Movie
1981
Blow Out is a 1981 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. It stars John Travolta as a sound technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-budget slasher film, unintentionally captures audio evidence of an assassination. Nancy Allen stars as Sally Bedina, a young woman involved in the crime. The supporting cast includes John Lithgow and Dennis Franz.
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Brian De Palma was among the critics known as “Hitchcock without humour”. In his 1981 thriller *Blow Out* De Palma decided to prove them wrong and show that he has sense of humour or, at least, ability to make fun of his own work. The film begins with the stylish, memorable scene very much like the one that began *Carrie* and the one ended *Dressed to Kill*; it takes place in shower where something very bad is about…More
This is one of the films from the 80's that was meant to stand the test of time. Out of the last 3 movies I have watched to test this theory 2 of them passed, this was one of them. John Travolta plays Jack Terry, a sound technician at a low-budget film company that just happens to be out one night as a witness for a crime that results in the death of a governor that was being groomed to be president of the USA. Jack…More
