Blow Out

About Blow Out

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.

Brian De Palma's Blow Out is a 1981 crime mystery film. Released in July 1981, it runs 108 minutes.

Its themes are car accident, paranoia, whodunit, and political thriller.

John Travolta takes the lead as Jack Terry, Nancy Allen as Sally Badina, John Lithgow as Burke, and Dennis Franz as Manny Karp. The screenplay is by Bill Mesce Jr. and Brian De Palma. It comes from Cinema 77, Filmways Pictures, and Geria Productions. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

The Accountant², Arlington Road, and The Nice Guys make useful companions to Blow Out, all filed under conspiracy, grand, and hitman. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 1,770 votes and it carries a R rating.