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Blow Out

1981-07-24 · 108 min · ★ 7.3

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Brian De Palma
Production companies
Cinema 77, Geria Productions, George Litto Productions, Viscount Associates
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 18,000,000
Revenue
USD 12,000,000

Top Cast

John TravoltaJohn TravoltaJack Terry
Nancy AllenNancy AllenSally Badina
John LithgowJohn LithgowBurke
Dennis FranzDennis FranzManny Karp
Peter BoydenPeter BoydenSam
John AquinoDet. Mackey
John McMartinJohn McMartinLawrence Henry
Deborah EvertonDeborah EvertonHooker
J. Patrick McNamaraJ. Patrick McNamaraDetective at Hospital
Roger WilsonRoger WilsonCoed Lover
Missy ClevelandMissy ClevelandCoed Lover
Curt MayDonahue
Lori-Nan EnglerSue
Barbara SigelGirl Lover
David De FeliceBoy Lover
Roberto LombardiRoberto LombardiTrain Passenger
Missy CrutchfieldDancing Coed
Cindy ManionCindy ManionDancing Coed
Marcy BigelmanEcstatic Coed
Ann KellyStudious Coed

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