Blow
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ted Demme
Julie Vera
Patrice Laure
Tony Amendola
Richard Lagravenese
Bobcat Goldthwait
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Based on the true story of how powder cocaine turned into America's biggest drug problem and how one man from the blue-collar suburbs became the 35 billion-dollar-a-year conduit to the Colombian cartels. George Jung pursued what he thought was the American Dream. Rather than become just another construction worker like his father, George moves to California where he discovers the profitable pleasures of selling marijuana. A spell in prison introduces him to big-time Colombian dealers, and soon George is involved with their plan to export tons of cocaine to American shores. He becomes fabulously wealthy, but takes a dizzying fall that knocks him out of the underworld.
Director
Ted Demme
Cast
Julie Vera
Patrice Laure
Tony Amendola
Richard Lagravenese
Bobcat Goldthwait
Meriah Nelson
Johnny Depp
Jimmy Burke
Kevin Gage
Alan James Morgan
Emma Roberts
Kevin Chapman
Penélope Cruz
Kristina Jung
Carlos Sanen
Brad Hunt
Jordi Mollà
Skip O'brien
Dan Ferro
Dale Snowberger
The Dawk
Genevieve Maylam
Ralph Kampshoff
Charles Noland
Miguel Perez
Roberto Lopez
Lydell M Cheshier
Lazaro Galarraga
Crystal Erickson
John Harrington Bland
Franka Potente
Brian Goodman
Ray Liotta
Faith Hoover
Paul Reubens
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Charles Martiniz
Tracy Falco
Elif Guertin
Randy Mulkey
Patrick Husted
Dorothy Lyman
Rachel Griffiths
Michael Tucci
Sophie Tsimel
Kathleen Mullan
Ethan Suplee
Matt Robinson
Scott A. Bobbitt
Raoul N Rizik
Daniel Escobar
Jennifer Gimenez
Monet Mazur
Jean-carlos Felix
Jaime King
Jodie Mann
Lola Glaudini
Santiago Verdu
Pamela Walker
Pamela Abdy
Miguel Sandoval
Jack Polick
Vanessa Greyson
Josh Herman
Max Perlich
Eric Ramirez
Leslie Schirrmacher
Anthony Diaz Perez
Bert Rosario
Ajgie Kirkland
Brantley Bush
Mike Ralph
Edward Demme
Jesse James
Cliff Curtis
Gonzalo Mendoza
Crew
Ruben Abarca
Clara Acosta
Wolfgang Aicholz
Alfred Ainsworth
Brandon Ainsworth
Pamela Alch
Steve Allen
Damon Allison
Luis Ambriz
Al Ambrosio
Eric Amdahl
Kousuke Ami
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cesar Angobaldo
Paul Anka
Tony Ardito
Gerardo Arellano
Giorgio Armani
Louis Armstrong
Bryan Ashford
Brian Edward Avery
Joni Avery
Rick Avery
Randy Babchuck
Maria Baker
Juan Carlos Ballesteros
Lori A Balton
Jesus Rodriguez Barajas
Julio Barcenas
Pedro Barroeta
Ron Bedrosian
Lisa Behlendorf
John Beran
Anne Berger
David Berman
Brian Besham
Nick Blasi
Deborah 'cha' Blevins
Judith Blinick
Robert Bolanowski
Ron Bolanowski
Steve Borgese
Beth Bowling
Timothy L Braniff
Mark Bridges
Alan Broberg
Paul Broucek
Kerry Brown
Kerry Brown
Allan Byer
Robert Byrd
Alejandro Cairo
Toy Caldwell
Mariano Caranco
Erik Carter
Laurie Cartwright
Harry Wayne Casey
John C Casey
Nick Cassavetes
R Chris Cavaliere
James Chamberlain
Caryn Cheever
David T Chong
Jamie Christopherson
Eric Clapton
Amiee Clark
Allen Collins
Gail Collins
Steve Constancio
Martin Corkidi
Ernesto Cortazar
Nikka Costa
Nikka Costa
Peter Costelli
Jason Cox
Allison Crane
Rosemary Cremona
Kimberly Crockett
Steve Cropper
Cameron Croughwell
Vic Cuccia
Mark Curry
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
James D'amica
Tom Dailey
Jeff Damal
Buck Damon
Fermin Davalos
Jesus Rodriguez Davalos
Juan De La Fuente
Michael De Luca
Vince Deamicis
Christi Dembrowski
Ted Demme
John G Dolphin
Jessica Drake
Michael Duenas
Donald Dunn
Kitty Dutton
Bob Dylan
Jenny Eagan
Jeff Egan
Rick Eggers
Karen Eisenstadt
Ross Ellis
Victor Ennis
Adrian Enriquez
David Ensley
Manuel Gonzales Esperon
Tracy Falco
Mike Fantasia
Maureen Farley
Gianfranco Ferre
Brigitte Ferry
Richard Finch
Eric Flickinger
Francisco Cardenas Flores
John Follmer
Richard Ford
Camille Freer
Richard Garcia
Agnes Gardette
Kristen Gassner
Nerses Gezalyan
David Gene Gibbs
Emily Glatter
Oscar Gomez
Armando Gonzales
Cheryl Gould
Rob J Greenlea
Lance Gunnin
Javier Gunther
Woody Guthrie
Emilio Gutierrez
Enrique Guzman
Steve Hagberg
Michael Z. Hanan
Barbara Harris
Laura Harris
Anita Hart
Paul Haslinger
Sarah Hendler
Elsa Hermoso
Phil Hess
Mildred Hill
Patty Hill
Melo Hinojosa
Justin Holdsworth
Buck Holland
Desne Holland
Chris Howell
Barry Hutchins
Alan Jackson
Marc Jacobs
Mick Jagger
Simon James
Whitney James
Joe Janusek
Sal Jenko
Daniel R. Jennings
Bernardo Jimenez
Tish Johnson
Booker T. Jones
Danya Joseph
Charles Jourdan
Kristina Sunshine Jung
Mirtha Jung
Georgia Kacandes
Georgia Kacandes
Steve Kagan
Avy Kaufman
Mark S. Kaufman
Michael Keller
Jamie Kelman
Adam H Khalid
Melissa Helen Kinnicutt
Elizabeth Kirkscey
Alex Klabukov
Jeff Kluttz
Ellen Kuras
Ellen Kuras
Ron Lane
Leslie Langs
Carlos Larios
Kim Larsen
Randlett King Lawrence
Denis Leary
Huddie Ledbetter
Steven Lee
Craig Lietzke
Bill Liversage
Gloria Lozano
Jose Ludlow
Randy Luna
Michael Lyon
Heather Macphee
Stacie Manning
Maria Mantia
John Marcello
Money Mark
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2001 Award for Best Costume Design in a Feature Film - Period/Fantasy from the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Released in United States Spring April 6, 2001
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States March 2001
Released in United States July 2001
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Avant Premieres/Previews) August 31 - September 9, 2001.
Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 9-17, 2001.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 5-14, 2001.
Based on the book "Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All" by Bruce Porter; published by Harper Collins in 1993.
Spanky Pictures is Ted Demme's production company.
Apostle Pictures is Denis Leary's production company.
Released in United States Spring April 6, 2001
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Avant Premieres/Previews) August 31 - September 9, 2001.)
Released in United States March 2001 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 9-17, 2001.)
Completed shooting April 28, 2000.
Released in United States July 2001 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (in competition) July 5-14, 2001.)
Began shooting February 1, 2000.
