Blow 2001 official trailer johnny depp, penelope cruz movie hd the story of george jung, the man who established the american cocaine. He was arrested while giving a speech in san diego. Johnny depp american actor born on june 09, 1963, john christopher johnny depp ii is an american actor, producer, and musician. As a story of the rise and fall of this man, it serves. Johnny depp, penelope cruz, franka potente, rachel griffiths en paul reubens. Blow stars johnny depp in a biopic about george jung, a man who claims that in the late 1970s he imported about 85 percent of all the. Johnny depp center portrayed cocaine kingpin george jung in the 2001 film blow during his latest stint in jail, jung met with johnny depp who portrayed him. George jung, reallife subject of blow, explains why he first. Johnny depp, penelope cruz, franka potente movies blow hd. The real george jung is in a prison cell in new york. He has won the golden globe award and screen actors guild award for best actor. Johnny depps blow inspiration released from prison. Apr 06, 2001 johnny depp proves once again what a triumphant, adaptable actor he can be. Jul 01, 2009 now, johnny depp is a fine actor, and he reminds us in this movie that he isnt only a goto man for quirky, weird, whimsical, and bizarre characters.
He portrays george jung with the perfect amount of greed, style, confusion, pride, and desperation. The story of george jung, the man who established the american cocaine market in the bruce porter blow signed by porter and film director ted demme see more. A great movie comes along once in a blue moon, depending on your definition of great. Blow, starring johnny depp and based on jungs life and crimes, on. He rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 jump street, becoming a teen idol. The movie, directed by ted demme and written by david mckenna and nick cassavetes from an astoldto book by bruce porter, is wellmade and wellacted. Johnny depp blow movie reproduction poster, uk book megastore the place for rare movie posters the movie blow with johnny depp. He earned praise for the role, with a headline from the a. Johnny depp reunited with cocaine dealer he played in blow. In the 1990s, he starred as the title characters in the films crybaby 1990, edward scissorhands 1990, arizona dream 1993.
Blow dvd johnny depp stars as george jung, an average smalltown american boy who pursues the american dream his waybecoming the first american to import cocaine to the united states on a large scale, exposing college kids, highpaid professionals and the hollywood glitterati to a new, hipper form of high. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Blow explores a time in recent history when changing social norms seemed to offer a tidal wave of commercial opportunity for someone inclined to take advantage of the situation. Amid a time of very bad press for johnny depp, the stars upcoming movie about the death of rapper notorious b. Wallpaper of angelic for fans of johnny depp 123371. Johnny depp portrays george, the ambitious outlaw who, perhaps more than any american, transformed powder cocaine from relative obscurity in. But in just a few short years, george jung johnny depp, a highschool football star single handedly became the worlds premiere importer of cocaine from colombias medellin cartel, changing the course of an entire generation. Blow 2001 official trailer johnny depp, penelope cruz movie hd. He also appeared in the 1986 film platoon with charlie sheen, tom berenger, and willem dafoe. Johnny depps movie city of lies pulled from release. As played by johnny depp, george is less a villain than a young gogetter at the wrong time and place. Without possibility of parole, jungs release date is scheduled for 2015.
Met johnny depp for a chilled chat about poetry, books and the movies. What draws you in about blow is that george was such a nice guy. Johnny depp celebrity profile check out the latest johnny depp photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The actor met george jung, 72, the man credited with setting up.
Blow 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jun 02, 2014 george jung, the heavyweight cocaine smuggler who inspired the johnny depp film blow, has been released from prison. On december 6, 2016, jung was arrested in placer county for violating his parole. David mckenna and nick cassavetes adapted bruce porters 1993 book blow. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a. Johnny depp blow reunion with coke dealer who inspired movie. The feds try to take down notorious american gangsters john dillinger, baby face nelson and pretty boy floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Today he is 56, and has starred in 88 movies in total, 58 since blow was released. Aug 07, 2018 amid a time of very bad press for johnny depp, the stars upcoming movie about the death of rapper notorious b. Johnny depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in hollywood. Johnny depp is a versatile and reliable actor who almost always chooses interesting projects.
