Feb 12
Blow Out
A Philadelphia sound-effects man witnesses and records a car accident that turns out to be a politically motivated murder. Brian De Palma stylish and quite inspired mash up of Coppola's The Conversation and Antonioni's Blow Up remains one of the key conspiracy thrillers of the 1980s and was to have a profound influence on 90s directors as diverse as Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone. Blow Out is arguably De Palma's masterpiece.
GENRE: Thriller, Drama, Detective
MPAA RATING:
R
RUN TIME: 1h 47m
RELEASE DATE: July 24, 1981
STARRING: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden
DIRECTOR(S): Brian De Palma
PRODUCER(S): George Litto
WRITER(S): Brian De Palma, Bill Mesce Jr.
STUDIO: Filmways Pictures
