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 | 6.3581 |
Directed By
Ted Demme
Crew
Nick Cassavetes
Georgia Kacandes
Ted Demme
David Ensley
Joel Stillerman
Graeme Revell
Ve Neill
Michael De Luca
Jose Ludlow
Ted Demme
David McKenna
Ellen Kuras
Michael Z. Hanan
Denis Leary
Kevin Tent
Avy Kaufman
Georgia Kacandes
Rosemary C. Cremona
Nicholas Mastandrea
Lorey Sebastian
Donna O'Neal
Bruce Porter
Cheree Welsh
Douglas A. Mowat
Pamela Alch
Mark Bridges
Richard Ford
Whitney James
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Victor Ray Ennis
Susan McNamara
Hillary Sherman
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Tomáš Krejčí
Amanda Scheer-Demme
Keenan Wyatt
Tracy Falco
Michael Keller
Susan McNamara
Jody Levin
Jeff Damal
Simone Perusse
Gustavo Oliva
Rick Reynolds
Kevin Yagher
Maria Baker
Scott Bobbitt
Eric Ramirez
Allan Byer
Tim Peyton
Karen Eisenstadt
Christa Vausbinder
Camille Freer
Al Ambrosio
Kim Larsen-Santini
Fermin Davalos
Roger Wall
John C. Nadeau
Brandon Ainsworth
Eric Flickinger
Carla Fry
Timothy Braniff
Karin L. McGaughey
Henry Tirl
Mark Santoni
Merdyce McClaran
Steve Borgese
Cameron Croughwell
Daniel R. Jennings
Cynthia C. Rebman
Brian Basham
Mike Fantasia
Andrew Rowlands
Baird Steptoe
John Young
Sandi Sissel
Gary Mundheim
James Moriana
Greg Zimmerman
Jamie Kelman
Peter Costelli
Donny Martino
Henry Tirl
Don Telles
Buck Damon
Barbara Harris
Desne J. Holland
Karl Wesson
Susan McNamara
John Beran
Leon Dudevoir
Bill Taliaferro
Amiee Clark
Andrew Rowlands
Steve Kagan
John Janusek
John P. Shine
Rob J. Greenlea
Jeff Kluttz
Steve Constancio
Pablo Nantas
Alan Rankin
Steve A. Hagberg
Lisa Tomczeszyn
Candace Neal
Steven S. Lee
Chris Howell
Cheryl Gould Strang
Steven J. Reynolds
Danya Joseph
Mark Scovil
Martin Samuel
Brian Avery
Baird Steptoe
Maureen Farley
Guy Miracle
Danny Wynands
Judy Blinick
Cathy Marshall-Hart
Melissa Kinnicutt
Bryan Ashford
Alex Klabukov
Tom Dailey
Philip A. Hess
Rita Troy
John Burton West
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Nerses Gezalyan
Paul Prokop
Maria Mantia
Ron Bedrosian
Cha Blevins
Bridgitte Ferry
Jenny Eagan
Charmaine Nash Simmons
Emily Glatter
Tim Simonec
Nick Mestrundrea
Lisa Behlendorf
Cesar Angobaldo
David Fulton
Randy White
Ron Bolanowski
Beth Bowling
Jeffrey D. Stevens
Tim Simonec
Rich King
Michael Duenas
Robert Bolanowski
Andrea McBride
Jessica Drake
Richard Dwan Jr.
Glenn T. Morgan
Rick Avery
Anita Hart
Anita Hart
Kristina Jung
Joni Avery
Martin Scorsese
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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