Based upon the book, 'Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost it All' by Bruce Porter, BLOW is the story of George Jung who is currently serving a 15 year sentence. This is the true story of Jung who worked for reputed drug kingpin Carlos Escobar, and is accused of single-handedly importing cocaine into the USA in the 1970's. Jung's rise and fall coincides with the switch from pot to cocaine as the drug of choice among the rich and famous.
Production Apostle; Avery Pix; New Line Cinema; Spanky Pictures;
Cast Names Johnny Depp; Penélope Cruz; Franka Potente; Rachel Griffiths; Paul Reubens; Jordi Mollà; Cliff Curtis; Miguel Sandoval; Ethan Suplee; Ray Liotta; Kevin Gage; Max Perlich; Jesse James; Miguel Pérez; Dan Ferro; Tony Amendola; Bob Goldthwait; Michael Tucci; Monet Mazur; Lola Glaudini; Jennifer Gimenez; Emma Roberts; Jaime King; Charles Noland; Pamela Abdy; John Harrington Bland; Jimmy Burke; Brantley Bush; Kevin Chapman; The Dawk; Ted Demme; Crystal Erickson; Daniel Escobar; Tracy Falco; Jean-Carlos Felix; Lazaro Galarraga; Brian Goodman; Vanessa Grayson; Elif Guertin; Josh Herman;
Box Office USD 52,937,130
Release Date 2001-03-29 (premiere) 2001-04-06
Genres Biography; Crime; Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for pervasive drug content and language, some violence
and sexuality.