Overview
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.
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Crew
DirectorBrian De Palma
WriterBrian De Palma, Bill Mesce Jr.
Cast
John Travolta
Jack Terry
Nancy Allen
Sally Badina
John Lithgow
Burke
Dennis Franz
Manny Karp
Peter Boyden
Sam
John Aquino
Det. Mackey
John McMartin
Lawrence Henry
Deborah Everton
Hooker
J. Patrick McNamara
Detective at Hospital
Roger Wilson
Coed Lover
Missy Cleveland
Coed Lover
Curt May
Donahue
Lori-Nan Engler
Sue
Barbara Sigel
Girl Lover
David De Felice
Boy Lover
Roberto Lombardi
Train Passenger
Missy Crutchfield
Dancing Coed
Cindy Manion
Dancing Coed
Marcy Bigelman
Ecstatic Coed
Ann Kelly
Studious Coed
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Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvaniahitmanpresidential electionpoliticsaudio tapeparanoiafaithlessnessyellconspiracytape recorderwhodunitcar accidentaudio recordingsound effectneo-noirpolitical thrillernoisegrandgiallo
Details
Budget
$18M
Revenue
$12M
TMDb Votes
1,665
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026