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Jul 24, 1981 · Blow Out: Directed by Brian De Palma. With John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz. A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Brian De Palma
- 1981-07-24
Blow Out is a 1981 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-budget slasher film, unintentionally captures audio evidence of an assassination involving a presidential hopeful.
Was there a dead body to be found on that fuzzy negative? Was there even such a thing as reality? In "Blow Out," John Travolta plays the character who confronts these questions. He's a sound man for a sleazy Philadelphia B-movie factory. He works on cheap, cynical exploitation films.
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terri (John Travolta) stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes...
- (61)
- Brian De Palma
- R
- John Travolta
Blow Out. 1981 · 1 hr 48 min. R. Mystery · Thriller. A Philadelphia sound-effects man witnesses and records a car accident that turns out to be a politically motivated murder. Subtitles: English. Starring: Nancy Allen John Travolta. Directed by: Brian DePalma.
- Brian Depalma
- January 1, 1981
- 108 min
BLOW OUT (1981) Trailer - The Criterion Collection. Out on Blu-ray and DVD on April 26th, 2011! Learn more: http://www.criterion.com/films/27561 In the enthralling Blow Out, brilliantly...
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- 371.9K
- criterioncollection
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Blow Out. In the enthralling Blow Out, brilliantly crafted by Brian De Palma, John Travolta gives one of his greatest performances, as a film sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination.
