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Release Date:
6 April 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
Based on a True Story.
Plot:
The story of George Jung, the man who established the American cocaine market in the 1970's. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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5 nominations
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Cocaine, They Started that. Your Welcome.
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Johnny Depp | ... | George Jung |
 | Penélope Cruz | ... | Mirtha Jung (as Penelope Cruz) |
 | Franka Potente | ... | Barbara Buckley |
 | Rachel Griffiths | ... | Ermine Jung |
 | Paul Reubens | ... | Derek Foreal |
 | Jordi Mollà | ... | Diego Delgado (as Jordi Molla) |
 | Cliff Curtis | ... | Pablo Escobar |
 | Miguel Sandoval | ... | Augusto Oliveras |
 | Ethan Suplee | ... | Tuna |
 | Ray Liotta | ... | Fred Jung |
 | Kevin Gage | ... | Leon Minghella |
 | Max Perlich | ... | Kevin Dulli |
 | Jesse James | ... | Young George |
 | Miguel Pérez | ... | Alessandro (as Miguel Perez) |
 | Dan Ferro | ... | Cesar Toban |
| Tony Amendola | ... | Sanchez |
| Bobcat Goldthwait | ... | Mr. T |
| Michael Tucci | ... | Dr. Bay |
 | Monet Mazur | ... | Maria |
 | Lola Glaudini | ... | Rada |
 | Jennifer Gimenez | ... | Inez |
 | Emma Roberts | ... | Young Kristina Jung |
 | Jaime King | ... | Kristina Jung (as James King) |
| Charles Noland | ... | Jack Stevens |
| Pamela Abdy | ... | Beach Woman #3 |
 | Lisa Claire | ... | Beach Vendor |
 | John Harrington Bland | ... | FBI Waiter #1 |
| Jimmy Burke | ... | FBI Waiter #4 |
| Brantley Bush | ... | FBI Waiter #3 |
 | Kevin Chapman | ... | DEA Eastham (as Kevin H. Chapman) |
| The Dawk | ... | Guard (Visit Area #2) |
 | Ted Demme | ... | Archie Sigmond (as Edward Demme) |
| Crystal Erickson | ... | Stewardess #1 |
 | Daniel Escobar | ... | Emilio Ochoa |
| Tracy Falco | ... | Beach Woman #2 |
| Jean-Carlos Felix | ... | Prison Guard (Warden's Office) |
| Lazaro Galarraga | ... | Band Singer |
 | Brian Goodman | ... | Guard Gus |
 | Vanessa Grayson | ... | Stewardess #3 |
| Elif Guertin | ... | Stewardess #2 |
| Josh Herman | ... | Detective #1 |
| Faith Hoover | ... | Stewardess #6 |
 | Brad Hunt | ... | GG |
| Patrick Husted | ... | Bank Manager |
| Kristina Jung | ... | Clerk (scenes deleted) |
| Ralph Kampshoff | ... | Guard (Visit Area #1) |
| Ajgie Kirkland | ... | James Trout |
 | Skip O'Brien | ... | Customs Agent |
| Richard LaGravenese | ... | Detective #2 |
 | Roberto Lopez | ... | Guard (Danbury) |
| Lydell M. Cheshier | ... | Inmate #3 |
 | Dorothy Lyman | ... | Judge (Chicago) |
| Jodie Mann | ... | Nurse (Cape Cod) |
| Charles Martiniz | ... | Bank Employee |
| Genevieve Maylam | ... | Beach Woman #1 (as Genevieve Maylem) |
 | Gonzalo Menendez | ... | Ramon Ochoa |
 | Mauricio Mendoza | ... | Benny |
| Carlos Mendoza | ... | Tony |
| Alan James Morgan | ... | Young Tuna |
 | Randy Mulkey | ... | Employee #1 |
 | Kathleen Mullan | ... | Beach Woman #5 |
 | Meriah Nelson | ... | Stewardess #4 |
 | Tony Perez | ... | Bank President |
 | Jack Polick | ... | Ben |
 | Michael Ralph | ... | Inmate #2 (as Mike Ralph) |
| Raoul N. Rizik | ... | Rafael Ojeda (as Raoul Rizik) |
| Matthew Robinson | ... | Inmate #1 (as Matt Robinson) |
 | Elizabeth Rodriguez | ... | Martha Oliveras |
 | Bert Rosario | ... | Bank President (Panama) |
| Leslie Schirrmacher | ... | Stewardess #5 |
| Dale Snowberger | ... | FBI Waiter #2 |
| Sophie Tsimel | ... | Beach Woman #4 |
 | Julia Vera | ... | Clara Blanca |
| Santiago Verdu | ... | Juan Carlos |
| Pamela Walker | ... | FBI Waiter #5 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ricardo Azulay | ... | Restaurant / Bar Patron (uncredited) |
 | Twyla Banks | ... | Inmate's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Anastasia Blue | ... | One of Derek Foreal's party girls (uncredited) |
 | Nick Cassavetes | ... | Man in Derek's Salon (uncredited) |
 | Al Coronel | ... | Salsa Dancer (uncredited) |
| Anna de Cardi | ... | Friend at Pool Party (uncredited) |
 | Dana Emberson | ... | Beach Cyclist (uncredited) |
 | Janine Foster | ... | Flight attendant (uncredited) |
| Miguel Ángel Fuentes | ... | Body Guard for Pablo Escobar (uncredited) |
