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Brian De Palma's homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's classic art movie Blow-Up (1966) blends suspense and political paranoia when a Philadelphia soundman inadvertently records a murder. Former police technician Jack Terri (John Travolta) makes his living doing sound for slasher flicks. While recording new outdoor effects one .. Read more

Starring	John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz
Director	Brian De Palma
Genres	Drama

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- Showily unpleasant thriller concocted of equal parts of The Conversation, Blow Up, and Kennedy at Chappaquiddick; the work of a copycat talent operating below par.
- 31589
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 15
  - 0
  One of the best from both De Palma and Travolta
  
  Brian De Palma's stylish thriller stars John Travolta as Jack, a sound designer for cheesy B-Movies. One night, when Jack is out recording sounds, he ... read more »
  
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- 14734
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 14 Aug 2004 at 19:26
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- - 0
  - 0
  Decent Travolta Film
  
  A good performance from Travolta here I thought and also Nancy Allen. This film looks so dated now though. I thought it would be fun to watch on my surround ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 21 Mar 2010 at 16:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Inflated?
  
  It's all been done before, and often with more intensity, but even then this technologically- dated movie is still a pretty good ride, Travolta is fine, the... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 10 Dec 2008 at 21:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Travolta with big headphones
  
  Pretty enjoyable paranoid thriller and a bit of a departure at the the time for John Travolta. Interesting idea for the premise and a pretty shocking ending.read more »
  
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- 459635
- - Woody1
  - 2 reviews
  - Motherwell
  - 19 Jul 2007 at 09:14
- - 1
  - 0
  Blow Out - Good One!
  
  Film sound effects man Jack Terri (Travolta) goes out to a lonely bridge one night to tape some natural sounds. He sees a car go off the side of the bridge, he ... read more »
  
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- 428786
- - Cornetto
  - 959 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 10 Apr 2007 at 22:39
- - 2
  - 1
  Not vintage - more babycham!
  
  Oh dear! Harmless tosh, but you will get far more from renting The Conversation for an immeasurably better take on the premise, and De Palma's "Phantom... read more »
  
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- 363014
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - abingdonfilmlover
  - 70 reviews
  - Abingdon
  - 07 Apr 2006 at 21:08
- - 4
  - 1
  poor
  
  A pretty poor film for mr travolta.
  
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- 220093
- - Susan Watson
  - Teignmouth, Devon
  - 17 Mar 2006 at 04:51
- - 1
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  De Palma's Second Best
  
  ...after Dressed to Kill. If you want to see a Hitchcockian thriller with a good political plot then this is for you. Some great camerawork too. I'm a big ... read more »
  
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- - Ryan Kent
  - Salford, Manchester
  - 25 Oct 2005 at 09:13
- - 1
  - 0
  derivative and predictable de palma
  
  loved it.............pre-dates the csi crazes....it's not entirely convincing, but worth a quid.
  
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- - a customer
  - uk
  - 24 Oct 2005 at 22:27
- - 1
  - 1
  Blow Me!!
  
  In all fairness I can't really think of a film that John has been in that has really been all that bad. He carries the film through with his usual great ... read more »
  
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- 108574
- - Chris Hatton
  - East Kilbride
  - 29 May 2005 at 12:14
- - 2
  - 1
  A shame.
  
  At the end of this film, my main feeling was one of dissapointment. There were so many areas in which it excelled, (the plot and John Travolta's lead being... read more »
  
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- 96312
- - Tom
  - Leicester
  - 25 Apr 2005 at 11:45
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- - 15
  - 0
  One of the best from both De Palma and Travolta
  
  Brian De Palma's stylish thriller stars John Travolta as Jack, a sound designer for cheesy B-Movies. One night, when Jack is out recording sounds, he ... read more »
  
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- 14734
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 14 Aug 2004 at 19:26
- - 5
  - 0
  Zippy thriller
  
  De Palma and Travolta make a pretty good fist of some unpromising material.
  
  The plot is a twist on Blow Up. Travolta is a Hollywood editor who looks... read more »
  
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- - gesh
  - LONDON
  - 06 Mar 2004 at 17:15
- - 5
  - 2
  Script doesn't cut the mustard
  
  DePalma wrote and directed this thriller concerning a movie soundman (Travolta) who by chance records a fatal car crash. DePalma's directorial flourishes ... read more »
  
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- 5429
- - BNormanJr
  - 4 reviews
  - Wakefield
  - 05 May 2004 at 17:25
- - 4
  - 1
  Not an action packed ...
  
  Not an action packed film but one you can watch easily and enjoy John Travolta in one of his earlier films.
  
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- 34276
- - Shiela#1
  - TROWBRIDGE
  - 27 Apr 2004 at 12:38
- - 4
  - 1
  poor
  
  A pretty poor film for mr travolta.
  
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- 220093
- - Susan Watson
  - Teignmouth, Devon
  - 17 Mar 2006 at 04:51
- - 2
  - 1
  A shame.
  
  At the end of this film, my main feeling was one of dissapointment. There were so many areas in which it excelled, (the plot and John Travolta's lead being... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 96312
- - Tom
  - Leicester
  - 25 Apr 2005 at 11:45
- - 2
  - 1
  Not vintage - more babycham!
  
  Oh dear! Harmless tosh, but you will get far more from renting The Conversation for an immeasurably better take on the premise, and De Palma's "Phantom... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 363014
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - abingdonfilmlover
  - 70 reviews
  - Abingdon
  - 07 Apr 2006 at 21:08
- - 1
  - 0
  John being cool
  
  This is a great film if you are interested in music technology - o how times have changed. Analog tape anyone - those engineers really were dedicated. ... read more »
  
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- 91075
- - King Dong
  - Poole
  - 11 Apr 2005 at 12:54
- - 1
  - 0
  derivative and predictable de palma
  
  loved it.............pre-dates the csi crazes....it's not entirely convincing, but worth a quid.
  
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- 165437
- - a customer
  - uk
  - 24 Oct 2005 at 22:27
- - 1
  - 0
  De Palma's Second Best
  
  ...after Dressed to Kill. If you want to see a Hitchcockian thriller with a good political plot then this is for you. Some great camerawork too. I'm a big ... read more »
  
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- 165516
- - Ryan Kent
  - Salford, Manchester
  - 25 Oct 2005 at 09:13

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  Brian De Palma's homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's classic art movie Blow-Up (1966) blends suspense and political paranoia when a Philadelphia soundman inadvertently records a murder. Former police technician Jack Terri (John Travolta) makes his living doing sound for slasher flicks. While ...