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Blow Out, 1981

Starring: John Travolta, Nancy Allen

Directed by: Brian De Palma

Written by: Brian De Palma

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 107 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.2

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Blow Out can be described as gloomy, stylized, and captivating. The plot revolves around a political conspiracy, witnessing a crime, and amateur detectives. The main genres are independent and thriller. In terms of style, Blow Out is neo-noir and involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in the 1980s. Blow Out has received attention for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves nudity, sexual content, and profanity.

Summary of Blow Out

While outdoors recording sound effects for a movie, audio technician Jack Terri hears a tire blowout and a car crash. Before the car sinks into the river, he manages to save the female passenger from drowning. Because the other passenger was a presidential candidate, Jack suspects that the "accident" was a political murder. Afterwards, Jack falls in love with Sally, the woman he rescued, and learns that she's been in cahoots with Manny, a sleazy photographer who's operating a blackmail scheme. As part of their scam, Manny photographs Sally with important men in what appear to be compromising situations. Jack starts to wonder whether he's being paranoid or whether things are not quite what they seem. Then the assassin turns his attention to Jack and Sally, and Jack has to use every special effects trick in the book to keep them both alive.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	24 July 1981
Runtime:	107 min

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John Travolta

as Jack Terry

Nancy Allen

as Sally

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As usual from De Palma, you get some fantastic tracking shots, some clever split screens, but the acting seemed to slow the movie down. The characters were one-dimensional. The music was intrusive. If you'd like to see a more complex film(but... Read and rate it

22.March.2009
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by: donp17
donp17 rated this movie4/10Disappointing

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