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19811h 48mREnglish

Blow Out

Murder has a sound all of its own.

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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.

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DirectorBrian De Palma

Keywords

philadelphia, pennsylvaniahitmanpresidential electionpoliticsaudio tapeparanoiafaithlessnessyellconspiracytape recorderwhodunitcar accidentaudio recordingsound effectneo-noirpolitical thrillernoisegrand
Budget$18M
Box Office$12M

Cast

John Travolta as Jack Terry

John Travolta

Jack Terry

Nancy Allen as Sally Badina

Nancy Allen

Sally Badina

John Lithgow as Burke

John Lithgow

Burke

Dennis Franz as Manny Karp

Dennis Franz

Manny Karp

Peter Boyden as Sam

Peter Boyden

Sam

John Aquino as Det. Mackey

John Aquino

Det. Mackey

John McMartin as Lawrence Henry

John McMartin

Lawrence Henry

Deborah Everton as Hooker

Deborah Everton

Hooker

J. Patrick McNamara as Detective at Hospital

J. Patrick McNamara

Detective at Hospital

Roger Wilson as Coed Lover

Roger Wilson

Coed Lover