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Blow Out

1981
1h 48m
Crime
Mystery
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1981

Runtime

1h 48m

Where to Watch

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Streaming

2
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5
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
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Fandango At Home

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5
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3
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Storyline

"Murder has a sound all of its own."

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 48m
Jul 24, 1981
Digital Release
Dec 5, 2025
Languages
English
Director
Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Production
Cinema 77
Cinema 77
Filmways Pictures
Filmways Pictures
Geria Productions
Geria Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

52 Cast Members

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

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

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