Movie · 2001
Blow
“based on a true story”
Released 4 April 2001 124 min Crime / Drama More from 2001 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Dorothy Lyman
as Judge (Chicago)
Miguel Sandoval
as Augusto Oliveras
Tony Amendola
as Sanchez
Paul Reubens
as Derek Foreal
Ray Liotta
as Fred Jung
Miguel Pérez
as Alessandro
Kevin Gage
as Leon Minghella
Dan Ferro
as Cesar Toban
Bobcat Goldthwait
as Mr. T
Johnny Depp
as George Jung
Brian Goodman
as Guard Gus
Max Perlich
as Kevin Dulli
Rachel Griffiths
as Ermine Jung
Jordi Mollà
as Diego Delgado
Cliff Curtis
as Pablo Escobar
Lola Glaudini
as Rada
Gonzalo Menendez
as Ramon Ochoa
Penélope Cruz
as Mirtha Jung
Franka Potente
as Barbara Buckley
Ethan Suplee
as Tuna
Elizabeth Rodriguez
as Martha Oliveras
Jesse James
as Young George
Emma Roberts
as Young Kristina Jung
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The numbers
43years between the oldest and youngest billed
53Dorothy Lyman — oldest on the call sheet
10Emma Roberts — youngest billed
34average age of the credited cast