Blow Out (Original title)Personal Effects (Working title)Blowout (Alternative title)
Date: 1981 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Brian De Palma
Production company billing: ©1981. Viscount Associates A George Litto production A Brian De Palma film [end] A Cinema 77/Geria film A Filmways picture
Synopsis: Thriller. Jack Terry provides sounds and sound effects for low-budget films. One night he is recording sounds near a bridge over a river, when the tyre of a politician's car is blown out by what his recording reveals is a rifle shot. He saves a young woman, Sally, from drowning in the car, and soon finds himself involved in murder and a cover-up.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Political assassinations, Sound recording, Witnesses, Filmmakers, Homicide
Releases
Date: 24 July 1981Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 108 mins Length: 9689 FeetLanguage: English
Title: In conversation with Brian De PalmaAuthor: SMITH, Adam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Brian De Palma discusses his long and at time controversial career. Includes a listing and brief critique of the five best Brian De Palma films.
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Pages: 18-20,22-26,28-32
Title: 75 hidden gemsAuthor: JAMES, Nick [et al] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A selection of seventy-five films chosen by critics to be co nsidered, familiar, cool, but forgotten; subjective rather t han qualitative choices. Includes a sidebar on five director s who have been forgotten too.
In: Radio Times 15 Jan 2005 Page: 53
Title: Film Trivia.Author: PARKISON, David Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on re-filming of the Liberty Day parade sequence using Laszlo Kovacs as cinematographer after the original reels disappeared in a stolen truck.
In: Post Script v21 n3 Summer 2002 Pages: 72-86
Title: Reconfiguring Gothic Mythology: The Film Noir-Horror...Author: MORGAN, Jack Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Hybrid Films of the 1980s". An exploration of crime/noir films that contained a dark gothic element and the importan- ce of these hybrid films in the development of modern horror films.
In: Journal of Popular Film & Television v29 n4 Winter 2002 Pages: 156-163
Title: Citing the sound: The Conversation, Blow Out, and the...Author: BECK, Jay Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article title ends: "...Mythological Ontology of the Sound- track in '70s Film". Analysis of Coppola's The CONVERSATION & De Palma's BLOW OUT, contrasting the recording and manipu- lation of sound practices on the formal and narrative levels
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v26 n3 1998 Pages: 166-177
Title: Sex, Lies and AudiotapeAuthor: LIBRACH, Ronald Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of politics and heuristics in DRESSED TO KILL and BLOW OUT, focussing on sexual politics
In: Time Out n1033 6 Jun 1990 Page: 54
Title: [Time Out - n1033 6 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review
In: Movie n33 Winter 1989 Pages: 56-62
Title: [Movie - n33 Winter 1989: no known title]Language: English
Description: Article considering themes common to this film, BODY DOUBLE and SCARFACE.
In: TV Times v133 n49 3 Dec 1988 Pages: 118-119
Title: [TV Times - v133 n49 3 Dec 1988: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Roy Dotrice.
In: Hablemos de Cine n77 March 1984 Pages: 82-83
Title: [Hablemos de Cine - n77 March 1984: no known title]Language: Spanish
In: Jump Cut n29 February 1984 Pages: 65-66
Title: [Jump Cut - n29 February 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Critical dialogue.
In: Post Script v2 n1 Autumn 1982 Pages: Autumn 30-39
Title: [Post Script - v2 n1 Autumn 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Analysis.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n333 March 1982 Pages: 54-56
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n333 March 1982: no known title]Language: French
In: Jump Cut n27 July 1982 Pages: 6-7
Title: [Jump Cut - n27 July 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n253 April 1982 Pages: 66-67
Title: [Positif - n253 April 1982: no known title]Language: French
In: Films v2 n5 April 1982 Page: 36
Title: [Films - v2 n5 April 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema Papers n36 February 1982 Pages: 22-25
Title: [Cinema Papers - n36 February 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n302 25 Jul 1981 Page: 10
Title: [Screen International - n302 25 Jul 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Marketing.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v48 n574 November 1981 Pages: 216-217
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v48 n574 November 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n313 10 Oct 1981 Page: 62
Title: [Screen International - n313 10 Oct 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Ciné-Revue v61 n18 30 Apr 1981 Pages: 28-29
Title: [Ciné-Revue - v61 n18 30 Apr 1981: no known title]Language: French
Description: Stills & synopsis.
In: Screen International n296 13 Jun 1981 Page: 24
Title: [Screen International - n296 13 Jun 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note on theft of footage from the film.
In: Films and Filming n326 November 1981 Pages: 30-31
Title: [Films and Filming - n326 November 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v11 n122 November 1981 Pages: 60-63
Title: [Films Illustrated - v11 n122 November 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report and notes on Travolta.
In: Films and Filming n327 December 1981 Pages: 8-12
Title: [Films and Filming - n327 December 1981: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with De Palma and Travolta.
In: Variety 29 Jul 1981 Page: 20
Title: [Variety - 29 Jul 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v9 n5 5 Aug 1981 Page: 17
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v9 n5 5 Aug 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: StarBurst n40 1981 Pages: 10-11
Title: [StarBurst - n40 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v106 n2733 29 Oct 1981 Page: 520
Title: [The Listener - v106 n2733 29 Oct 1981: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Gavin Millar.
