Actor John Lithgow (1945)

Blow Out (1981), an American neo-noir mystery thriller film, follows Philadelphia sound technician Jack Terry, who is working on the low-budget slasher film Co-ed Frenzy. His producer Sam tasks him with finding more realistic sound effects for the film, leading Jack to visit a local park. There, he witnesses a car swerve off the road and into a creek. While Jack is able to save a young woman named Sally Bedina and takes her to the hospital, the male driver dies. As Jack is questioned by a detective about the accident, he becomes interested in Sally and asks her out for a drink. He soon learns that Governor George McRyan, who was running for president, was driving the ...

Rich Kids (1979), an American comedy-drama film directed by Robert M. Young, follows the story of two 12-year-old best friends from the Upper West Side. Franny and Jamie are both precocious youths who bond over their shared experiences with their parents’ divorces. As the new kid in town, Jamie offers guidance to Franny as she deals with her own family’s separation. Franny has been silently observing her father’s late night escapades and attempts to keep them hidden from her mother and herself. Feeling low, she finds solace in Jamie, who also comes from a broken family.

Director Brian De Palma released the American neo-noir psychological thriller film, Obsession (1976). The movie follows the story of Michael Courtland, a New Orleans real estate developer whose life is turned upside down in 1959 when his wife Elizabeth and young daughter Amy are taken by kidnappers. Instead of fulfilling the ransom demands with actual money, the police suggest giving them a briefcase filled with fake paper dollars. This leads to a chaotic car chase and an explosion that results in the death of the kidnappers and hostages. Courtland blames himself for not being able to save his family. Sixteen years ...