A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
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Johnny Depp
George Jung
Penélope Cruz
Mirtha Jung
Franka Potente
Barbara Buckley
Rachel Griffiths
Ermine Jung
Ray Liotta
Fred Jung
Jordi Mollà
Diego Delgado
Cliff Curtis
Pablo Escobar
Paul Reubens
Derek Foreal
Miguel Sandoval
Augusto Oliveras
Max Perlich
Kevin Dulli
Director
Ted Demme
Screenplay
David McKenna
Tagline
"based on a true story"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$53,000,000
Revenue
$83,300,000
Production
New Line Cinema, Spanky Pictures, Apostle
Andres Gomez
October 7, 2014
Depp, Cruz and Molla perform the characters they know so well so you won't be disappointed but the story is predictable and quite flat.
Andre Gonzales
May 2, 2023
Why get a respectable job when you can make millions. True for so many who just never seem to learn. Making millions means nothing to losing your family over it.
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