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Encyclopedia > Blow (movie)

Blow is a 2001 drama film directed by Ted Demme, about an American cocaine smuggler. The film's title comes from a slang term for cocaine. It is based on the real-life story of George Jung and Pablo Escobar and stars Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens and Franka Potente. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A drama is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development and interaction. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Ted Demme (October 26, 1963 - January 13, 2002) was an American film director and producer. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Cocaine is a crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... These lollipops, above, were found to contain heroin when inspected by the DEA. Smuggling is illegal transport, in particular across a border. ... George Jung (born in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is the largest cocaine importer in United States history. ... A WANTED poster of Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (January 12, 1949–December 2, 1993) was a Colombian drug lord who was considered by members of the government, news reporters and the general public alike to be one of the most ruthless, ambitious and powerful drug dealers in history. ... Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II, widely known as Johnny Depp (born June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky), is an American film actor. ... Penelope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe. ... Ray playing in Identity movie Ray Liotta (born December 18, 1955, in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor best known for his lead role as Henry Hill in Martin Scorseses Goodfellas. ... Paul Reubens as Pee Wee Herman. ... Franka Potente (born July 22, 1974 in Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German actress. ...


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Blow movie review (486 words)
We'll often tell you that such a movie won't win any Oscars but is fun way to spend a couple of hours at the cinema.
Blow is just the opposite, it wouldn't be a surprise to see it get some Oscar nominations.
This is one of those movies that if you enjoy a good drama and a well made film, you should see it, but I do not think anyone will be sitting thru this one multiple times.
MOVIE REVIEWHHH: Blow -- The Newest, Greatest Drug Flick (706 words)
Blow tells the rise and fall story of Massachusetts native George Jung (played by Johnny Depp), an ambitious and opportunistic character who capitalized on the cocaine craze of the seventies and early eighties.
Blow spares us the over-the-top violence seen in Goodfellas (which is still one of the most violent films ever made) and Scarface (just as violent) while never getting itself caught up in the large scale interwoven complexities of the bigger picture that Traffic did so well.
Although the movie spans more than a 20-year period, it never lets us see the impact that cocaine actually had on the seventies “glam rock” crowd, the decadent subculture of the disco era, or the yuppie generation where everything was done to excess.
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