Blow Out

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7.4/10

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A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.

Director
- Brian De Palma
Writers
- Brian De Palma
- Bill Mesce Jr.
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

69K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,322

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Director
- Brian De Palma
Writers
- Brian De Palma
- Bill Mesce Jr.
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Blow Out: The Criterion Collection

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Trivia
While on the way to the airport, the driver of the van containing two reels of footage of the Liberty Parade sequence stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts, leaving the van unattended. It was stolen while he was inside, and the footage was never seen again. The crew had to return to Philadelphia just to re-shoot the entire scene, at a cost of $750,000. Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond was no longer available, so he was replaced by László Kovács.

Goofs
The sound mixer for the slasher movie mutes all of the sounds except the scream of the girl in the shower, in order to prove that it's really her voice. In fact, what he proves is that she's been dubbed: if it were really sound from the location he would not have been able to eliminate the shower or its curtain being pulled aside, as the microphone would have picked them up too.

Quotes
[last lines]
Jack Terry: It's a good scream. It's a good scream.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: John Travolta/Erma Bombeck (1981)

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Featured review

8/10

A fantastically stylish film, with scenes that are still wonderful to watch today.

The opening of this movie must rival Bullit as cool openings go. Wonderfully shot throughout, and even though you can see how dated the film is just by Travoltas' and Allens' hair and dress sense, it doesn't affect the quality. The story is competent, but what makes the film is DePalma's treatment. The quiet scenes and the complete focus on noise, other than that of the characters talking. Visuals and backgrounds start this movie and run all the way through the major scenes, finally closing it. This is an excellent thriller, and many modern films of this genre should take notes. A great movie.