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Blow Out
Murder has a sound all of its own.
Genres
ThrillerMysteryCrime
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$18000000
Revenue
$12000000
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
1981-07-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1555
Vote Average
7.376
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
John Travolta
Jack Terry
Nancy Allen
Sally Badina
John Lithgow
Burke
Dennis Franz
Manny Karp
Peter Boyden
Sam
John Aquino
Det. Mackey
John McMartin
Lawrence Henry
Deborah Everton
Hooker
J. Patrick McNamara
Detective at Hospital
Roger Wilson
Coed Lover
Missy Cleveland
Coed Lover
Curt May
Donahue
Lori-Nan Engler
Sue
Barbara Sigel
Girl Lover
David De Felice
Boy Lover
Roberto Lombardi
Train Passenger
Missy Crutchfield
Dancing Coed
Cindy Manion
Dancing Coed
Marcy Bigelman
Ecstatic Coed
Ann Kelly
Studious Coed
Dean Bennett
Campus Guard
John Coppolino Jr.
Maniac
Archie Lang
Mixer
Dave Roberts
Anchorman
Claire Carter
Anchorwoman
Maurice Copeland
Jack Manners
John Hoffmeister
Governor McRyan
Thomas J. McCarthy
Policeman at Hospital
Reginald M. Wallace
Policeman at Hospital
Robert L. Penrose
Hospital Administrator
Larry Woody
Doctor
Dick McGarvin
TV Newscaster
Michael Borghese
Newsdealer
Rossana Fichera
Receptionist
James Jeter
Film Lab Man
Luddy Tramontana
Freddie Corso
Sid Doherty
Cop in Car
Milt Fields
Mobster
Bud Seese
Corrupt Captain
Maureen Sullivan
First Murder Victim
Brian Corrigan
Cop at Karp's Office
Elaine Filoon
Screamer
Robin Sherwood
Betty
Tim Choate
Sailor
B.J. Cyrus
Sailor's Friend
Dave DeAngelis
Sailor's Friend
Thomas Finn
Sailor's Friend
Tony Devon
Sailor's Friend
Henry Cohen
Ambulance Attendant
Bernie Rachelle
Ambulance Attendant
William Tarman
Security Guard
Michael Tearson
Hawker
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