Blow

Titolo originale: Blow
Regia: Ted Demme |
Anno: 2001
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Dramma
Tag: drug smuggling | war on drugs | drug trafficking | 1970s | drug addiction | rise and fall | cautionary | factual | dramatic | suspenseful | intense |
Cast: Johnny Depp | Penélope Cruz | Franka Potente | Rachel Griffiths | Ray Liotta | Jordi Mollà | Cliff Curtis | Paul Reubens | Miguel Sandoval | Max Perlich | Ethan Suplee | Kevin Gage | Tony Amendola | Jesse James | Emma Roberts | Dan Ferro | Bobcat Goldthwait | Miguel Pérez | Michael Tucci | Monet Mazur | Lola Glaudini | Jennifer Gimenez | Jaime King | Charles Noland | Pamela Abdy | John Harrington Bland | Jimmy Burke | Brantley Bush | Kevin Chapman | Ted Demme | Daniel Escobar | Tracy Falco | Vanessa Grayson | Elif Guertin | Faith Hoover | Kristina Jung | Dorothy Lyman | Genevieve Maylam | Kathleen Mullan | Meriah Nelson | Sophie Tsimel | The Dawk | Crystal Erickson | Jean-Carlos Felix | Lazaro Galarraga | Brian Goodman | Josh Herman | Brad Hunt | Patrick Husted | Ralph Kampshoff | Ajgie Kirkland | Skip O'Brien | Richard LaGravenese | Roberto Lopez | Lydell M. Cheshier | Jodie Mann | Charles Martiniz | Gonzalo Menendez | Mauricio Mendoza | Carlos Mendoza | Alan James Morgan | Randy Mulkey | Tony Perez | Jack Polick | Michael Ralph | Raoul N. Rizik | Matt Robinson | Elizabeth Rodriguez | Bert Rosario | Leslie Schirrmacher | Dale Snowberger | Julia Vera | Santiago Verdu | Pamela Walker | Twyla Banks | Greg Bronson | Nick Cassavetes | Janine Foster | Jo Price | Anna de Cardi |

George Jung è figlio di un operaio spesso in lite con la moglie che ritiene guadagni troppo poco. Non appena diventa adulto riesce in poco tempo a diventare il punto di riferimento negli States degli anni Sessanta per il traffico della cocaina colombiana. L'ascesa resistibile di un giovane che riesce ad avere talmente tanti soldi da non sapere fisicamente dove metterli in casa che viene catturato due volte dall'FBI e la seconda volta è per una condanna a 60 anni

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When George is in the courtroom the first night before he finds out that Barbara's sick, the words t [...] D
The scene where Ray Liotta asks Johnny Depp where he got the money to pay for Franka Potente's weddi [...] D
When George is sharing a cell in prison with Diego, George is seen reading a paperback while reclini [...] D
Paul Reubens previously did an anti-crack PSA as his character Pee-Wee Herman before starring in thi [...] D
The real George Jung was released from prison on June 2, 2014, to reside in a San Francisco halfway [...] D
The actors snorted milk powder in the cocaine scenes. D
The scene where Mirtha is yelling at George about having no money is almost exactly the same as when [...] D
Emma Roberts, as an adult, said that she can't believe she worked with Johnny Depp. D
To prepare for the role, Johnny Depp interviewed the real George Jung in prison. D
George Jung hid marijuana in an RV, and delivered it to customers. Emma Roberts, who played George's [...] D
In addition to being a cocaine smuggler, Carlos Lehder (Diego Delgado in the movie) was an avowed Ne [...] D
There's a pattern to the film's plot. Everytime George says "everything is perfect", things will sta [...] D
John Leguizamo was offered a role in this film, but turned it down because he was already working on [...] D
Rachel Griffiths plays Ermine Jung (George's mother). The actress is five years younger than Johnny [...] D
Johnny Depp and Max Perlich worked together 13 years before in a Season 2 episode of 21 Jump Street [...] D
During an interview with comedian Gilbert Gottfried at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, director Barr [...] D
Ray Liotta, who plays George's (Johnny Depp's) father, is only eight years older than Depp. D
The film takes place in 1955, 1968, 1969, 1976, 1980, 1987, 1990, and 1994. D
Various Colombian characters call Pablo Escobar "El Padrino" (Spanish for "The Godfather"). Trying t [...] D
In one scene, George (Johnny Depp) has his suitcase searched at an airport. When a pair of women's u [...] D
Denis Leary was originally cast as Derek Foreal. He is credited as a producer. D
According to the director's commentary, the tape that George Jung leaves for his father near the end [...] D
While in California in the late 1960s, George Jung served briefly in the Army National Guard. D
George Jung died in his hometown of Weymouth, Massachusetts on May 9, 2021. He was 78 years old. It [...] D
Based on Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín [...] D
Although she was at the premiere, Emma Roberts did not see the movie until about six years after its [...] D
George's smuggling partner Diego (Jordi Molla), is loosely based on Pablo Escobar associate Carlos L [...] D
George's last line, "There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door" is a reference to t [...] D
Director Ted Demme died less than a year later, while playing basketball. A postmortem toxicology te [...] D
While the closing scene claims Kristina never visited George in prison, there have since been unconf [...] D
Emma Roberts was 9 years old at the time of filming. D
English-language film debut of Franka Potente. D
Derek Foreal's (Paul Reubens) real-life counterpart was Richard Barile, a drug kingpin and later ass [...] D
Ethan Suplee, who plays Tuna, does not appear in any scene of the film after Barbara's funeral. D
A lot of Johnny Depp's dialogue was improvised, including the scene where they are trying to find a [...] D
Ray Liotta and Rachel Griffiths, who play husband and wife, share the same birthday, December 18th. D
Emma Roberts and Jo Price's film debut. D