Blow Out |  | Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 17196
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D1000982D
ISBN: 0792850432
UPC: 027616852885
EAN: 9780792850434
ASIN: B00005K3NV
Theatrical Release Date: July 24, 1981
Release Date: August 28, 2001
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Brian De Palma's 1981 thriller is something of a homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's masterful Blowup, though there are hints of Francis Ford Coppola's paranoia-inducing Conversation sprinkled throughout. John Travolta plays a sound-effects man who witnesses what appears to be a tragic car accident killing a presidential candidate. The audio tape he happened to be recording at that moment (adding to his collection of natural sounds), however, suggests but doesn't prove that a murderous conspiracy is afoot. Trying to tease a shred of evidence from murky doubt, Travolta's character turns to a hooker (Nancy Allen) for help and stumbles into a web of evil spun by a right-wing kook (John Lithgow). De Palma's fetishistic fascination with obscured truth in a universe ruled by chance makes Blow Out one of his most operatic films. It's also perhaps one of his most revealing about the inherent decadence of creating verisimilitude for art. Sometimes knocked for its outrageous camera technique, Blow Out contains several exciting sequences that underscore De Palma's amped-up admiration for many of Hitchcock's best moves. --Tom Keogh
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John Travolta (Pulp Fiction, Face/Off) stars in this riveting mystery/thriller filledwith powerful performances, intense action and an "engrossing web of suspense and intrigue" (Blockbuster Entertainment Guide). Written and directed by master filmmaker Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible), Blow Out is a heart-stopping adventure hailed by Rolling Stone as"an American moviemaking triumph!" Jack Terri (Travolta) is a talented audio technician who makes his living by recording unique sounds for horror movies. But when he accidentally tapes an automobile crash that kills a presidential candidate and injures his young mistress, Sally (Nancy Allen), Jack is hurled into a mystery far more terrifying than any of his films! Soon he and Sally mustfight to stay alive as they uncover an explosive political conspiracy that will send shockwaves to the highest levels of government.
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 blow out March 6, 2010
Marilyn J Blaisdell
It's just what I remembered seeing on the tv years ago.
very interesting story, I liked it!
 Blow Out March 1, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
An unsuspecting witness who discovers a crime and is thereby put in grave danger, but with a novel twist. Jack is a sound-man who works on "Grade-B" horror movies. Late one evening, he is "sampling" sounds for use on 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 doesn't know who he can trust. "Blow Out" has a clever thriller twist and visual style by De Palma. The story is quite straight forward and doesn't contain too many twists and turns. However it does have a good premise at it's core and it builds to a suitably low-key ending. John Travolta gives a terrific performance as the sound effect man who stumbles in a conspiracy to eliminate the witnesses to the accident. "Blow Out" is a must see for all Brian DePalma's admirers. A fantastically stylish movie, with scenes that are still wonderful to watch today.
Solid paranoid thriller June 27, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
Blow Out is a fine thriller-ized take on Antonioni's Blow Up, with an appealing John Travolta in the lead and sufficiently creepy villains trying to prevent him from exposing the truth about a supposed car crash; Nancy Allen does hurt the movie with her awful performance (that showcases none of the winning qualities she displays in Dressed to Kill) but it's still one of DePalma's better films.
3/4
A must see Cult Classic April 3, 2009
AC (Central Valley , Californnia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I lived in Philadelphia when they where filming this movie. I remember them blocking off the entire city for this movie. The horrible traffic, the entire center of the city (City Hall, etc) off limits. It was so exciting. Nothing really ever happens in Philly. Anyway...
This is one of the few John Travolta movies I love. This is a love story of sorts wrapped in politics and murder. John Lithgow is incredible.
There are also some really great views of Philadelphia Philadelphia Then and Now (Compact) (Then & Now Thunder Bay) and the old John Wanamaker Building John Wanamaker: Philadelphia Merchant (Signpost Biographies). You must see this film.
Other Philadelphia theme: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Seasons 1 & 2, Philadelphia, John Legend - Live from Philadelphia, History -- History's Mysteries : True Story Of The Philadelphia Experiment
BRIAN DE PALMA, OPUS 14 February 3, 2008
wdanthemanw (Geneva, Switzerland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
***** 1981. Written and directed by Brian De Palma. A sound engineer tries to unravel a political conspiracy but nobody believes him. This lyrical thriller, which has become a cult movie, proves once again that Brian De Palma is a major director. The film is a smart comment about cinema and manipulation worth multiple viewings. Masterpiece.
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