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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. 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.
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Blow Out
- Overview
- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 24, 1981
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
User Score
74%
Original Title
Blow Out
Production Companies
Cinema 77, Filmways Pictures, Geria Productions
Director
Brian De Palma
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$12,000,000
Description
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.
