Blow (2001)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $53,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $83,300,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.72 |
Directed By
Ted Demme
Crew
Jose Ludlow
Graeme Revell
David McKenna
Georgia Kacandes
Avy Kaufman
David Ensley
Michael Z. Hanan
Ted Demme
Ellen Kuras
Joel Stillerman
Kevin Tent
Denis Leary
Ve Neill
Nick Cassavetes
Ted Demme
Michael De Luca
Georgia Kacandes
Rosemary C. Cremona
Nicholas Mastandrea
Pamela Alch
Cheree Welsh
Douglas A. Mowat
Lorey Sebastian
Bruce Porter
Richard Ford
Donna O'Neal
Mark Bridges
Whitney James
Amanda Scheer-Demme
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Susan McNamara
Tracy Falco
Michael Keller
Hillary Sherman
Keenan Wyatt
Victor Ray Ennis
Tomáš Krejčí
Susan McNamara
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Carla Fry
Bill Taliaferro
Karin L. McGaughey
Camille Freer
Mark Santoni
John Janusek
John Beran
Roger Wall
John C. Nadeau
Brandon Ainsworth
Tim Peyton
Amiee Clark
Jeff Damal
John Young
Gustavo Oliva
Brian Avery
Daniel R. Jennings
Maria Mantia
Maureen Farley
Danny Wynands
Leon Dudevoir
Kevin Yagher
Andrew Rowlands
Steve Kagan
John P. Shine
Rob J. Greenlea
Cameron Croughwell
Jody Levin
Scott Bobbitt
Allan Byer
Susan McNamara
Eric Ramirez
Karen Eisenstadt
Judy Blinick
Bryan Ashford
Alex Klabukov
Tom Dailey
Sandi Sissel
Henry Tirl
Henry Tirl
Chris Howell
Timothy Braniff
Cheryl Gould Strang
Baird Steptoe
Steven J. Reynolds
Don Telles
Cathy Marshall-Hart
Christa Vausbinder
Philip A. Hess
Candace Neal
Steven S. Lee
Maria Baker
Andrew Rowlands
Baird Steptoe
Cynthia C. Rebman
Rick Reynolds
Jeff Kluttz
Alan Rankin
Martin Samuel
Lisa Tomczeszyn
Steve Constancio
Charmaine Nash Simmons
Michael Duenas
Ron Bolanowski
Eric Flickinger
Brian Basham
Rich King
Randy White
Buck Damon
Barbara Harris
Bridgitte Ferry
Peter Costelli
David Fulton
Cha Blevins
Pablo Nantas
Nick Mestrundrea
Tim Simonec
John Burton West
Melissa Kinnicutt
Merdyce McClaran
Nerses Gezalyan
Jenny Eagan
Desne J. Holland
Paul Prokop
Simone Perusse
Emily Glatter
Jessica Drake
Gary Mundheim
Mike Fantasia
Greg Zimmerman
Andrea McBride
Danya Joseph
Mark Scovil
James Moriana
Steve A. Hagberg
Steve Borgese
Jamie Kelman
Donny Martino
Jeffrey D. Stevens
Kim Larsen-Santini
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Karl Wesson
Fermin Davalos
Lisa Behlendorf
Tim Simonec
Al Ambrosio
Ron Bedrosian
Rita Troy
Beth Bowling
Cesar Angobaldo
Guy Miracle
Robert Bolanowski
Richard Dwan Jr.
Glenn T. Morgan
Kristina Jung
Anita Hart
Rick Avery
Anita Hart
Martin Scorsese
Joni Avery
Adam Khalid
TOP 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
Max Perlich
Kevin Dulli
Ethan Suplee
Tuna
Kevin Gage
Leon Minghella
Tony Amendola
Sanchez
Jesse James
Young George
Emma Roberts
Young Kristina Jung
Dan Ferro
Cesar Toban
Bobcat Goldthwait
Mr. T
Miguel Pérez
Alessandro
Michael Tucci
Dr. Bay
Monet Mazur
Maria
Lola Glaudini
Rada
Jennifer Gimenez
Inez
Jaime King
Kristina Jung
Charles Noland
Jack Stevens
Pamela Abdy
Beach Woman #3
John Harrington Bland
FBI Waiter #1
Jimmy Burke
FBI Waiter #4
Brantley Bush
FBI Waiter #3
Kevin Chapman
DEA Eastham
Ted Demme
Archie Sigmond
Daniel Escobar
Emilio Ochoa
Tracy Falco
Beach Woman #2
Vanessa Grayson
Stewardess #3
Elif Guertin
Stewardess #2
Faith Hoover
Stewardess #6
Kristina Jung
Clerk
Dorothy Lyman
Judge (Chicago)
Genevieve Maylam
Beach Woman #1
Kathleen Mullan
Beach Woman #5
Meriah Nelson
Stewardess #4
Sophie Tsimel
Beach Woman #4
The Dawk
Guard (Visit Area #2)
Crystal Erickson
Stewardess #1
Jean-Carlos Felix
Prison Guard (Warden's Office)
Lazaro Galarraga
Band Singer
Brian Goodman
Guard Gus
Josh Herman
Detective #1
Brad Hunt
GG
Patrick Husted
Bank Manager (Mass.)
Ralph Kampshoff
Guard (Visit Area ä1)
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