Blow Out (1981)
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Murder has a sound all of its own.
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.
- Released: 1981-07-24
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,754 votes
Directed by Brian De Palma.
Top cast
- John Travolta as Jack Terry
- Nancy Allen as Sally Badina
- John Lithgow as Burke
- Dennis Franz as Manny Karp
- Peter Boyden as Sam
- John Aquino as Det. Mackey
- John McMartin as Lawrence Henry
- Deborah Everton as Hooker
- J. Patrick McNamara as Detective at Hospital
- Roger Wilson as Coed Lover
Where to watch Blow Out
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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