| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Johnny Depp |
George Jung
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| Penelope Cruz |
Mirtha Jung
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| Jordi Molla |
Diego Delgado
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| Franka Potente |
Barbara
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| Rachel Griffiths |
Ermine Jung
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| Ray Liotta |
Fred Jung
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| Ethan Suplee |
Tuna
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| Paul Reubens |
Derek Foreal
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| Cliff Curtis |
Pablo Escobar
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| Miguel Sandovar |
Augusto Oliveras
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| Penélope Cruz |
Mirtha Jung
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| Franka Potente |
Barbara Buckley
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| Rachel Griffiths |
Ermine Jung, George's Mother
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| Paul Reubens |
Derek Foreal, George's Partner
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| Jordi Mollà |
Diego Delgado
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| Cliff Curtis |
Pablo Escobar aka El Magico
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| Miguel Sandoval |
Augusto Oliveras
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| Ray Liotta |
Fred Jung, George's Father
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Crime; Drama |
| Director |
Ted Demme |
| Writer |
Bruce Porter; David McKenna |
| Studio |
New Line Cinema |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
2 hr 4 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Following the life of cocaine-trafficking pioneer George Jung in a way that recalls Martin Scorsese 's Casino , Blow recounts the man's days from his 1950s childhood in Boston to his downfall in the 1980s. George (played by Johnny Depp ) begins his life as the son of Fred ( Ray Liotta ), an earnest breadwinner, and Ermine ( Rachel Griffiths ), who frequently walks out on them in pursuit of a more fulfilling life. When George moves west to California in the late '60s, accompanied by best pal Tuna ( Ethan Suplee ), he becomes an entrepreneur in the marijuana business, which soon spreads to the East Coast as well, with girlfriend Barbara ( Franka Potente ) smuggling the product during her stewardess shifts. George is arrested in 1972 — at which time Barbara dies of cancer — but George finds a new ally in Diego ( Jordi Molla ), who proposes the idea that he become the American conduit for Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar ( Cliff Curtis ). George flourishes in the heyday of the disco era, and falls for Mirtha ( Penelope Cruz ), a self-serving bombshell who eventually has a daughter with him. Trouble escalates as the FBI threatens to bring George and his crew down, while he desperately tries to be a stable parent to his young offspring. Blow also features Paul Reubens and Max Perlich in featured roles. — Jason Clark |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
97 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Purchase Date |
8/2/2003 |
| Tape Label |
31 |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
VHS |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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