Blow Out

– Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is r..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Blow Out (1981)

Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him when the media become involved, and he begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy. As he struggles to survive against his shadowy enemies and expose the truth, he does not know whom he can trust.

Blow Out (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

24 Jul 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writer:

Brian De Palma

Main Actors:

John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz

Plot:

This stylish Brian De Palma thriller plays off the theme of the unsuspecting witness who discovers a crime and is thereby put in grave danger, but with a novel twist. Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him when the media become involved, and he begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy. As he struggles to survive against his shadowy enemies and expose the truth, he does not know whom he can trust.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

Filmways Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
85%