--- product_id: 9703296 title: "Blow Out (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]" price: "₹ 6198" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/9703296-blow-out-the-criterion-collection-blu-ray store_origin: IN region: India --- # Blow Out (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] **Price:** ₹ 6198 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Blow Out (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 6198 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/9703296-blow-out-the-criterion-collection-blu-ray) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In the enthralling Blow Out , brilliantly crafted by Brian De Palma ( Sisters , Carrie , Scarface ), John Travolta ( Saturday Night Fever , Pulp Fiction ) gives one of his greatest performances, as Jack, a movie sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally (played by Carrie’s Nancy Allen), a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, Blow Out is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on the act of moviemaking. Review: DePalma's greatest film. Travolta's greatest performance. One of Criterion's greatest Blu Ray releases. - I love, love, LOVE this movie. It's an example of perfect filmmaking on every level from creative to technical. This is the first Brian DePalma film where the director put more of his personality inside his technique, and it's the best he's ever done it as well. This blu ray is insane with greatness. Firstly, the transfer is pristine. This probably looks and sounds better than it ever did when this film came out back in the 80's. More importanly, the special features are just what the doctor ordered. First, and best of all, we get an hour long interview with director Brian DePalma by current filmmaker Noah Baumbach(The Squid and the Whal-if you haven't seen this or his other films, see them IMMEDIATELY). DePalma not only goes into the making of this film but his views on filmmaking in general. "I don't know what the hell a two shot or coverage is", DePalma says as he is referring to his shots and angles. Further establishing what so many modern director's don't do, they just cover a scene from every angle and cobble it all together. Like all of DePalma's films, especially this one, he chooses shots to tell the story, and they have to work because there's no other way to tell the story. There's also a great anecdote regarding how reels of film were stolen and never found. They were the scenes from the big parade chase scene, that had to be reshot. It's great and very informative and if any of you out there are aspiring filmmakers this interview is a must. We also get a cool interview with Nancy Allen and the cinematographer. There's also a booklet reflecting on the film that also includes an old Pauline Kael review of the film. Anyone who loves or likes films should at least have seen this film, but should definitely own it, and only this restored blu ray edition. Travolta made is evolution to adulthood with this film. This was the first 'grown up' character he played in his early career. Unfortunately this was the last good film he made until the brilliant Pulp Fiction(on a side note Tarantino is a huge DePalma fan). He is really good complex, and very believable as a man obsessed with solving a mystery. Nancy Allen(Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Robocop trilogy), one of the screen's truly talented and underappreciated screen beauties shines as well. I think this is her best performance as well. She manages the impossible by playing a ditzy hooker who never comes off obnoxious or too stupid to sympathize with. Hers and Travolta's virgining romance is truly sweet and very effective. John Lithgow shows up too playing one of his early psychopath roles, long before Raising Caine, Cliffhanger and now the immortal season 4 villain of Dexter. The characters drive the plot foward, and the plot is dense. It's a mix of Blow Up and The Conversation with some new twists thrown in for good measure. It's political, mysterious, scary, horrific and blackly funny all in one master storke. The culmination of all of DePalma's earlier efforts shoved into one film and totally effective. This is my favorite DePalma film. I am so happy Criterion picked this one up, and if you own the crappy MGM bare bones edition, then you know what I mean. I would've settled for a great transfer of the film, but getting these new and truly great special features is just icing. Everyone should see this, and help make up for its ignored and slightly forgotten status that it received on its initial release. Review: A suspenseful, tense and well acted movie. - Blow Out was a pleasant surprise. After watching Carrie and Scarface, I really enjoyed De Palma's style and blind buy this film. The reviews were positive and worth of mouth was enthusiastic. After watching it, I have to say that Blow Out has become my favorite De Palma film (so far) and one of the best thrillers ever made. When a B-movie sound recorder is requested to record new sounds, he goes out and start recording. While he is there, a car is going through a bridge and suddenly its tire explodes and the car goes down to the river. The sound recorder goes to the river and rescues a girl. When they go to the hospital, he discovers that she was with an important candidate to the presidency. He died in the accident and the police advises him to forget the girl and forget about this whole thing. When he is hearing the recordings he hears a gun and is convinced that this was no accident. He contacts the girl and together they tried to uncover the mystery while avoiding a killer who is behind all this complot. Blow Out is a very well constructed film that elevates the tension in every scene. John Travolta and Nancy Allen are great in the lead roles and John Lithgow is superb as the murderous conspirator. The movie is also fascinating as it uses the mechanics of filmmaking to uncover the complot. Many scenes are memorable especially the 4th of July scene which is amazingly well staged. The final scene is unexpected and shocking at the same time, you'll never guess what happens. Blow Out is a great movie that will maintain you at the edge of your seat all the time. Video & Audio Blow Out comes to BD courtesy of Criterion and the results are amazing. Detail is strong, contrast is sharp and color reproduction is well done. I