Blow 2001 george meets kristina last scene youtube. Blow featuring johnny depp as george jung and penelope cruz as mirtha jung was a true crime story about how jung got into smuggling drugs. Blow 2001 official trailer johnny depp, penelope cruz movie hd the story of george jung, the man who established the american cocaine market in the 1970s. As played by johnny depp, george is less a villain than a. That made him the greatest success story in drugs, an industry that has inspired more movies than any other. Jan 15, 2015 blow 2001 george meets kristina last scene. His problem was that for all the money he made he kept on losing. Johnny depp as george jung jesse james as young george.
George jung, you stand accused of possession of six hundred and sixty pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute. Blow is a 2001 american biographical crime film, directed by ted demme, about american. Today he is 56, and has starred in 88 movies in total, 58 since blow was released how old do you think he looks in the movie. Cocaine smuggler george rises from poverty to become one of the biggest drug dealers in america before his eventual downfall. Blow movie 2001 johnny depp, penelope cruz video dailymotion. By the time we come to bob dylans all the tired horses, blow has collapsed into such an oddball grab bag that the obligatory inclusion of a contemporary label hopeful, in this case nikka costa, isnt the least bit jarring. Jan 19, 2015 johnny depp and former drug kingpin george jung hung out for the first time since the inspiration for blow was released from jail.
Johnny depps blow inspiration released from prison after. With christian bale, johnny depp, christian stolte, jason clarke. Club declaring who knew donald trump was the comeback role johnny depp needed. Johnny depp, penelope cruz and ray liotta lead the cast of this crime drama based on a true story. After a starring role in the comedy private resort 1985, depp was cast in the lead role of the skating drama thrashin 1986 by the films director, but the decision was later overridden. The movie ends up being a moral story about what drugs did to george and. Johnny depp is an american actor, producer and musician. Blow becomes one of the most intriguing movies of 2001, but it even suffers in comparison to the incomprehensible achievement director darren aronofsky accomplished last year with his disturbingly real display of the downward spiral of four drug addicts in requiem for a dream. Your honor, id like to say a few words to the court if i may. An oslo detective with a painful past returns to his native iceland to help a hotheaded local cop catch a serial killer. Blow is a 2001 american biographical crime film, directed by ted demme, about american cocaine smuggler george jung.
George jung the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed by johnny depp in the movie blow. Blow 2001 official trailer johnny depp, penelope cruz movie hdthe story of george jung, the man who established the american cocaine. Blow featuring johnny depp as george jung and penelope cruz as mirtha jung. In the turbulence of the 1970s, the international drug trade underwent a fast, violent and lucrative revolution and one ordinary american was at its center. Johnny depp i have left pieces of my heart here and there duration. Any movie that needs a weird, gothic character in full makeup with odd speech, depp is the go to guy. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. He was born john christopher depp ii in owensboro, kentucky, on june 9, 1963, to betty sue wells, who worked as a waitress, and john christopher depp, a civil engineer. Jung was released from prison on june 2, 2014, after serving nearly 20 years for drugsmuggling. Johnny depp was 36 in blow when he played the character george jung that was over 19 years ago in 2001. Blow gives us a fastpaced look at the quick rise and fall of george jung who became a premier importer of colombian cocaine, forever changing the face of drugs in america. Here are the ten best performances of johnny depps. He started his film career by playing glen lantz in the 1984 horror film a nightmare on elm street.
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Released april 6th, 2001, blow stars johnny depp, penelope cruz, franka potente, rachel griffiths the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received a score of 52 out of 100 on. George played by johnny depp begins his life as the son of fred ray liotta. Blow stars johnny depp in a biopic about george jung, a man who claims that in the late 1970s he imported about 85 percent of all the cocaine in america. Almost 20 years after the films release, former drug trafficker george. With elements that seem borrowed from movies like goodfellas and boogie nights, blow is pretty much beentheredonethat despite another excellent performance from johnny depp. George jung released from prison johnny depps blow.