Blow is a 2001 biopic about the American cocaine smuggler George Jung, directed by Ted Demme. David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay. It is based on the real life stories of George Jung, Pablo Escobar, Carlos Lehder, and the Medellín Cartel. The film's title comes from a slang term for cocaine. The film opens to a young George and his parents Fred and Ermine of Weymouth, Massachusetts. When George is ten years old, Fred files for bankruptcy... and loses everything, but tries to make George realize that money is not important. As an adult, George moves to Southern California with his friend "Tuna" ; they meet Barbara , an airline stewardess, who introduces them to Derek Foreal , the main dealer. With Derek's help, George and Tuna make a lot of money. Kevin Dulli , a college student back in Boston, visits them and tells them of the enormous market — and demand — for pot in Boston. With Barbara's help, they start bringing the drugs to Boston.
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| Release date: | March 29, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Ted Demme |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 124 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ted Demme, Denis Leary, Joel Stillerman |
| Editor: | Kevin Tent |
| Music by: | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography: | Ellen Kuras |
| Screenplay by: | Nick Cassavetes, David McKenna |
| Estimated budget: | $30,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Blow |
| Genre: | Biography |