didn't notice any signs of print damage, aliasing, edge enhacement or any other anomaly. Even better, a fine layer of grain has been maintained and there are no signs of DNR. A spectacular transfer. The 2.0 DTS-HD MA is also great with astounding clarity and no signs of hiss. Dialogue is always clear as are the effects and the music. Bonus Features There is plenty of bonus material in this set that is sure to delight all fans: The best one is an hour long interview with Brian De Palma by Noah Baumbach. It deals with the production of Blow Out and De Palma shares some light about some decisions in certain scenes, casting choices and more. It's a must see feature. Then you have newly recorded interviews with cameraman and steady cam creator Garret Brown and actress Nancy Allen. Both are very enlightening. Then you have a still photographs gallery by Louis Goldman. One of the best features is De Palma's experimental second film Murder a la Mod, it is presented in full HD and deserves at least one viewing. Last you have the original theatrical trailer. A booklet is also included that features a new essay by critic Michael Sragow and the great original interview by Pauline Kael. Closing Thoughts Blow Out was a very pleasant susprise and one of the best thrillers I've seen. It keeps you interested and has a likeable cast that you care about. This Criterion BD set is amazing as well with terrific picture and sound and lots of great bonus material. Highly Recommended for lovers of suspense and good movies in general. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Brian de Palma, Dennis Franz, John Lithgow, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Peter Boyden | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,097 Reviews | | Format | Blu-ray | | Genre | MYSTERY/THRILLER | | Language | English | | Runtime | 1 hour and 48 minutes | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Brian de Palma, Dennis Franz, John Lithgow, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Peter Boyden - **Format:** Blu-ray - **Genre:** Action & Adventure/Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 48 minutes ## Images ![Blow Out (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816Kwqxw3TL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ DePalma's greatest film. Travolta's greatest performance. One of Criterion's greatest Blu Ray releases. *by D***N on May 1, 2011* I love, love, LOVE this movie. It's an example of perfect filmmaking on every level from creative to technical. This is the first Brian DePalma film where the director put more of his personality inside his technique, and it's the best he's ever done it as well. This blu ray is insane with greatness. Firstly, the transfer is pristine. This probably looks and sounds better than it ever did when this film came out back in the 80's. More importanly, the special features are just what the doctor ordered. First, and best of all, we get an hour long interview with director Brian DePalma by current filmmaker Noah Baumbach(The Squid and the Whal-if you haven't seen this or his other films, see them IMMEDIATELY). DePalma not only goes into the making of this film but his views on filmmaking in general. "I don't know what the hell a two shot or coverage is", DePalma says as he is referring to his shots and angles. Further establishing what so many modern director's don't do, they just cover a scene from every angle and cobble it all together. Like all of DePalma's films, especially this one, he chooses shots to tell the story, and they have to work because there's no other way to tell the story. There's also a great anecdote regarding how reels of film were stolen and never found. They were the scenes from the big parade chase scene, that had to be reshot. It's great and very informative and if any of you out there are aspiring filmmakers this interview is a must. We also get a cool interview with Nancy Allen and the cinematographer. There's also a booklet reflecting on the film that also includes an old Pauline Kael review of the film. Anyone who loves or likes films should at least have seen this film, but should definitely own it, and only this restored blu ray edition. Travolta made is evolution to adulthood with this film. This was the first 'grown up' character he played in his early career. Unfortunately this was the last good film he made until the brilliant Pulp Fiction(on a side note Tarantino is a huge DePalma fan). He is really good complex, and very believable as a man obsessed with solving a mystery. Nancy Allen(Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Robocop trilogy), one of the screen's truly talented and underappreciated screen beauties shines as well. I think this is her best performance as well. She manages the impossible by playing a ditzy hooker who never comes off obnoxious or too stupid to sympathize with. Hers and Travolta's virgining romance is truly sweet and very effective. John Lithgow shows up too playing one of his early psychopath roles, long before Raising Caine, Cliffhanger and now the immortal season 4 villain of Dexter. The characters drive the plot foward, and the plot is dense. It's a mix of Blow Up and The Conversation with some new twists thrown in for good measure. It's political, mysterious, scary, horrific and blackly funny all in one master storke. The culmination of all of DePalma's earlier efforts shoved into one film and totally effective. This is my favorite DePalma film. I am so happy Criterion picked this one up, and if you own the crappy MGM bare bones edition, then you know what I mean. I would've settled for a great transfer of the film, but getting these new and truly great special features is just icing. Everyone should see this, and help make up for its ignored and slightly forgotten status that it received on its initial release. