Blow (film)
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| Blow | |
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| Directed by | Ted Demme |
| Produced by | Ted Demme Denis Leary Joel Stillerman |
| Written by | Nick Cassavetes David McKenna |
| Starring | Johnny Depp Jordi Mollà Penélope Cruz Ray Liotta Paul Reubens Franka Potente Ethan Suplee |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | 6 April 2001 |
| Running time | 124 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30,000,000 (estimated) |
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Blow is a 2001 drama film about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme (who later died of a cocaine-related heart attack). David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million With the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay. It is based on the real-life story of George Jung, Pablo Escobar, Carlos Lehder and the Medellín Cartel. The film's title comes from a slang term for cocaine.
Tagline: Based on a True Story.
[edit] Cast
- Johnny Depp as George Jung
- Penélope Cruz as Mirtha Jung
- Franka Potente as Barbara Buckley
- Rachel Griffiths as Ermine Jung
- Paul Reubens as Derek Foreal
- Jordi Mollà as Diego Delgado (A character based on Carlos Lehder)
- Cliff Curtis as Pablo Escobar
- Miguel Sandoval as Augusto Oliveras
- Ethan Suplee as Tuna
- Ray Liotta as Fred Jung
- Kevin Gage as Leon Minghella
- Max Perlich as Kevin Dulli
- Jesse James as Young George
- Miguel Pérez as Alessandro
- Dan Ferro as Cesar Toban
- Tony Amendola as Sanchez
- Bobcat Goldthwait as Mr. T
- Michael Tucci as Dr. Bay
- Monet Mazur as Maria
- Lola Glaudini as Rada
- Jennifer Gimenez as Inez
- Emma Roberts as Young Kristina Jung
- Jaime King as Kristina Jung
- Gary Bracknell as himself-King Cartel
[edit] External links
- getsomeblow.com - Official website
- Blow at the Internet Movie Database
- Blow at Rotten Tomatoes
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