Blow Out (1981)
| Release Date | 24 July 1981 |
| Budget | $18,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Blow Out took them to the edge of terror . . . his questions took them way beyond [Video Australia] |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 30th Street Station - 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller, Political Thriller |
| Mood | Spellbinders |
| Themes | Witnessing a Crime, Assassination Plots, Conspiracies |
| Tones | Disturbing, Downbeat, Forceful, Moody, Paranoid, Stylized, Ominous |
| Tags | Assassin, Bridge [structure], Car, Cover Up, Girlfriend, Political Intrigue, River, Sound Effects, Tape [recording] |
Blow Out is a 1981 thriller film, written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, while recording sounds for a low-budget horror film, serendipitously captures audio evidence of an assassination involving a presidential hopeful. Nancy Allen stars as Sally Bedina, the young woman Jack rescues during the crime. The supporting cast includes John Lithgow and Dennis Franz.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Peter Boyden
Sam
Curt May
Donahue
John Aquino
Det. Mackey
Deborah Everton
Hooker
J. Patrick McNamara
Detective at hospital
Missy Cleveland
Coed lover
Lori-Nan Engler
Sue
Cindy Manion
Dancing coed
Missy O'Shea
Dancing coed
Marcy Bigelman
Ecstatic coed
Ann Kelly
Studious coed
Dean Bennett
Campus guard
John Copolino Jr.
Maniac
Archie Lang
Mixer
Dave Roberts
Anchorman
Claire Carter
Joan, anchor woman
Maurice Copeland
Jack Manners
John Hoffmeister
Gov. McRyan
David De Felice
Boy lover
Barbara Sigel
Girl lover
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
News dealer
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
Murder victim #1
Brian Corrigan
Cop at Karp's office
Elaine Filoon
Screamer
Robin Sherwood
Screamer
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
Ernest McClure
Jim
Director
Writer
Bill Mesce Jr.
uncredited
Producer
Fred C. Caruso
executive producer
George Litto
producer
Original Music
Pino Donaggio
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Cinematographer
Editor
Paul Hirsch
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Casting Director
Lynn Stalmaster
Production Designer
Paul Sylbert
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Set Decorator
Bruce Weintraub
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Costume Designer
Vicki Sánchez
Makeup Department
Joseph Cranzano
makeup artist: Nancy Allen
Leo Lotito Jr.
makeup artist
Vivian McAteer
hair stylist
Lyndell Quiyou
hair stylist: Nancy Allen
Production Manager
Fred C. Caruso
production manager
Robert Rothbard
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Dillon
dga trainee
John Fox
second unit director
Lewis Gould
second assistant director
Joe Napolitano
first assistant director
Art Department
Joe Acord
construction coordinator
Tom Bartholomew
scenic chargeman
Irwin 'Eppy' Epstein
drapery man
Drew H. Fash
property assistant
Mark Hollingsworth
prop man
Moe Larson
set painter
Daniel Loren May
lead man
Jim McGee
construction foreman
Erik L. Nelson
property master
Christopher Sylbert
scenic chargeman
Sound Department
Lowell Mate
dialogue loop editor
Michael Moyse
sound editor
Dan Sable
supervising sound editor
James M. Tanenbaum
sound mixer
Rimas Tumasonis
boom operator
Dick Vorisek
sound re-recording supervisor
Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer
Brian L. McCarty
boom operator
Special Effects
Calvin Joe Acord
special effects foreman
David Domeyer
special effects
Stunts
Rick Avery
stunt double: John Travolta
Carey Loftin
stunt coordinator
Mike Pridgen
stunts
May Boss
stunts
Leslie Hoffman
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Dick Deats
key grip
Jim Dyer
best boy grip
Michael Gershman
assistant camera
Louis Goldman
still photographer
Michael Green
second assistant camera
Jan Kiesser
camera operator
John Kirk
best boy
Rick Martens
gaffer
Rexford L. Metz
underwater director of photography
Ken Nishino
second assistant camera
Chuck Nolen
still photographer
Gary Parker
dolly grip
Jonathan Smith
assistant camera
Larry Whitehead
rig electrician
Garrett Brown
Steadicam operator
László Kovács
additional photographer
Gary Muller
first assistant camera: additional photography
Scott Rathner
additional second assistant camera
Casting Department
Lisa Freiberger
casting associate
Joanna Oberman
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Burke
key costumer
Claudia Everett
wardrobe assistant
Laurie Riley
costumer
Ann Roth
costumes: Nancy Allen
Elizabeth Wasielewsky
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Lisa J. Levine
apprentice editor
Mark Rathaus
apprentice editor
Gina Roose
assistant editor
Music Department
Tom Jung
music recording engineer
Jacquie Litto
music coordinator
Robert Q. Lovett
music editor
Natale Massara
conductor
Ralph Berliner
composer: additional music
Transportation Department
Arthur F. 'Mickey' McAteer
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Aaron Barsky
set production assistant
Susan Bartholomew
production secretary
Debbie Brenner
assistant: Miss Allen
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
James Donahue
production assistant
Joan Edwards
assistant: Mr. Travolta
John Fox
technical consultant
Carin I. Gronhagen
assistant auditor
Bill Hansard
process coordinator
Don Hansard
process coordinator
T.J. Healy II
production assistant
Gary Hill
assistant: Brian Depalma
George Hill
studio manager
Gail Kearns
assistant: Mr. Litto
Ted Kurdyla
location manager
Linda Lee
assistant: Mr. Litto
Shari Leibowitz
production office coordinator
Bob Le Mond
production consultant
Ramona Lenny
dialogue coach
Tom Miller
unit publicist
Chuck Nolen
location scout
Robert Rothbard
location coordinator
Victor T. Salant
auditor
Hannah Scheel
script supervisor
Clayton Townsend
special production assistant
Lois Zetter
production consultant
Production Company
Cinema 77
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Filmways Pictures
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Viscount Associates
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Distributor
Filmways Pictures
Warner-Columbia Film
UGC Distribution
Ambassador Film Distributors
BBC Television Centre
Globo Vídeo
GoodTimes Home Video
Image Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Phillips
Sandrew Film & Teater
V8
Special Effects
Van der Veer Photo Effects
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Miscellaneous
Hastings Sound Editorial
sound effects
Lynn Stalmaster & Associates
casting
Optical House, The
opticals
RGreenberg Associates
title design: main and end titles
Trans Audio
re-recording supervision
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