Blow Out
7.4/10
Rating
108 min
Runtime
1981
Release Year
Brian De Palma
Director
Cast
John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden
Quick Synopsis
Jack Terry, a sound technician working on a slasher film, accidentally records a car accident where a vehicle plunges off a bridge into a river. He dives in to rescue Sally, one of the passengers, while the other occupant, a governor planning to run for president, dies in the crash. As Jack reviews his recordings, he uncovers clues suggesting the accident was not accidental. His investigation draws him deeper into a dangerous conspiracy, and his growing relationship with Sally puts both of them at risk.
Detailed Synopsis of Blow Out
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.
