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Overview

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Director:
Stephen Hopkins
Writers (WGA):
John Rice (story) &
Joe Batteer (story) ...
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Release Date:
1 July 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
The fuse has been lit... more
Plot:
An Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Deserved better than it got. more (51 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jeff Bridges ... James 'Jimmy' Dove / Liam McGivney

Tommy Lee Jones ... Ryan Gaerity

Suzy Amis ... Kate Dove

Lloyd Bridges ... Max O'Bannon

Forest Whitaker ... Anthony Franklin
Stephi Lineburg ... Lizzy

John Finn ... Capt. Fred Roarke
Caitlin Clarke ... Rita
Christofer de Oni ... Cortez (as Chris de Oni)

Loyd Catlett ... Bama
Ruben Santiago-Hudson ... Blanket
Lucinda Weist ... Nancy
Brendan Burns ... Kevin
Patricia A. Heine ... Connie
Josh McLaglen ... Prison Guard
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some language.
Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS

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Trivia:
Just before the scene where Jimmy claims to have contacted Interpol, a newspaper is shown with the headline "Dichotomy evident as NOW meets in Boston". This appeared in 2 July 1993 Boston Globe. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: When Gaerity orders Guinness in the Irish bar, what he is served is more like lager (totally wrong color and consistency) yet this doesn't seem to faze him. more
Quotes:
Kate Dove: [helping Lizzie turn on the stove] Which hand do you pledge allegiance with? more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Agent Red (2000) more
Soundtrack:
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For more

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13 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Deserved better than it got., 11 September 1998
Author: alpha-4 from Dayton, OH. USA



"Blown Away" obviously suffered in comparison to "Speed" since both films were released the same year during the same summer. I never really considered this a pure action film more than a suspense thriller. Things aren't blowing up every 10 minutes and the characters are more deep and interesting here than in a lot of your mindless action romps. I found Jeff Bridges desire to resume a normal life in Boston after his questionable "IRA-like" activities back home in Ireland appealing and his lovely fiancee played by Suzy Amis very likeable. Tommy Lee Jones has a great Irish accent and the lunatic he plays is great fun to watch. Lloyd Bridges as Jeff's uncle and Boston cop Forest Whittaker are equally appealing. My home-town newspaper, "The Dayton Daily News" gave the film 3 stars. I'd say that's about right.

No sequels please!

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