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Synopsis: This stylish Brian De Palma thriller plays off the theme of the unsuspecting witness who discovers a crime and is thereby put in grave danger, but with a novel twist. Jack Terry is a master sound recordist who works on grade-B horror movies. Late one evening, he is recording sounds for use in his movies when he hears something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it. Curiosity gets the better of him when the media become involved, and he begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy. As he struggles to survive against his shadowy enemies and expose the truth, he does not know whom he can trust.
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Director(s): Brian De Palma
Production: Filmways Pictures
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
85
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
R
Year:
1981
107 min
Website
2,298 Views


God, Jack!

Hello, Jack? Can you hear me?

Like I was saying before about goin'

to New York. We could see some shows.

You know, like "Sugar Babies".

And I know a great hotel...

Two more young women

were killed by the Liberty Bell Strangler.

But the tragedy ended when

the final victim, Sally Badina,

killed her attacker in a bloody struggle

on the top of the Port of History building

during the Liberty Day

firework celebration.

The identity of the strangler

has not yet been determined.

Governor McRyan's death continues to

send shock waves throughout the nation.

Oh, Jack!

Oh, God! Oh, please!

Jack, please!

Oh, God! God, Jack!

Now, that's a scream!

- How was the level?

- More on the scream.

- I don't wanna distort it.

- Come on. Bring it up.

- All right. I'll give it more the next time.

- That's wonderful.

- What'd you think of the rest of the mix?

- Uh, OK. On the beginning...

It's a good scream.

It's a good scream.

It's a good scream.

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Brian De Palma

Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. In a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in genres such as suspense, psychological thriller, and crime drama. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1973), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984), Carlito's Way (1993), Femme Fatale (2002) and Redacted (2007).De Palma is often cited as a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His directing style often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard. His films have frequently garnered controversy for their violence and sexual content, but have also been championed by prominent critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael. more…

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