| | | Based on a true story.
Features: DVD
Directed by the late Ted Demme. Based on a true story, Blow is a high-velocity look at the spectacular rise and fall of George Jung, who single handedly became the world's premiere importer of cocaine from Colombia's Medellin cartel in the 1970s. Johnny Depp is mesmerizing as Jung. Bonus features include documentaries on the rise of cocaine and the realities of its addiction as well as interview footage with Jung himself and infinifilm subtitled fact track and more.
"Compelling, excellent performances." Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"Blow ignites the screen!" Sarah Kerr, Vogue
"...well-made and well-acted." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"This movie blew me away!" Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
"Smart, sexy and dangerous." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Editor's Note
George Jung (Johnny Depp) doesn't want to live like his father (Ray Liotta)--always short of money and constantly berated by his mother (Rachel Griffiths). So he sets off for California to live on the beach, where he finds he can make a living selling drugs. Soon George's drug dealing business expands into shipping drugs across the country. Needing a bigger supply of drugs, he travels to Columbia and meets Pablo Escobar (Cliff Curtis). Before long, George becomes the biggest trafficker of cocaine in the United States. In BLOW, director Ted Demme and scriptwriters Nick Cassevetes and David McKenna chart George's strange course into a world of girls and sun, drugs and fun. It's all so easy until events change George's life forever.Depp gives one of his best performances as George, instilling the character with a complicated mixture of emotions. For the supporting roles, Demme's eccentric casting includes German actress Franka Potente as George's girlfriend; Spanish actress Penélope Cruz as his wife; Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (who in real life is five years younger than Depp) as his withering mother; and Paul Reubens (in an excellent performance) as a hairdresser-cum-drug dealer.
| Features | Subtitles | | DVD-Rom Features | | Scene Access | | Interactive Menus | | Multiple Language Tracks | | Nikko Costa Music Video "Push And Pull" | | Teaser And Theatrical Trailer | | Cast & Crew Filmographies | | Production Diary | | Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary | | Character Outtakes | | Documentary "Lost Paradise--Cocaine's Impact On Colombia" | | Documentary "Addiction: Body And Soul" | | Filmmaker Commentary With Ted Demme And George Jung | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16x9 TVs | | Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0 | | Jeorge Jung Interviews |
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Release Information
| | Studio: New Line |
| Release Date: 11/10/2009 |
| Running Time: 124 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 5284 | | UPC: 00794043528422 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...Intriguing....Depp's physical transformation is chilling. It's a fearless performance shorn of all movie-star vanity, and Jung emerges as a striking individual..." 04/01/2001 p.30-1Variety
"...Buoyant and flavorful....[With] impressive widescreen lensing..." 03/19/2001 p.29-37 New York Times
"...[Depp's] witty, spare performance gives the picture a poignancy....Mr. Demme's storytelling is quick and engaging..." 04/06/2001 p.E23 Rolling Stone
"...Smart, sexy, funny and dangerous, this high-wire act is a movie and a half..." 04/12/2001 p.145-6 USA Today
"...Clickety-clack pacing and inventive supporting casting....Consistently compelling..." 04/06/2001 p.6E Sight and Sound
"...[Demme] capitalizes on his strongest assets: a knack for comedy and an ambitious taste for scale..." 06/01/2001 p.40-1 Hollywood Reporter
"...Vigorous direction and attention to detail....Uniformly excellent performances....Depp provides a remarkably supple performance in the lead role..." 03/20/2001 p.17-43 |
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