In: Page: 13
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: KEESEY, Douglas Pages: 348 pages
Title: Becoming visionary: Brian De Palma's cinematic education of the senses
Author: Peretz, Eyal Pages: xvii, 224 pages
Date: 1981 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Brian De Palma
Production company billing: ©1981. Viscount Associates A George Litto production A Brian De Palma film [end] A Cinema 77/Geria film A Filmways picture
Synopsis: Thriller. Jack Terry provides sounds and sound effects for low-budget films. One night he is recording sounds near a bridge over a river, when the tyre of a politician's car is blown out by what his recording reveals is a rifle shot. He saves a young woman, Sally, from drowning in the car, and soon finds himself involved in murder and a cover-up.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Political assassinations, Sound recording, Witnesses, Filmmakers, Homicide
Releases
Date: 24 July 1981Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 108 mins Length: 9689 FeetLanguage: English
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(30)
In: Empire n226 April 2008 Pages: 119-124Title: In conversation with Brian De PalmaAuthor: SMITH, Adam Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Filmmaker Brian De Palma discusses his long and at time controversial career. Includes a listing and brief critique of the five best Brian De Palma films.
In: Sight and Sound v17 n8 August 2007 Pages: 18-20,22-26,28-32
Title: 75 hidden gemsAuthor: JAMES, Nick [et al] Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A selection of seventy-five films chosen by critics to be co nsidered, familiar, cool, but forgotten; subjective rather t han qualitative choices. Includes a sidebar on five director s who have been forgotten too.
In: Radio Times 15 Jan 2005 Page: 53
Title: Film Trivia.Author: PARKISON, David Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on re-filming of the Liberty Day parade sequence using Laszlo Kovacs as cinematographer after the original reels disappeared in a stolen truck.
In: Post Script v21 n3 Summer 2002 Pages: 72-86
Title: Reconfiguring Gothic Mythology: The Film Noir-Horror...Author: MORGAN, Jack Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Hybrid Films of the 1980s". An exploration of crime/noir films that contained a dark gothic element and the importan- ce of these hybrid films in the development of modern horror films.
In: Journal of Popular Film & Television v29 n4 Winter 2002 Pages: 156-163
Title: Citing the sound: The Conversation, Blow Out, and the...Author: BECK, Jay Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article title ends: "...Mythological Ontology of the Sound- track in '70s Film". Analysis of Coppola's The CONVERSATION & De Palma's BLOW OUT, contrasting the recording and manipu- lation of sound practices on the formal and narrative levels
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v26 n3 1998 Pages: 166-177
Title: Sex, Lies and AudiotapeAuthor: LIBRACH, Ronald Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of politics and heuristics in DRESSED TO KILL and BLOW OUT, focussing on sexual politics
In: Time Out n1033 6 Jun 1990 Page: 54
Title: [Time Out - n1033 6 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review
In: Movie n33 Winter 1989 Pages: 56-62
Title: [Movie - n33 Winter 1989: no known title]Language: English
Description: Article considering themes common to this film, BODY DOUBLE and SCARFACE.
In: TV Times v133 n49 3 Dec 1988 Pages: 118-119
Title: [TV Times - v133 n49 3 Dec 1988: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Roy Dotrice.
In: Hablemos de Cine n77 March 1984 Pages: 82-83
Title: [Hablemos de Cine - n77 March 1984: no known title]Language: Spanish
In: Jump Cut n29 February 1984 Pages: 65-66
Title: [Jump Cut - n29 February 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Critical dialogue.
In: Post Script v2 n1 Autumn 1982 Pages: Autumn 30-39
Title: [Post Script - v2 n1 Autumn 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Analysis.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n333 March 1982 Pages: 54-56
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n333 March 1982: no known title]Language: French
In: Jump Cut n27 July 1982 Pages: 6-7
Title: [Jump Cut - n27 July 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n253 April 1982 Pages: 66-67
Title: [Positif - n253 April 1982: no known title]Language: French
In: Films v2 n5 April 1982 Page: 36
Title: [Films - v2 n5 April 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema Papers n36 February 1982 Pages: 22-25
Title: [Cinema Papers - n36 February 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n302 25 Jul 1981 Page: 10
Title: [Screen International - n302 25 Jul 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Marketing.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v48 n574 November 1981 Pages: 216-217
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v48 n574 November 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n313 10 Oct 1981 Page: 62
Title: [Screen International - n313 10 Oct 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Ciné-Revue v61 n18 30 Apr 1981 Pages: 28-29
Title: [Ciné-Revue - v61 n18 30 Apr 1981: no known title]Language: French
Description: Stills & synopsis.
In: Screen International n296 13 Jun 1981 Page: 24
Title: [Screen International - n296 13 Jun 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note on theft of footage from the film.
In: Films and Filming n326 November 1981 Pages: 30-31
Title: [Films and Filming - n326 November 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v11 n122 November 1981 Pages: 60-63
Title: [Films Illustrated - v11 n122 November 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report and notes on Travolta.
In: Films and Filming n327 December 1981 Pages: 8-12
Title: [Films and Filming - n327 December 1981: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with De Palma and Travolta.
In: Variety 29 Jul 1981 Page: 20
Title: [Variety - 29 Jul 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v9 n5 5 Aug 1981 Page: 17
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v9 n5 5 Aug 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: StarBurst n40 1981 Pages: 10-11
Title: [StarBurst - n40 1981: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v106 n2733 29 Oct 1981 Page: 520
Title: [The Listener - v106 n2733 29 Oct 1981: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Gavin Millar.
In: Page: 13
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Brian De Palma's split-screen: a life in filmAuthor: KEESEY, Douglas Pages: 348 pages
Title: Becoming visionary: Brian De Palma's cinematic education of the senses
Author: Peretz, Eyal Pages: xvii, 224 pages