Blow [WS]

Director: Ted Demme

Overview

"New Line has delivered a great DVD in Blow, the third release in its Infinifilm series. The Johnny Depp-starring film about the rise and fall of a cocaine dealer has never looked better. The picture is top-flight, presented in a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescr

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Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/2009
UPC:	0794043528422
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	R
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	2:04:00
Sales rank:	14,776

Special Features

George Jung interviews by director Ted Demme; Lost Paradise: cocaine's impact on Columbia; Addition: body and soul; Trivia subtitle track with direct access to additional features; Script-to-screen access to the film; Link to original website; Exclusive access to online Infinifilm features; Commentary with director Ted Demme and George Jung; Deleted scenes with director commentary; Character outtakes; Ted Demme's production diary; Nikka Costa music video "Push and Pull"; Teaser and theatrical trailer; Cast and crew filmogrphies

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Johnny Depp	George Jung
Franka Potente	Barbara
Rachel Griffiths	Ermine Jung
Ray Liotta	Fred Jung
Ethan Suplee	Tuna
Paul Reubens	Derek Foreal
Max Perlich	Kevin Dulli
Cliff Curtis	Escobar
Miguel Sandoval	Augusto Oliveras
Kevin Gage	Leon Minghella
Bob Goldthwait	Mr. T
Miguel Perez	Alessandro
Dan Ferro	Cesar Toban
Tony Amendola	Sanchez
Michael Tucci	Doctor Bay
Monet Mazur	Maria
Lola Glaudini	Rada
Jennifer Gimenez	Inez
James King	Kristina Jung
Emma Roberts	Young Kristina Jung
Pen?lope Cruz	Mirtha
Jesse James	Young George
Jordi Moll?	Diego Delgado
Miguel Sandovar	Augusto Oliveras
Charles Noland	Jack Stevens
Pamela Abdy	Beach Woman #3
John Harrington Bland	FBI Waiter #1
Brantley Bush	FBI Waiter #3
Kevin Chapman	DEA Eastham
Brian Goodman	Guard Gus
Graeme Revell	Composer
Allan Byer	Composer

Technical Credits

Nick Cassavetes

David McKenna

Bruce Porter

Ted Demme	Producer
Georgia Kacandes	Producer,Executive Producer
Avy Kaufman	Casting
Denis Leary	Producer
Joel Stillerman	Producer
Nick Cassavetes	Screenwriter
David McKenna	Screenwriter
Bruce Porter	Screenwriter
Brian Basham	Sound Effects
Ron Bedrosian	Sound Effects
Bill Odenkirk	Producer
Michael De Luca	Producer
Tracy Falco	Producer
Susan McNamara	Producer
Hillary Sherman	Producer
Michael DeLuca	Executive Producer
Allan Byer	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. infinifilm Select a Scene
0. Main Titles
0. My Name is George Jung
0. Summer 1968
0. Coast to Coast
0. Donde Esta Pot?
0. Family Dinner
0. Chicago 1972
0. A Visit Home
0. Diego
0. Colombia 1976
0. A Favor
0. Pablo
0. Mirtha
0. A Family Visit
0. Diego's Move
0. No More Brothers
0. Kristina
0. Happy Birthday
0. On the Run Again
0. Florida 1987
0. George's Heart
0. One Last Score
0. A Message Home
0. A Visitor
0. End Credits
0. Select a Scene
1. Main Titles [1:49]
2. My Name is George Jung [1:13]
3. Summer 1968 [:22]
4. Coast to Coast [1:22]
5. Donde Esta Pot? [2:10]
6. Family Dinner [:06]
7. Chicago 1972 [2:35]
8. A Visit Home [3:26]
9. Diego [2:32]
10. Colombia 1976 [2:12]
11. A Favor [:57]
12. Pablo [:07]
13. Mirtha [3:41]
14. A Family Visit [2:28]
15. Diego's Move [2:36]
16. No More Brothers [1:39]
17. Kristina [2:37]
18. Happy Birthday [3:00]
19. On the Run Again [1:52]
20. Florida 1987 [:07]
21. George's Heart [4:33]
22. One Last Score [1:26]
23. A Message Home [:56]
24. A Visitor [:07]
25. End Credits [2:21]

Menu

Side #1 --
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infinifilm Features
George Jung Interviews
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Notions on Blow 1:42
The Screenplay 1:09
The Rough Cut 1:39
Johnny Depp 1:45
A Sad Ending 1:44
The Last Day of Summer 1:38
The 60's 1:34
The First Meeting 4:07
Lost Paradise- Cocaine's Impact on Colombia 25:00
Addiction- Body and Soul 6:00
Fact Track
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Commentary with Ted Demme and George Jung
Production Diary
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Day One 2:10
Day Seven 1:40
Day Fourteen 1:30
Day Twenty 1:00
Day Twenty Three 1:27
Day Twenty Eight 1:09
Day Thirty Three 1:32
Day Thirty Six 1:28
Day Forty Two 1:38
Day Forty Eight 0:24
Day Fifty Six 1:26
Day Sixty Three 1:51
Deleted Scenes with Director Commentary
Alternating Beginning 2:35
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More in Mexico 0:52
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Diego and George Talk Cocaine 1:40
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Pablo and George 4:07
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Discussing Diego's Betrayal 1:56
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Asking for Permission 4:45
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Two Quick Mirtha Scenes 0:50
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Everything Gone 1:02
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One Last Buy 1:45
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Taking Diego Down 7:25
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Character Outtakes
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Kevin Dulli & Tuna 2:02
Drek & Barbara 1:17
Fred & Ermine 1:44
Pablo & Diego 1:55
Augusto & Mirtha 1:38
Kristian Jung 1:00
Music Video- Nikka Costa- Push and Pull 4:19
Theatrical Teaser 1:04
Theatrical Teaser 2:20
Cast and Crew
Johnny Depp- George Jung
Penelope Cruz- Mirtha Jung
Franka Potente- Babara Buckley
Rachel Griffiths- Ermine Jung
Paul Reubens- Derek Foreal
Jordi Molla- Diego Delgado
Ray Liotta- Fred Jung
Ted Demme- Director
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Editorial Reviews

Ted Demme's drug drama doesn't score many points for originality or daring (borrowing liberally from the works of Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson among others), but the story of drug entrepreneur George Jung is still gripping enough to make this film worthwhile. In an unsurprising but effective turn from Johnny Depp, we see Jung's ups and downs as he teeters between infamy and respectability, and the film itself has a similar rickety pattern. The female roles played by Penelope Cruz and Rachel Griffiths are monstrous cartoons, configured to sneer easily; the characterizations take some of the wind out of the story, as they make it more retrograde than necessary. Furthermore, Jung's life is told with far too much sentiment, forcing the audience to sympathize with him more often than is needed and taking the darker edge off the film, which could have made it an irresistible crime tale much like Scorsese's GoodFellas. Scorsese told a very similar story with more black humor and a resistance to convention, while still managing to take the audience on a breathless ride -- something this film only hints at.