 | Jorge Jimenez | ... | Alessandro's Guy (uncredited) |
| Jacque Lawson | ... | Biker (uncredited) |
 | Cynthia Loebe | ... | Principal (uncredited) |
| Melissa Reneé Martin | ... | One of Derek Foreal's party girls (uncredited) |
 | Jo Price | ... | Business Woman (uncredited) |
 | Bobby Reed | ... | DEA Agent (uncredited) |
| Leonel Rendón | ... | Priest (uncredited) |
 | Crafty St. James | ... | Airplane Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Bill Willens | ... | Biker (uncredited) |
 | Rayder Woods | ... | FBI Undercover Agent (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Ted Demme | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Bruce Porter | (book) | |
| David McKenna | (screenplay) and | |
| Nick Cassavetes | (screenplay) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Graeme Revell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ellen Kuras | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Kevin Tent | |||
Casting by | |||
| Avy Kaufman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Michael Z. Hanan | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| David Ensley | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Douglas A. Mowat | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Mark Bridges | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sheryl Blum | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Desne J. Holland | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Whitney James | .... | makeup department head | |
| Jamie Kelman | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Candace Neal | .... | hair stylist | |
| Ve Neill | .... | makeup artist | |
| David Ruiz Gameros | .... | makeup artist | |
| Martin Samuel | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Randy Sayer | .... | hair stylist | |
| Rita Troy | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Karl Wesson | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Kevin Yagher | .... | character makeup designer and creator: Johnny Depp | |
| Barney Burman | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Anne Berger | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
| Rosemary C. Cremona | .... | second assistant director | |
| Maria Mantia | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Nicholas Mastandrea | .... | first assistant director (as Nicholas C. Mastandrea) | |
| René Villarreal | .... | first assistant director: Mexico | |
Art Department | |||
| Ruben Abacara | .... | drapery | |
| Damon Allison | .... | fixtures | |
| Gogo Amara | .... | set designer: Mexico | |
| Ron Ashmore | .... | paint supervisor | |
| Maria L. Baker | .... | set designer | |
| Scott Bobbitt | .... | lead man (as Scott A. Bobbitt) | |
| Steve Borgese | .... | greens foreman | |
| Erin Boyd | .... | swing gang (as Erin Gould) | |
| Timothy Braniff | .... | storyboard artist (as Tim Braniff) | |
| Raymundo Cabrera | .... | property master: Mexico | |
| Ryan Cassidy | .... | set dresser | |
| Amiee Clark | .... | art production assistant | |
| Skip Crank | .... | set dresser | |
| Jeff Damal | .... | set dresser | |
| Hana Espinoza | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Maureen Farley | .... | property master | |
| Kristen Gassner | .... | set decorating buyer | |
| Cheryl Gould | .... | set dresser | |
| Lance Gunnin | .... | general foreman | |
| Steve A. Hagberg | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Melo Hinojosa | .... | set decorator: Mexico | |
| Daniel R. Jennings | .... | assistant art director | |
| Adam Khalid | .... | art department assistant | |
| Kim Larsen-Santini | .... | assistant props (as Kim Larsen) | |
| Patrice Laure | .... | lead man | |
| Randlett King Lawrence | .... | purchasing foreman (as Randlett Lawrence) | |
| Hana Matsumoto | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Merdyce McClaran | .... | assistant property master | |
| Karin L. McGaughey | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Paul A. Minitello | .... | sign painter (as Paul Minitello) | |
| Jason Puga | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Eric Ramirez | .... | lead man | |
| Cynthia C. Rebman | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Gabriel Rivera | .... | construction foreman: Mexico | |
| Mark Sakamoto | .... | gang boss | |
| Carlos Sanen | .... | lead man: Mexico | |
