Blow

Year:

2001

Duration:

124 min

Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

Ted Demme

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2001-04-06

Filming Locations: Spring Street Towers - 650 S. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Opening Weekend: $12,443,461 (USA) (8 April 2001)

Gross: $52,937,130 (USA) (24 June 2001)

Cast

Actor

Character

Paul Reubens

Blow

Franka Potente

Blow

Lola Glaudini

Johnny Depp

George Jung

Penélope Cruz

Mirtha Jung

Rachel Griffiths

Ermine Jung

Jordi Mollà

Diego Delgado

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

Tony Amendola

Sanchez

Bobcat Goldthwait

Mr. T

Michael Tucci

Dr. Bay

Monet Mazur

Maria

Jennifer Gimenez

Inez

Emma Roberts

Young Kristina Jung

Jaime King

Kristina Jung

Charles Noland

Jack Stevens

Pamela Abdy

Beach Woman #3

John Harrington Bland

FBI Waiter #1

Jimmy Burke

FBI Waiter #4

Brantley Bush

FBI Waiter #3

Kevin Chapman

DEA Eastham

The Dawk

Guard (Visit Area #2)

Ted Demme

Archie Sigmond

Crystal Erickson

Stewardess #1

Daniel Escobar

Emilio Ochoa

Tracy Falco

Beach Woman #2

Jean-Carlos Felix

Prison Guard (Warden's Office)

Lazaro Galarraga

Band Singer

Brian Goodman

Guard Gus

Vanessa Grayson

Stewardess #3

Elif Guertin

Stewardess #2

Josh Herman

Detective #1

Faith Hoover

Stewardess #6

Brad Hunt

GG

Patrick Husted

Bank Manager

Kristina Jung

Clerk (scenes deleted)

Ralph Kampshoff

Guard (Visit Area #1)

Ajgie Kirkland

James Trout

Skip O'Brien

Customs Agent

Richard LaGravenese

Detective #2

Roberto Lopez

Guard (Danbury)

Lydell M. Cheshier

Inmate #3

Dorothy Lyman

Judge (Chicago)

Jodie Mann

Nurse (Cape Cod)

Charles Martiniz

Bank Employee

Genevieve Maylam

Beach Woman #1 (as Genevieve Maylem)

Gonzalo Menendez

Ramon Ochoa

Mauricio Mendoza

Benny

Carlos Mendoza

Tony

Alan James Morgan

Young Tuna

Randy Mulkey

Employee #1

Kathleen Mullan

Beach Woman #5

Meriah Nelson

Stewardess #4

Tony Perez

Bank President

Jack Polick

Ben

Michael Ralph

Inmate #2 (as Mike Ralph)

Raoul N. Rizik

Rafael Ojeda (as Raoul Rizik)

Matthew Robinson

Inmate #1 (as Matt Robinson)

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Martha Oliveras

Bert Rosario

Bank President (Panama)

Leslie Schirrmacher

Stewardess #5

Dale Snowberger

FBI Waiter #2

Sophie Tsimel

Beach Woman #4

Julia Vera

Clara Blanca

Santiago Verdu

Juan Carlos

Pamela Walker

FBI Waiter #5

Ricardo Azulay

Restaurant / Bar Patron (uncredited)

Twyla Banks

Inmate's Daughter (uncredited)

Anastasia Blue

One of Derek Foreal's Party Girls (uncredited)

Nick Cassavetes

Man in Derek's Salon (uncredited)

Lisa Claire

Beach Vendor (uncredited)

Al Coronel

Salsa Dancer (uncredited)

Anna de Cardi

Friend at Pool Party (uncredited)

Dana Emberson

Beach Cyclist (uncredited)

Janine Foster

Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Body Guard for Pablo Escobar (uncredited)

Jorge Jimenez

Alessandro's Guy (uncredited)

Jacque Lawson

Biker (uncredited)

Cynthia Loebe

Principal (uncredited)

Corey Lubak

Prison inmate (uncredited)

Melissa Reneé Martin

One of Derek Foreal's Party Girls (uncredited)

Jo Price

Business Woman (uncredited)

Bobby Reed

DEA Agent (uncredited)

Leonel Rendón

Priest (uncredited)

Joe Rosario

Banker (uncredited)

Joey Sotello

Party Guest (uncredited)

Crafty St. James

Airplane Mechanic (uncredited)

Bill Willens

Biker (uncredited)

Rayder Woods

FBI Undercover Agent (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

A lot of Johnny Depp's dialogue was improvised, including the scene where they are trying to find a place to put all their money from selling coke and his line "We're gonna need a bigger boat" (a quote from Jaws (1975)).

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According to the Director's Commentary, the tape that George Jung leaves for his father near the end of the movie is a verbatim transcript of a tape that the real George Jung recorded under similar circumstances.

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Theres a pattern to the films plot. Everytime Derek says "everything is perfect", things will start to go wrong in his life.

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Goofs

At Logan Airport, when George returns from Cartegena in 1976, a man in a brown coat with a reddish scarf picks up a bag, then walks through the immigration and customs station behind George without being checked through.

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In the series of freeze-frame photos following the initial meeting with Pablo Escobar, while the song "Blinded By The Light" plays, at least two bottles of flavor-infused vodkas are shown behind a bar (Absolut Citron and a Stoli Berry flavor). These vodkas were not introduced until the late 1980s.

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When George gets busted the last time, his lawyer brings him a pack of Camels. He opens it and sets them to his right. When the lawyer pushes the tape recorder towards him, the Camels are on his left side. When he gets ready to start the player, they're back on his right side.

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Quotes

Fred Jung: That was a beautiful message.

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Judge: George Jung, you stand accused of possession of six hundred and sixty pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute. How do you plead?

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Ermine Jung: You think people don't know you're a drug dealer. Everyone knows, its no secret. Every time I go out I'm humiliated. So you go to jail. It's for your own good. You need to straighten your life out. What are you looking at Mrs. Gracie, your son's no prize.

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