Blow Out

The use of a split-focus diopter lens is evident in several scenes, in particular the sound recordin [...]	D
Burke was modeled after G. Gordon Liddy, leader of the "White House Plumbers" that became central pl [...]	D
The idea of a man discovering a crime by listening to a recording is a reinterpretation of Michelang [...]	D
Brian De Palma was married to Nancy Allen during the making of this film in 1981. They divorced in 1 [...]	D
One of the members of the parade at Franklin Bridge Express is dressed as C-3PO.	D
The scene where the car goes into the water required the building of a sixty-foot long, fifteen-foot [...]	D
In real life there is no holiday or observance called Liberty Day, either in Philadelphia or anywher [...]	D
Missy Cleveland, the actress in the shower scene at the beginning who's scream is deemed unsatisfact [...]	D
The Liberty Day Parade was filmed using 11 cameras, 1,000 extras, 25 stunt drivers, vehicles from th [...]	D
Brian De Palma has said that the score, written by Pino Donaggio, is one of his favorite scores from [...]	D
Deborah Everton, who plays the hooker in the train station, mainly works in costumes and wardrobe. T [...]	D
The first film in which Brian De Palma used a Steadicam.	D
The box office failure of this film greatly damaged John Travolta's career, especially for more seri [...]	D
The anchorman on TV is played by Dave Roberts. He was the longtime weatherman for Action News (1970) [...]	D
Brian De Palma said that the first scenes that were filmed were the scenes that take place inside Pe [...]	D
The ending of the film, where Sally's recorded scream from her murder is dubbed for the scream of th [...]	D
The Liberty Day festivities are based on those of the United States Bicentennial in 1976.	D
John Travolta suffered from insomnia during the shoot. His lack of sleep helped him create a very mo [...]	D
In the French version, John Travolta's voice was dubbed by GÃ©rard Depardieu.	D
Brian De Palma got the idea for the story while doing the sound mix on his previous movie, Vestito p [...]	D
Manny is watching Brian De Palma's Murder a la Mod (1968) on TV before Sally visits his apartment.	D
Jack's vehicle is a 1981 Jeep CJ-7. The car that goes into the water is a 1979 Chrysler New Yorker.	D
Al Pacino was director Brian De Palma's first choice for the role of Jack Terry. When he proved unav [...]	D
Nancy Allen's fourth and final film with Brian de Palma, all released in a five-year span.	D
30th Street Station, Pennsylvania, where Burke murders a hooker in a bathroom, would later be used t [...]	D
The two main characters were much older and more cynical in an earlier draft of the script.	D
In a January 2019 Q&A at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, Nancy Allen credited Quentin Tarantino [...]	D
Brian De Palma had envisioned the project at a low budget of $3 million. When John Travolta signed o [...]	D
The scene in which Jack is telling Sally about how a battery leaked acid on Freddy Corso when he was [...]	D
The slasher movie sequence that is being dubbed at the beginning was shot by Garret Brown on his inv [...]	D
The film alludes to the Watergate scandal and the JFK assassination.	D
Personal Effects was the original title of the film.	D
John Lithgow was afraid that he might seriously hurt Nancy Allen during a particular scene.	D
The film evokes two incidents involving the Kennedys: the 1963 JFK assassination (with the photos of [...]	D
While on the way to the airport, the driver of the van containing two reels of footage of the Libert [...]	D
One of Quentin Tarantino's favorite movies.	D
Julie Christie, Natalie Wood, Stella Stevens and Dyan Cannon were considered early on for the role o [...]	D
Nancy Allen said that she wore a rabbit's foot around her neck throughout the entire film as if her [...]	D
After Carrie (1976), this is the second Brian de Palma movie in which John Travolta and Nancy Allen [...]	D
The accident at the start of the film alludes to the Kennedy incident at Chappaquiddick.	D
The camera Jack uses in the animation department is a Bolex H16 EBM Electric 16mm, made in Switzerla [...]	D
Pink Donaggio's "Sally and Jack", which appears several times as a love theme in this movie, was reu [...]	D
Nancy Allen envisioned the character of Sally as a little rag doll.	D
When John Travolta was cast in the male lead, Nancy Allen was immediately considered for the female [...]	D
The $6,000 Manny says he was going to be paid for the job equates to about $18,600 in 2021.	D
Quentin Tarantino stated in an interview that this film is his favorite Brian De Palma movie. In fac [...]	D
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #562.	D
The underwater components of the car crash on the bridge set piece were shot in a huge tank in Calif [...]	D
Jack mentions working on a fictitious movie called "Bordello of Blood", which was actually an unprod [...]	D

When Jack (John Travolta) is running to rescue Sally (Nancy Allen) he runs through 30th Street Stati [...]	D
The rear portion of the car sinks below the surface of the water twice between shots.	D
(at around 76 mins) When Sally smashes a bottle of whiskey against Manny's head, only broken pieces [...]	D
When the sailor follows the prostitute into the phone booth, there's the audible sound of his zipper [...]	D
When Burke murders a girl who looks like Sally, to establish the fictitious serial killer's MO, and [...]	D
(around 1 hr. and 38 min.) Camera shadow visible on the ambulance when Jack escapes.	D
Jack chases Burke up the ramp to the above-ground suburban platform at 30th Street Station, then aft [...]	D
When the main character pulls Sally out of the car and to the shore, she is clearly keeping her head [...]	D
Manny Karp's cigar jumps from his mouth to his hand as he sits Sally down during their conversation [...]	D
The sound mixer for the slasher movie mutes all of the sounds except the scream of the girl in the s [...]	D
In the pre-credit "slasher movie" sequence, the shadowed reflections of both the "slasher" (intended [...]	D
Film crew visible during overhead shot after Jack crashes through police barricade.	D
As the Burke character (John Lithgow) speaks to his contact from the "secure" public phone in downto [...]	D
After Jack gets out of his vehicle to go into the train station to try to find Sally, he leaves his [...]	D

Jack Terry: No one wants to know about conspiracy [...]	D
Mixer: Jack, I need your help. [he presents a cou [...]	D
Sally: I don't watch news. It's too depressing	D
Sally: Are yuh leavin'? Jack Terry: Yeah, I gotta [...]	D
Jack Terry: Jesus, that's terrible. Mixer: That's [...]	D
Jack Terry: I'm trying to save our asses! Sally: [...]	D
Jack Terry: [to Sally] So you got your choice. You [...]	D
[last lines] Jack Terry: It's a good scream. It's [...]	D
Sally: Ya know, the only trouble I ever got into w [...]	D
Sam: I didn't hire her for her scream, Jack, I hir [...]	D

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