George Jung (Johnny Depp) doesn't want to live like his father (Ray Liotta)--always short of money and constantly berated by his mother (Rachel Griffiths). So he sets off for California to live on the beach, where he finds he can make a living selling drugs. Soon George's drug dealing business expands into shipping drugs across the country. Needing a bigger supply of drugs, he travels to Columbia and meets Pablo Escobar (Cliff Curtis). Before long, George becomes the biggest trafficker of cocaine in the United States. In BLOW, director Ted Demme and scriptwriters Nick Cassevetes and David McKenna chart George's strange course into a world of girls and sun, drugs and fun. It's all so easy until events change George's life forever.

Depp gives one of his best performances as George, instilling the character with a complicated mixture of emotions. For the supporting roles, Demme's eccentric casting includes German actress Franka Potente as George's girlfriend; Spanish actress Penélope Cruz as his wife; Australian actress Rachel Griffiths (who in real life is five years younger than Depp) as his withering mother; and Paul Reubens (in an excellent performance) as a hairdresser-cum-drug dealer.

Theatrical Release: April 6, 2001

Blu-ray Features:

Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Ted Demme
2. George Jung
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes - Lost Paradise: Cocaine's Impact on Columbia

Interviews - 1. George Jung
2.
Outtakes
Production Diary
Theatrical Trailers

Johnny Depp: American Actor - SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STR
Penélope Cruz: Spanish actress, VOLVER
Jordi Molla: Spanish Actor/"Jamón..."
Franka Potente: German actress, RUN LOLA RUN
Rachel Griffiths: Actress, SIX FEET UNDER
Ray Liotta: American Actor
Ethan Suplee: American actor, MALLRATS/REMEMBER THE TITANS
Pee-Wee Herman: Actor/Children's Show Host
Max Perlich: Star, HOMEWARD BOUND II: LOST IN SAN FRANCISCO (1995)
Jamie King: Model/Actress, BLOW, PEARL HARBOR (2001)

Ted Demme: Director/"Who's The Man"

Joel Stillerman: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Denis Leary: American Comedian/Actor
Ted Demme: Director/"Who's The Man"

Nick Cassavetes: Actor/Director/Screenwriter
David McKenna: Screenwriter

"...Intriguing....Depp's physical transformation is chilling. It's a fearless performance shorn of all movie-star vanity, and Jung emerges as a striking individual..."
"...Buoyant and flavorful....[With] impressive widescreen lensing..."
"...[Depp's] witty, spare performance gives the picture a poignancy....Mr. Demme's storytelling is quick and engaging..."
"...Smart, sexy, funny and dangerous, this high-wire act is a movie and a half..."
"...Clickety-clack pacing and inventive supporting casting....Consistently compelling..."
"...[Demme] capitalizes on his strongest assets: a knack for comedy and an ambitious taste for scale..."
"...Vigorous direction and attention to detail....Uniformly excellent performances....Depp provides a remarkably supple performance in the lead role..."