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Blow
- Director: Ted Demme
- Writer: Bruce Porter; David McKenna
- Producer: Michael De Luca; Ted Demme
CGiii Comment
An objectionably pleasant portrait of a drug dealer - bordering on a heroic depiction.
It is well-made, it is well-acted...but, the sentimentality is ultimately off-putting.
Supplying 85% of all the Cocaine in the USA may be a boast for some...but, how many people's lives were ruined, cut short - obliterated.
Sorry, but the glorification of drug dealing is not exactly admirable.
One-sided and off-balance.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Johnny Depp as George Jung;
Penelope Cruz as Mirtha Jung;
Franka Potente as Barbara Buckley;
Rachel Griffiths as Ermine Jung;
Paul Reubens as Derek Foreal;
Jordi Molla as Diego Delgado;
Cliff Curtis as Pablo Escobar;
Miguel Sandoval as Augusto Oliveras;
Ethan Suplee as Tuna;
Ray Liotta as Fred Jung;
Kevin Gage as Leon Minghella;
Max Perlich as Kevin Dulli;
Jesse James as Young George;
Miguel Perez as Alessandro;
Dan Ferro as Cesar Toban