Blow

Title: Blow
Year: 2001
Directed by: Ted Demme
Written by: Bruce Porter, David McKenna
Music by: Nikka Costa, Money Mark, Graeme Revell, Justin Stanley
Johnny Depp playing: George Jung
Runtime: 124 minutes
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Plot

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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Cast

Johnny Depp

George Jung

Penélope Cruz

Barbara Buckley

Franka Potente

Grandpa Joe

Rachel Griffiths

Ermine Jung

Paul Reubens

Derek Foreal

Jordi Mollà

Diego Delgado

Cliff Curtis

Pablo Escobar

Miguel Sandoval

Augusto Oliveras

Ethan Suplee

Tuna

Ray Liotta

Fred Jung

Crew and Companies

Produced by

Michael De Luca, Ted Demme, Tracy Falco, Georgia Kacandes,
Denis Leary, Joel Stillerman

Original music by

Nikka Costa, Money Mark, Graeme Revell, Justin Stanley

Editing by

Kevin Tent

Production Companies

Apostle, Avery Pix, New Line Cinema, Spanky Pictures

other Companies

Claudia Becker & Associates, Custom Film Effects,
Magic Film and Video Works, Mato, Picture Mill,
Rich King Casting, Soundelux

Distributors

Alliance Atlantis Communications,
Argentina Video Home
(AVH) (Argentina) (video),
Aurum Producciones S.A. (Spain),
Distribution Company (Argentina),
Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany),
Metropolitan Filmexport (France),
New Line Cinema, Nexo,
Village Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)

Filming

2 February 2000 - May 2000 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico; Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California/USA; Bel Air, Los Angeles, California/USA; Chicago, Illinois/USA; Long Beach, California/USA; Los Angeles, California/USA; Manhattan Beach, California/USA; Mexico; Ontario/Canada; Palmdale, California/USA; Pasadena, California/USA.

Certification

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

Release Dates

USA 29 March 2001 (premiere); USA 6 April 2001; Singapore 10 May 2001; Iceland 11 May 2001; Israel 24 May 2001; UK 25 May 2001; Colombia 1 June 2001; Argentina 7 June 2001; Greece 8 June 2001; Spain 15 June 2001 Norway 6 July 2001 (Filmquart Film Festival); Czech Republic 8 July 2001 (Karlovy Vary Film Festival); Russia 2 July 2001; Chile/Germany/Switzerland 26 July 2001 (German speaking region); Austria 27 July 2001; Finland 3 August 2001; Norway 10 August 2001; Denmark 17 August 2001; Australia 23 August 2001; Lithuania/Sweden 24 August 2001; Hungary/Netherlands 30 August 2001; Japan 15 September 2001; France 19 September 2001; Czech Republic 20 September 2001; Estonia/Italy/Turkey 21 September 2001; Belgium 3 October 2001; Poland 5 October 2001 (Warsaw Film Festival); Poland 19 October 2001; Peru 15 November 2001.

Business

Opening Weekend
$12,443,461 (USA) (8 April 2001) (2,249 Screens)
£436,837 (UK) (27 May 2001) (151 Screens)
Gross
$52,937,130 (USA) (24 June 2001)
$52,765,901 (USA) (17 June 2001)
$52,566,320 (USA) (10 June 2001)
$52,231,443 (USA) (3 June 2001)
$51,570,006 (USA) (27 May 2001)
$49,565,919 (USA) (20 May 2001)
Weekend Gross
$80,964 (USA) (24 June 2001) (157 Screens)
$112,273 (USA) (17 June 2001) (223 Screens)
$131,050 (USA) (10 June 2001) (227 Screens)
$359,650 (USA) (3 June 2001) (417 Screens)
$1,242,824 (USA) (27 May 2001) (733 Screens)
$1,401,608 (USA) (20 May 2001) (1,133 Screens)
Admissions
429,606 (Germany) (12 August 2001)
279,504 (Germany) (5 August 2001)
109,169 (Germany) (29 July 2001) (opening week)
493,439 (Germany)
615,054 (Spain) (10 August 2002)

Awards

DVD Features

1 disc
Movie - 124 minutes
George Jung interviews by director Ted Demme
Featurette "Lost Paradise: Cocaine's Impact on Columbia"
Featurette "Addiction: Body and Soul"
Fact Track ? trivia subtitle tract with direct access to additional features.
Audio commentary with director Ted Demme and George Jung
Deleted scenes with director commentary
Character outtakes
Ted Demme's production diary
Nikka Costa music video
Teaser and theatrical trailers
Cast and crew filmographies

DVD ROM Features:

1 disc
Script to screen access to the film
Link to original website

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Reviews, Summaries etc.

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Movie Overview
This film is an account of the life of the notorious drug dealer from the seventies, George Jung. Johnny brings on a whole new light as you can see him start at a youthful young age of his late tee...