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Blow Out

Brian De Palma / US, 1981 / 107 min.

John Travolta in one of his best roles as sound recordist Jack in De Palma’s masterful variation on Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up. In this dark, tightly plotted political thriller, Jack thinks his microphone recorded a murder.

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Jack (Travolta) works as a sound recordist for low-budget horror films. One day, Jack accidentally records proof of the murder of a presidential candidate. To uncover the truth, he calls in the help of a possible eyewitness to the crime (Nancy Allen), who may be in danger.

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Scenes from this movie may cause fearThis movie contains scenes of violencePersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul language

Director

Brian De Palma

Production year

1981

Country

US

Original title

Blow Out

Length

107 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NONE

Format

DCP

Part of

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Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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