Blow Out
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “Murder has a sound all of its own.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 Cast
John TravoltaJack Terry
Nancy AllenSally Badina
John LithgowBurke
Dennis FranzManny Karp
Peter BoydenSam
John AquinoDet. Mackey
John McMartinLawrence Henry
Deborah EvertonHooker
J. Patrick McNamaraDetective at Hospital
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blow Out about?
- 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.
- Who directed Blow Out?
- Blow Out was directed by Brian De Palma.
- When was Blow Out released?
- Blow Out was released on July 24, 1981.
- How long is Blow Out?
- Blow Out has a runtime of 1h 48m.
- Where can I track Blow Out?
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