Blow Out (1981)

US:: R Thriller

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.

Updated May 10 2020

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1981-07-24

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FACTS

Runtime: 108 mins Revenue: $12,000,000 Budget: $18,000,000 Rating: 7.4 Tag Line: Murder has a sound all of its own!

Cast

John Travolta

Jack Terry

Dennis Franz

Manny Karp

John Lithgow

Burke

J. Patrick McNamara

Detective at Hospital

John McMartin

Lawrence Henry

Deborah Everton

Hooker

Nancy Allen

Sally Badina

Peter Boyden

Sam