Blow Out (1981)

  • R
  • 07/07/1981 (US)
  • Thriller, Mystery, Crime
  • 1h 48m

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.

Brian De Palma

Director, Writer

Bill Mesce Jr.

Writer

Cast

John Travolta's headshot

John Travolta

Jack Terry
Nancy Allen's headshot

Nancy Allen

Sally Badina
John Lithgow's headshot

John Lithgow

Burke
Dennis Franz's headshot

Dennis Franz

Manny Karp
Peter Boyden's headshot

Peter Boyden

Sam
John Aquino's headshot

John Aquino

Det. Mackey
John McMartin's headshot

John McMartin

Lawrence Henry
Deborah Everton's headshot

Deborah Everton

Hooker

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