Blown Away
Action, Thriller
MGM / UA  (1994) 121 mins R

5.8 (8,772 votes)
The fuse has been lit!

Jeff Bridges and Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive) light a fuse under this action-packed "tension-filled, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will hold you hostage for 120 electrifying minutes" (The Calgary Sun). Fueled with dynamic support by Lloyd Bridges (Hot Shots), Forest Whitaker (Species) and Suzy Amis (Usual Suspects), Blown Away "is the action film you don't want to miss" (Mark McEwen, "CBS This Morning").

When an explosion jolts Boston, bomb squad expert Jimmy Dove (Bridges) is thrust into the most harrowing work of his career. Evidence points to a bomber more dangerous and skilled than any he's ever faced - except one. The possibility that the terrorist is his former mentor (Jones) increases the stakes - and as his friends and family are unsuspectingly drawn into the ...

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Cast and Crew
Forest Whitaker  ......  Anthony Franklin
Suzy Amis  ......  Kate Dove
Tommy Lee Jones  ......  Ryan Gaerity
Jeff Bridges  ......  James 'Jimmy' Dove / Liam McGivney
Lloyd Bridges  ......  Max O'Bannon
Stephi Lineburg  ......  Lizzy
Director  .....  Stephen Hopkins
Producer  .....  Pen Densham; Richard B. Lewis; Joe Batteer; Richard Barton Lewis
Writer  .....  John Rice; Joe Batteer
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Max gets blown away, we see Ryan in the abandoned building and the blast knocks out all the glass of the window but when the smoke clears the glass remains. (more)

Trivia:
There is a scene where a copy of the Boston Globe is seen with an article reading "2 More Bomb Squad Officers Killed in Mystery Blast". Behind it you can see the Business section with a headline "Bay State Bankruptcy Filings...". This article appeared in the 1 July 1993 Boston Globe. (more)

Filming Locations:
Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (more)

Quotes:
Ryan Gaerity: I've come here to create a new country for you called chaos, and a new government called anarchy. (more)

Awards:
2 nominations (more)