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Blow
Directed byTed Demme
Written byNick Cassavetes
David McKenna
Produced byTed Demme
Denis Leary
Joel Stillerman
StarringJohnny Depp
Penélope Cruz
Franka Potente
Jordi Mollà
Cliff Curtis
Emma Roberts
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Running time
124 min
Budget$30,000,000 (estimated)

Blow is a 2001 drama film about an American cocaine smuggler, directed by Ted Demme (who died of a cocaine related heart attack). David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes translated Bruce Porter's book into the screenplay. It is based on the real-life story of George Jung and Pablo Escobar. The film's title comes from a slang term for cocaine.

Tagline: Based on a True Story.

Cast