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Blown Away (1994)

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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

R, 2 hr. 1 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Stephen Hopkins

In Theaters: Jul 1, 1994 Wide

On DVD: May 15, 2001

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Jeff Bridges
Jimmy Dove
Tommy Lee Jones
Ryan Gaerity
Lloyd Bridges
Max O'Bannon
Forest Whitaker
Anthony Franklin
Suzy Amis
Kate
Stephi Lineburg
Lizzy
Caitlin Clarke
Rita
John Finn
Capt. Roarke
Christofer de Oni
Cortez
Loyd Catlett
Bama
Brendan Burns
Kevin
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Ken Kerman
Prison Guard
Larry Reynolds
Wedding Band
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Blanket
Lucinda Weist
Nancy
Josh McLaglen
Prison Guard
Allison Cowitt
Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc
Helicopter Pilot
John Farrell
Wedding Band

Critic Reviews for Blown Away

All Critics (26) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (13) | DVD (6)

No one will be blown away by this formula thriller.

April 18, 2008 Comment

Beth Accomando

KPBS.org

One of the better suspense thrillers of the early 90's

May 12, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Someone should tell director Stephen Hopkins that 'action thrillers' require one small ingredient--action.

January 5, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

you won't be

July 29, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Annoyingly bereft of the whiz-bang action that a movie like this desperately needs. Still, Quaid does a darn good job.

July 26, 2002 Comments (2)

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Excellent action thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones as wonderfully crazy bomber and Jeff Bridges as bomb squad member with a past. While the mad bomber is taking out one after another of the hero's squad team with some really mean explosive devices the main character is struggling with his history. Sure, there are some

June 17, 2006

Jens S.

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Not bad at all. The soundtrack was filled with U2 songs and it was quite fun to watch someone in the cast sing and 'dance' to it. Tommy Lee Jones plays the role of the mad Irish bomber who just got out of prison and has decided to target members of the Boston Police bomb squad, it just so happens that Jeff Bridges is

October 29, 2009