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Overview
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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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(51 articles)
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Better than expected
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated R for pervasive drug content and language, some violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
124 min
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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
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When George is sharing a cell in prison with Diego, George is seen reading a paperback while reclining on his top bunk. The book is "Hells Angels" written by Hunter S. Thompson, the author whom Depp previously portrayed in the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).
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Anachronisms: The clip that Mirtha was wearing in her hair at the end of the movie did not exist until the mid 1990s.
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Movie Connections:
Features Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
Dime Bag BBQ
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Based on a true story of how the American cocaine market was founded, this is a lot more funky than I had expected. A thumpingly good soundtrack right from the start and Johnny Depp cruising in to be a convincingly laid-back big-shot - almost like a graduate from Boogie Nights. Penelope Cruz manages to be blisteringly erotic in a few well-crafted scenes and without removing a stitch of clothing. Later, instead of following the usual pattern of despair in the second half where most drug movies home in on drug dependency, Blow refreshingly focuses on the emotional losses suffered by the characters. A film that just about manages to be more than the sum of its parts, it would have made a nice sort of pre-quel to Traffic, but it stands alone in fine form. And it's moving rather than depressing.