| Anthony Samuel Saso | .... | tool man (as Anthony Saso) | |
| Wayne Smith | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Meredith J. Stewart | .... | set dressing assistant | |
| David Storm | .... | set dresser | |
| Bill Taliaferro | .... | set designer (as William Taliaferro) | |
| Bernardo Trujillo | .... | art director: Mexico | |
| Victor Vallejo | .... | lead scenic: Mexico | |
| Alberto Villaseñor | .... | construction coordinator: Mexico | |
| Cheree Welsh | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Tony Wright | .... | labor foreman | |
| Ahmed Saker | .... | construction medic (uncredited) | |
| Michele Spadaro | .... | prop construction (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Luis E. Ambriz Martínez | .... | special effects assistant: Mexico (as Luis Ambriz) | |
| Robert Bolanowski | .... | special effects | |
| Ron Bolanowski | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Michael Duenas | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Lloyd Lee Barnett | .... | digital compositor | |
| Fish Essenfeld | .... | compositing and 2D supervisor: Metrolight Studios | |
| John Follmer | .... | head of production: MetroLight Studios | |
| James W. Kristoff | .... | executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios | |
| Derek Ledbetter | .... | visual effects | |
| Heather MacPhee | .... | 2D artist | |
| Stacie Manning | .... | 2D artist | |
| Justice O'Neil | .... | digital artist | |
| Dobbie Schiff | .... | visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios | |
| Bruno Vilela | .... | head of art department: Metrolight Studios, Inc. | |
| Judith Bell | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Chris Crowell | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Brian Avery | .... | stunts | |
| Joni Avery | .... | stunts | |
| Rick Avery | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Cameron Croughwell | .... | stunts | |
| David Gene Gibbs | .... | stunts | |
| Anita Hart | .... | stunt double: Penelope Cruz | |
| Anita Hart | .... | stunts | |
| Chris Howell | .... | stunts | |
| Danny Wynands | .... | stunts (as Dan Wynands) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Beth Bowling | .... | casting associate | |
| Alejandro Cairo | .... | extras casting: Mexico | |
| Rich King | .... | extras casting | |
| Andrea McBride | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Megan Foley | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Cha Blevins | .... | costume supervisor (as Deborah Cha Blevins) | |
| John Casey | .... | costume supervisor: Mexico | |
| Steve Constancio | .... | set costumer | |
| Jenny Eagan | .... | costumer | |
| Bridgitte Ferry | .... | costumer (as Brigitte Ferry) | |
| Lisa Hyde | .... | costumer | |
| Lisa Hyde | .... | key costume wrap coordinator | |
| Guy Miracle | .... | costumer | |
| Pablo Nantas | .... | tailor | |
| Mónica Neumaier | .... | costume coordinator: Mexico | |
| Donna O'Neal | .... | set costumer | |
| Anthony J. Scarano | .... | costumer: Mexico (as Anthony Scarano) | |
| Anthony J. Scarano | .... | key costumer | |
| Charmaine Nash Simmons | .... | costumer (as Charmaine Simmons) | |
| Lisa Tomczeszyn | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Joanne Trotta | .... | cutter/fitter | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David O. Berman | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| David Berman | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Tom Dailey | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Danya Joseph | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jody Levin | .... | executive in charge of post-production | |
| Mato | .... | color timer | |
| Frank Roman | .... | digital intermediate color timer | |
| Mark Scovil | .... | assistant editor | |
| Earl Adams | .... | colorist (TV version) (uncredited) | |
| Carole Cowley | .... | digital intermediate producer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Wolfgang Amadeus | .... | music mixer | |
| Eric Amdahl | .... | music preparation | |
| Mark Curry | .... | music mixer | |
| Buck Damon | .... | co-music supervisor | |
| Richard Ford | .... | music editor | |
| Paul Haslinger | .... | music programmer | |
| Lesley Langs | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Amanda Scheer-Demme | .... | music supervisor | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | orchestrator | |
