Blown Away (1994 film)

Blown Away
Directed by	Stephen Hopkins
Written by	John Rice Joe Batteer Jay Roach
Produced by	Pen Densham Richard Barton Lewis John Watson
Starring	Jeff Bridges Tommy Lee Jones
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release dates	July 1, 1994 (USA)
Running time	121 minutes
Language	English/Gaelic

Blown Away is a 1994 action film which was directed by Stephen Hopkins.

Plot

Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges) is on the Boston bomb squad. He is always called for the toughest cases until he gets married and leaves the high-risk position. Dove's new job with the squad is as an instructor. When he suspects that an old friend of his from a past that he's tried to forget has started terrorizing the city, Dove becomes determined to stop him.

Cast

• 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

Trivia

• One of the co-writers of the script, M. Jay Roach, would go on to direct all three Austin Powers films and both Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers.

• Tommy Lee Jones was paid $8 million to play Ryan Gaerity. Jeff Bridges was paid $4 million to play Jimmy Dove. Jones filmed his part in just a few weeks.

• Stephen Hopkins shot this film while editing his previous film Judgment Night, something he told Moving Pictures he would never do again.

• The final explosion was the largest on film by amount of explosives used (the opening napalm scene from Apocalypse Now is the largest by area covered). No-one was injured filming the scene for Blown Away, but the explosion caused $1 million in damages.

• Ricky Ross, former lead singer of Deacon Blue, recorded a love song for the film that was not used. When he performed it live on Jonathan Ross' radio show years later, he said he was glad it wasn't used.

External link

• Blown Away at IMDb