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Blow Out( 1981)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Travolta

      Jack Terry

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      Nancy Allen

      Sally Badina

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      John Lithgow

      Burke

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      Dennis Franz

      Manny Karp

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      Peter Boyden

      Sam

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      John Aquino

      Det. Mackey

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      John McMartin

      Lawrence Henry

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      Deborah Everton

      Hooker

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      J. Patrick McNamara

      Detective at Hospital

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      Roger Wilson

      Coed Lover

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      Missy Cleveland

      Coed Lover

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      Curt May

      Donahue

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      Lori-Nan Engler

      Sue

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      Barbara Sigel

      Girl Lover

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      David De Felice

      Boy Lover

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      Roberto Lombardi

      Train Passenger

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      Missy Crutchfield

      Dancing Coed

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      Cindy Manion

      Dancing Coed

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      Marcy Bigelman

      Ecstatic Coed

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      Ann Kelly

      Studious Coed

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      Dean Bennett

      Campus Guard

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      John Coppolino Jr.

      Maniac

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      Archie Lang

      Mixer

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      Dave Roberts

      Anchorman

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      Claire Carter

      Anchorwoman

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      Maurice Copeland

      Jack Manners

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      John Hoffmeister

      Governor McRyan

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      Thomas J. McCarthy

      Policeman at Hospital

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      Reginald M. Wallace

      Policeman at Hospital

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      Robert L. Penrose

      Hospital Administrator

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      Larry Woody

      Doctor

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      Dick McGarvin

      TV Newscaster

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      Michael Borghese

      Newsdealer

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      Rossana Fichera

      Receptionist

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      James Jeter

      Film Lab Man

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      Luddy Tramontana

      Freddie Corso

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      Sid Doherty

      Cop in Car

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      Milt Fields

      Mobster

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      Bud Seese

      Corrupt Captain

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      Maureen Sullivan

      First Murder Victim

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      Brian Corrigan

      Cop at Karp's Office

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      Elaine Filoon

      Screamer

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      Robin Sherwood

      Betty

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      Tim Choate

      Sailor

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      B.J. Cyrus

      Sailor's Friend

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      Dave DeAngelis

      Sailor's Friend

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      Thomas Finn

      Sailor's Friend

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      Tony Devon

      Sailor's Friend

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      Henry Cohen

      Ambulance Attendant

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      Bernie Rachelle

      Ambulance Attendant

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      William Tarman

      Security Guard

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      Michael Tearson

      Hawker

    Social

    Review 3Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    8.5
    Written by John Chard on Sun Jan 04 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 the crash, he hears two noises which point to a gun shot being fired at the car. So with the dead man ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    18000000.00

    Revenue

    12000000.00

    Keywords

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    • car accident
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