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. Nancy Allen stars as Sally Bedina, a young woman involved in the crime. The supporting cast includes John Lithgow and Dennis Franz. The film's tagline in advertisements was, "Murder has a sound all of its own".
Blow Out (1981)
Directed by Brian De Palma
Genres - Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Political Thriller Film, Psychological Thriller Film |
Release Date - Jul 24, 1981 |
Run Time - 108 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$18,000,000
Box Office
$12,000,754
Themes
Tags
Audio Recording, Car Accident, Carrie, Conspiracy, Cult, Espionage, Jack, Michelangelo Antonioni, Politics, Saturday Night Fever, Tape Recorder, Violent
Attributes
Filming Location: Philadelphia
Narrative Location: Pennsylvania
Subject: political murder
Narrative Location: Pennsylvania
Subject: political murder
Related Movies
Alternate Titles
Blow Out
AU, CA, EG, FR, IN, IL, IT, NL, SG, ZA, SE, TH, AE, GB, US
Blow Out - Der Tod löscht alle Spuren
DE
Blow Out - Explosão
PT
Blow out - O dolofonos tou mesonyktiou
GR
Døden sletter alle spor
DK
Éclatement
CA
El sonido de la muerte
AR, PE, UY
Estallido
MX
Estallido Mortal
SV
Estallido mortal
MX, PE
Explosão
PT
Gumidefekt
HU
Halál a hídon
HU
Impacto
ES
Patlama
TR
Personal Effects
, US
Pucanj nije brisan
HR, RS
Strel ni bil izbrisan
SI
Um Tiro na Noite
BR
Užpusti
LT
Viimeinen todistaja
FI
Vittnet måste tystas
SE
Wybuch
PL
Ο δολοφόνος του μεσονυκτίου
GR
Изстрелът
BG
Прокoл
RU
Прокол
, RU, UA
Пуцањ није брисан
RS
ミッドナイトクロス
JP
凶線
TW