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Blow Out  (1981)
Murder has a sound all of its own.


7.4|24 Jul, 1981|108 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$18,000,000
Revenue $12,000,000
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Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvania
hitman
presidential election
politics
audio tape
paranoia
faithlessness
yell
conspiracy
tape recorder
whodunit
car accident
audio recording
criterion
sound effect
neo-noir
noise
grand

Casts

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 Aquino
John Aquino
Det. Mackey
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
Coed Lover
Curt May
Donahue
Lori-Nan Engler
Sue
Barbara Sigel
Girl Lover
David De Felice
Boy Lover
Roberto Lombardi
Roberto Lombardi
Train Passenger
Missy Crutchfield
Dancing Coed
Cindy Manion
Cindy Manion
Dancing Coed
Marcy Bigelman
Ecstatic Coed
Ann Kelly
Studious Coed
Dean Bennett
Campus Guard
John Coppolino Jr.
Maniac
Archie Lang
Mixer
Dave Roberts
Anchorman
Claire Carter
Anchorwoman
Maurice Copeland
Jack Manners
John Hoffmeister
Governor McRyan
Thomas J. McCarthy
Policeman at Hospital
Reginald M. Wallace
Policeman at Hospital
Robert L. Penrose
Hospital Administrator
Larry Woody
Doctor
Dick McGarvin
TV Newscaster
Michael Borghese
Newsdealer
Rossana Fichera
Receptionist
James Jeter
James Jeter
Film Lab Man
Luddy Tramontana
Freddie Corso
Sid Doherty
Cop in Car
Milt Fields
Mobster
Bud Seese
Corrupt Captain
Maureen Sullivan
First Murder Victim
Brian Corrigan
Cop at Karp's Office
Elaine Filoon
Screamer
Robin Sherwood
Robin Sherwood
Betty
Tim Choate
Tim Choate
Sailor
B.J. Cyrus
Sailor's Friend
Dave DeAngelis
Sailor's Friend
Thomas Finn
Sailor's Friend
Tony Devon
Tony Devon
Sailor's Friend
Henry Cohen
Ambulance Attendant
Bernie Rachelle
Bernie Rachelle
Ambulance Attendant
William Tarman
Security Guard
Michael Tearson
Hawker

Crews

Pino Donaggio
Pino Donaggio
Original Music Composer
Paul Hirsch
Paul Hirsch
Editor
George Litto
Producer
Fred C. Caruso
Executive Producer
Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Director
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Brian L. McCarty
Boom Operator
Calvin Joe Acord
Special Effects Supervisor
Bruce Weintraub
Set Decoration
James M. Tanenbaum
Sound Mixer
Dick Vorisek
Sound Supervisor
Randall Coleman
Assistant Sound Editor
Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Writer
Joe Cranzano
Makeup Artist
Rimas Tumasonis
Boom Operator
Leo Lotito Jr.
Makeup Artist
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
David Domeyer
Special Effects
Bill Mesce Jr.
Additional Writing
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Lowell Mate
Dialogue Editor
Lyndell Quiyou
Hairstylist
Carl Pagano
Cableman
Rick Avery
Rick Avery
Stunt Double
Mike Pridgen
Stunts
Durrell Nelson
Stunts
Lewis Gould
Second Assistant Director
Joe Napolitano
First Assistant Director
Jeannine Oppewall
Set Designer
Carey Loftin
Carey Loftin
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Martens
Gaffer
Lisa Freiberger
Casting Associate
Jan Kiesser
Camera Operator
Joanna Oberman
Extras Casting
Paul Sylbert
Paul Sylbert
Production Design
Dan Sable
Supervising Sound Editor
Vicki Sánchez
Costume Design
Michael Moyse
Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Mesce Jr.
Writer

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