Blown Away (1994)
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28% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(31,505 ratings)
Opening within one month from each other in 1994, Blown Away invited many comparisons to Speed. Both are pyrotechnical displays involving mad bombers and a multitude of flying building debris and body parts. The cop and the mad bomber in this one are Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges), a veteran of the… More Opening within one month from each other in 1994, Blown Away invited many comparisons to Speed. Both are pyrotechnical displays involving mad bombers and a multitude of flying building debris and body parts. The cop and the mad bomber in this one are Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges), a veteran of the Boston Bomb Squad planning to retire from the force, and Ryan Gaerity (Tommy Lee Jones), a revenge-crazed explosives expert who has recently escaped from a detention center in Northern Ireland. It seems that Gaerity is out to get Jimmy and has been nursing his grudge for the past twenty years. Back in his Irish past, Jimmy, then known as Liam, was a student of Gaerity, who constructed bombing devices for the IRA. But when Gaerity's bombing plans included the killing of innocent civilians, Liam opposed him and thwarted his efforts. As a result, Liam escaped to the United States to become Jimmy, and Gaerity was arrested and sent to prison. But now that Gaerity is out of jail, he is traveling to Boston to wreak havoc upon the city in revenge for what Jimmy has done to him. His plan is to create so many bombings in Boston that the bomb squad's strength will be depleted, allowing him to get to Jimmy and his family. The goal? Blowing up Jimmy's wife (Suzy Amis) and stepdaughter at a Boston Pops concert. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stephen Hopkins
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 1, 1994 Wide
- On DVD
- May 15, 2001
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Beth Accomando, KPBS.org
No one will be blown away by this formula thriller.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
One of the better suspense thrillers of the early 90's
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Someone should tell director Stephen Hopkins that 'action thrillers' require one small ingredient--action.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
you won't be
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Annoyingly bereft of the whiz-bang action that a movie like this desperately needs. Still, Quaid does a darn good job.
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Cast
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Jeff Bridges
as Jimmy Dove
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Tommy Lee Jones
as Ryan Gaerity
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Lloyd Bridges
as Max O'Bannon
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Forest Whitaker
as Anthony Franklin
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Suzy Amis
as Kate
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Stephi Lineburg
as Lizzy
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Caitlin Clarke
as Rita
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John Finn
as Capt. Roarke
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Christofer de Oni
as Cortez
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Loyd Catlett
as Bama
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Brendan Burns
as Kevin
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Ken Kerman
as Prison Guard
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Larry Reynolds
as Wedding Band
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Blanket
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Lucinda Weist
as Nancy
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Josh McLaglen
as Prison Guard
- Allison Cowitt
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Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc
as Helicopter Pilot
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John Farrell
as Wedding Band
