Blow
Blow is a 2001 American biographical crime drama film directed by Ted Demme, about an American cocaine kingpin and his international network. David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay. It is based on the real-life stories of U.S. drug trafficker George Jung (played by Johnny Depp) and his connections including narcotics kings Pablo Escobar and Carlos Lehder Rivas (portrayed in the film as Diego Delgado), and the Medellín Cartel.
Plot
George Jung and his parents Fred and Ermine live in Weymouth, Massachusetts. When George is 10 years old, Fred files for bankruptcy but tries to make George realize that money is not important.
Cast
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Brian Goodman
- Cliff Curtis
- Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Emma Roberts
- Ethan Suplee
- Franka Potente
- Jaime King
- Jennifer Gimenez
- Jesse James
- Johnny Depp
- Jordi Mollà
- Kevin Chapman
- Kevin Gage
- Lola Glaudini
- Max Perlich
- Michael Tucci
- Miguel Sandoval
- Monet Mazur
- Nick Cassavetes
- Paul Reubens
- Penélope Cruz
- Rachel Griffiths
- Ray Liotta
- Richard LaGravenese
- Ted Demme
- Tony Amendola
More details
| author | David McKenna Nick Cassavetes |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Colombia |
| director | Ted Demme |
| editor | Kevin Tent |
| events | George Jung organized crime |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | arrest bank account betray birthday party boston buy california carlos lehder chicago cocaine college student cut dea drive drug enforcement administration drug lord dying father end fbi federal bureau of investigation federal bureau of prisons federal prison flight attendant george vi group of friends heart attack hide los angeles manuel noriega marijuana medellin cartel old man one night otisville correctional facility pablo escobar parole release from prison set up smuggle understand upstate new york wed |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell |
| producer | Denis Leary Joel Stillerman Ted Demme |
| productionCompany | Aposte Spanky Pictures |
| publisher | New Line Cinema |
| recordedAt | Mexico |
| theme | biographical biographical drama |