Blow (2001)

04/04/2001 (US) • 2h 4m

Crime, Drama

based on a true story

Overview

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

Top Billed Cast

Johnny Depp

George Jung

Penélope Cruz

Mirtha Jung

Franka Potente

Barbara Buckley

Rachel Griffiths

Ermine Jung

Ray Liotta

Fred Jung

Jordi Mollà

Diego Delgado

Cliff Curtis

Pablo Escobar

Paul Reubens

Derek Foreal

Miguel Sandoval

Augusto Oliveras


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$53,000,000.00

Revenue

$83,300,000.00

Keywords

drug smuggling

war on drugs

drug trafficking

1970s

drug addiction

rise and fall

cautionary

factual

dramatic

suspenseful

intense

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