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A suspenseful, tense and well acted movie. *by D***E on October 16, 2011* Blow Out was a pleasant surprise. After watching Carrie and Scarface, I really enjoyed De Palma's style and blind buy this film. The reviews were positive and worth of mouth was enthusiastic. After watching it, I have to say that Blow Out has become my favorite De Palma film (so far) and one of the best thrillers ever made. When a B-movie sound recorder is requested to record new sounds, he goes out and start recording. While he is there, a car is going through a bridge and suddenly its tire explodes and the car goes down to the river. The sound recorder goes to the river and rescues a girl. When they go to the hospital, he discovers that she was with an important candidate to the presidency. He died in the accident and the police advises him to forget the girl and forget about this whole thing. When he is hearing the recordings he hears a gun and is convinced that this was no accident. He contacts the girl and together they tried to uncover the mystery while avoiding a killer who is behind all this complot. Blow Out is a very well constructed film that elevates the tension in every scene. John Travolta and Nancy Allen are great in the lead roles and John Lithgow is superb as the murderous conspirator. The movie is also fascinating as it uses the mechanics of filmmaking to uncover the complot. Many scenes are memorable especially the 4th of July scene which is amazingly well staged. The final scene is unexpected and shocking at the same time, you'll never guess what happens. Blow Out is a great movie that will maintain you at the edge of your seat all the time. Video & Audio Blow Out comes to BD courtesy of Criterion and the results are amazing. Detail is strong, contrast is sharp and color reproduction is well done. I didn't notice any signs of print damage, aliasing, edge enhacement or any other anomaly. Even better, a fine layer of grain has been maintained and there are no signs of DNR. A spectacular transfer. The 2.0 DTS-HD MA is also great with astounding clarity and no signs of hiss. Dialogue is always clear as are the effects and the music. Bonus Features There is plenty of bonus material in this set that is sure to delight all fans: The best one is an hour long interview with Brian De Palma by Noah Baumbach. It deals with the production of Blow Out and De Palma shares some light about some decisions in certain scenes, casting choices and more. It's a must see feature. Then you have newly recorded interviews with cameraman and steady cam creator Garret Brown and actress Nancy Allen. Both are very enlightening. Then you have a still photographs gallery by Louis Goldman. One of the best features is De Palma's experimental second film Murder a la Mod, it is presented in full HD and deserves at least one viewing. Last you have the original theatrical trailer. A booklet is also included that features a new essay by critic Michael Sragow and the great original interview by Pauline Kael. Closing Thoughts Blow Out was a very pleasant susprise and one of the best thrillers I've seen. It keeps you interested and has a likeable cast that you care about. This Criterion BD set is amazing as well with terrific picture and sound and lots of great bonus material. Highly Recommended for lovers of suspense and good movies in general. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ *Great* Movie For *Conspiracy* Buffs! Blu-Ray Is *Exceptionally* Good! *by A***H on September 19, 2011* Brian De Palma's BLOW OUT CRITERION EDITION BLU-RAY gets the star makeover treatment, why Criterion hasn't done the same with Carrie (Special Edition) I don't know. The film itself stars John Travolta and Nancy Allen and is a fantastic thriller about a sound-man who accidentally records the murder of a politician. With shades of the JFK assassination and the famous Zapruder film, BLOW OUT will have viewers at the edge of their seat as the main characters delve further and further into the cover-up, culminating in additional murders, and finally dissipating without any resolution. Along the same lines as David Fincher's Zodiac: The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) , viewers get taken along with the main character's obsession with getting to the bottom of the mystery. Travolta and Allen give top notch performances, and John Lithgow really plays his deranged killer part to the hilt! Image quality on the Blu-Ray is razor sharp and it's loaded with lots of cool extras: ***** SPECIAL FEATURES ***** "Brian De Palma Interview" - 57:48-minutes - 2010 Filmmaker Noah Baumbach interviews De Palma and it's more like a discussion of filming techniques used in the movie, with clips from various scenes illustrating the point. "Nancy Allen Interview" - 25:25-minutes - 2011 Allen talks about meeting and working with Travolta and character development on BLOW OUT. "Garrett Brown Interview" - 15:03-minutes Inventor of the Steadicam, which is a camera rig that attaches to a cameraman's body so that moving shots are fluid, demonstrates how the Steadicam works and how he did the shots for the opening scene. "Still Photos By Louis Goldman" "Murder à la Mod" - 01-hour:20:23-minutes 1967 De Palma thriller that also takes place within the film-making world. Although it started off slow, the movie picked up and was really interesting to watch. It's in black & white and has shades of a snuff film. But what's riveting about this movie is the cinematography, presenting angles and reverse angles -- showing the point-of-view from one character as the scene plays out, and then showing the other point-of-view from a different character of the same scene. The storyline is really good, too, as it parallels a "fake" radio show that gets played out in the movie's reality. "Trailer" Booklet including color photos, essay by Michael Sragow, critic Pauline Kael's original review, reproduction of the prop magazine article that was used in the movie that includes the frame-by-frame pictures, color photos of real "b" horror movie posters (like "The Food Of The Gods," "Empire Of The Ants," "Squirm," and others) that were featured in the background of the movie, and information about the new Blu-Ray transfer. Although the film was not a commercial success at the time of release, BLOW OUT has since become a cult favorite. If you enjoy suspenseful type movies that have a strong conspiracy theme in them, I would definitely recommend BLOW OUT CRITERION BLU-RAY. ## Frequently Bought Together - Blow Out (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] - After Hours (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] - Blue Velvet (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/9703296-blow-out-the-criterion-collection-blu-ray](https://www.desertcart.in/products/9703296-blow-out-the-criterion-collection-blu-ray) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-10-28*