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Blow (2001)

R 124 minutes EN Crime , Drama

Based on a True Story.

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.

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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

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Production crew

Ellen Kuras

Director of Photography

Michael Z. Hanan

Production Design

David Ensley

Art Direction

Ve Neill

Makeup Artist

Graeme Revell

Original Music Composer

Kevin Tent

Editor

Ted Demme

Director

Denis Leary

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The most positive review

Depp, Cruz and Molla perform the characters they know so well so you won't be disappointed but the story is predictable and quite flat.

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The most negative review

Why get a respectable job when you can make millions. True for so many who just never seem to learn. Making millions means nothing to losing your family over it.

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Production companies: New Line Cinema, Spanky Pictures, Apostle

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $53,000,000

Revenue: $83,300,000

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