin
Lawrence Henry
Deborah Everton
Hooker
J. Patrick McNamara
Detective at Hospital
Roger Wilson
Coed Lover
Missy Cleveland
Coed Lover
Roberto Lombardi
Train Passenger
Cindy Manion
Dancing Coed
James Jeter
Film Lab Man
Robin Sherwood
Betty
Tim Choate
Sailor
Tony Devon
Sailor's Friend
Bernie Rachelle
Ambulance Attendant
Crew
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Writers
- Brian De Palma,Bill Mesce Jr.
- Producers
- George Litto,Fred C. Caruso
- Cinematography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Composer
- Pino Donaggio
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John Chard
January 4, 2015
Superior entry on De Palma's CV. Brian De Palma has always gotten a bad rap for his penchant for essaying his heroes and favourite thrillers, what often gets forgotten is just how great he could be in crafting said thrillers. Blow Out has John Travolta as a sound engineer for low budget horror movies, who while out recording sounds one night witnesses a car crash and dives into the river to rescue the call girl trapped in the back seat (Nancy Allen). Upon listening back to the footage of t…
Wuchak
June 14, 2021
_**Colorful De Palma crime mystery with Travolta and Lithgow**_ A sound effects man in Philadelphia (John Travolta) obtains evidence that a fatal accident involving the governor wasn’t really an accident, which thrusts him into danger with shady characters. John Lithgow, Dennis Franz and Nancy Allen are all somehow involved in the nefarious conspiracy. Written & directed by Brian De Palma, "Blow Out” (1981) is a crime drama/thriller whose colors, artistic style, cast and Philadelphia locat…
JPV852
September 8, 2022
This is one I've watched a few times over the years and it's still great with each viewing. John Travolta and Nancy Allen give great performances and although it's not one of these thrill-a-minute films, it still maintains the suspense throughout. It's one of the gems for Brian De Palma. **4.5/5**