| Rick Fleishman | .... | music coordinator (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Cesar Angebaldo | .... | transportation captain | |
| Javier Gunther | .... | transportation coordinator: Mexico | |
| Buck Holland | .... | driver: Johnny Depp | |
| Craig Lietzke | .... | driver | |
| Kenneth Newland | .... | transportation office coordinator (as Kenny Newland) | |
| Carlos Ponce de León | .... | transportation captain | |
| Theresa M. Roehner | .... | driver | |
| Randy White | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Dean Winton | .... | driver | |
Thanks | |||
| Kristina Jung | .... | special thanks | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- New Line Cinema (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Aurum Producciones (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- GAGA (2001) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- Nexo (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Village Roadshow Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (200?) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (200?) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- New Line Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- New Line Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
- RTL Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies
- Claudia Becker & Associates casting
- Custom Film Effects opticals
- Magic Film and Video Works negative cutting
- Mato color timing
- Palace Costume and Prop Co. costumes
- Picture Mill, The title design: main titles
- RPM Group promotion and marketing
- Rich King Casting extras casting
- Soundelux production sound
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive drug content and language, some violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
124 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:12 |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) |
Singapore:R(A) (original rating) (cut) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R (certificate #37768) |
Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
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Trivia:
When George is in the courtroom the first right before he finds out that Barbara's sick, the words that he is reciting to convince the judge that he is innocent are lines from Bob Dylan's song "It Ain't Me Babe" and Woody Guthrie's song "Pretty Boy Floyd".
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: When George goes to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, looking for a marijuana dealer, you can see a Ladatel prepaid telephone card sign in the entrance of a store in the background. The Ladatel prepaid card didn't exist until the late 80's, and the sign is from the late 90's.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: (#1.44)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Little Ditty
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That statement was said by Denis Leary who, not surprisingly, co-produced this drug epic with Ted Demme who not only directs this film, but Leary's special No Cure for Cancer. Watching that special, I would've never expected a movie this good and serious, but it is. And unless a better film comes along this year, Blow might just be the best film of 2001.
In this bio-pic, George Jung is a guy who starts out by selling pot in the California area. After a while though, he progresses to selling cocaine in the late 70's and early 80's with the infamous Pablo Ecobar, and becomes a multi-millionaire (Jung, played by Jonny Depp very well, explains that if you bought cocaine in that time period in America, there would be a 85 percent chance it was from him). But then we see how things change with time, especially with Jung, which makes this movie even more fascinating and excellent.
While Blow is stylish, smart and hard edged with good stuff, the film also has compassion and feeling, in-particular in the third act which gives this movie a clever turn. Also with brilliant acting from the cast (the ensemble includes Depp, Paul Ruebens, Penelope Cruz and in a twist of a role from GoodFellas, Ray Liotta as Jung's dad) and a well told story, this is one of the best bio-pics and drug movies of the 00's.