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Blow Out

Blow Out

“Murder has a sound all of its own.”
★7.3/10(1,788)Rage•1981•1h 48m
CrimeMysteryThriller
DirectorBrian De Palma
ScreenplayBrian De Palma, Bill Mesce Jr.
Brian De Palma's stylish paranoid thriller stars John Travolta as a movie sound technician who accidentally records evidence of a political assassination and becomes obsessed with proving what he heard. A virtuoso exercise in sound, image, and Hitchcockian tension, with Nancy Allen and a chilling John Lithgow, it underperformed on release but is now regarded as one of De Palma's masterpieces.
Release
Jul 24, 1981
Budget
$18M
Country
United States
Revenue
$12M

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Where to watch Blow Out? Blow Out is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free.
Who directed Blow Out? Blow Out is directed by Brian De Palma.
Who stars in Blow Out? The main cast of Blow Out includes John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden.
How long is Blow Out? Blow Out is 1h 48min long.

Cast

John Travolta
John Travolta
Jack Terry
Nancy Allen
Nancy Allen
Sally Badina
John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Burke
Dennis Franz
Dennis Franz
Manny Karp
Peter Boyden
Peter Boyden
Sam
John McMartin
John McMartin
Lawrence Henry
Deborah Everton
Deborah Everton
Hooker
J. Patrick McNamara
J. Patrick McNamara
Detective at Hospital
Roger Wilson
Roger Wilson
Coed Lover
Missy Cleveland
Missy Cleveland
Coed Lover
Roberto Lombardi
Roberto Lombardi
Train Passenger
Cindy Manion
Cindy Manion
Dancing Coed
James Jeter
James Jeter
Film Lab Man
Robin Sherwood
Robin Sherwood
Betty
Tim Choate
Tim Choate
Sailor
Tony Devon
Tony Devon
Sailor's Friend
Bernie Rachelle
Bernie Rachelle
Ambulance Attendant

Synopsis

Brian De Palma's stylish paranoid thriller stars John Travolta as a movie sound technician who accidentally records evidence of a political assassination and becomes obsessed with proving what he heard. A virtuoso exercise in sound, image, and Hitchcockian tension, with Nancy Allen and a chilling John Lithgow, it underperformed on release but is now regarded as one of De Palma's masterpieces.

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