Blow Out

An homage to BLOW-UP that far outstrips the original in emotional immediacy, political sophistication, and visual style. Jack Terry (John Travolta) is a sound-effects recorder who specializes in sounds for trashy porn-slasher films. While out recording one night, he hears a tire blow out and sees a car swerve off a bridge and into the water. He jumps in and saves Sally (Nancy Allen), a prostitute who was with a now-drowned politician. The media and the dead man's associates are all convinced it was an accident, but Jack hears something on his tape recording--a gunshot that precedes the blow out. Using Sally as bait, Jack begins a cat-and-mouse game to find the kill...