Wow. How come I never saw this before? Awesome film. Brian de Palma made an excellent political mystery thriller here, and the soundman perspective is a stroke of genius. I loved being in that world of making movies. It kind of reminded me of Peeping Tom but more Hitchcockian, and this is far gorier, thrilling, sexy, and artistically filmed. Some of the shots are so beautiful they could even make it on a film today.

Travolta is great as always, but Nancy Allen plays the dumb bimbo to perfection, and Lithgow is so good as the evil bastard. A role he perfected in Cliffhanger.

This is a sort of homage to Antonioni's 1966 Blow-Up, but using sound instead of images. But be careful, as Antonioni is an acquired taste, and he is not so much interested in story as in setting a mood and also showcase London during the swinging sixties.
You may also be interested in Coppola's The Conversation, Algren, although that one also has a peculiar pace.

I've had The Conversation downloaded for some time.

Blow Out blew me away. What an excellent film! I really need to see it on 4k bluray now, but its about as close to a 10 as a movie can get without going over. All timer performance from Travolta. Ending was ...

After hearing good things about this, I was seeking it out and it very much lives up to any expectations. It's a very good cover-up conspiracy story, Travolta is a star and Lithgow is a menace as the fixer. What makes this film standout however is DePalma's hand, he may not have done much anymore in this century, but the way he captures things here is thrilling and effective. I already regarded him highly and want to make sure I check out more of his that I haven't seen yet.

B+