The movie is about a male, Johny Deep, whom grows up and moves to California. Him and his friend are fresh out of school and are introduced to the party scene. He meets lots of girls which all have the same occupation, airess. He starts hanging out with all these girls and eventually introduced to MARIJUANA. Some of his friends come to visit and they are so suprised with all the MARIJUANA that they have and his friend convinces him to send some and sell it back home. Their is many rich kids that can't find anything to do with their money and are willing to buy drugs. So him, his girlfriend, and his friends start running a bussiness. The girls, airess, fly back to Johny Deep's home and hand it down to another person to sell. They make alot of money. Eventually to much. So then he gets married and then one night they get caught with MARIJUANA. He gets bailed out and he finds out his fiance has cancer and has a short time to live. He skips his court date and when she dies he goes back to his parents house. When he arrives everything is cool but then his mom sets him up with cops because she knows he sells drugs. He goes back to jail. While in jail he learns about COCAINE and decides to sell it with some help when he gets out. Later on he does. One of the suppliers girl catches his eyes so then he marries her. The supplier in revenge takes his connection. Of course he already has all the money he wants but still. Then his wife is pregnant and they are going to have a girl. Towards the end of the movie, at one of his parties the cops coem and get him because of illegal transporation of drugs. At the end while drinking with his buddies he gets arrested and sentenced to life. At the prison he has flashes of his daughter visiting him but she never did.
--CINDY, Resident Scholar
George Jung (Depp), the son of a poor blue collar worker vows never to be poor like his parents and starts trafficing marijuana to earn money. Realizing how lucrative a career it is, he starts mass dealings, working out of Mexico and California. He finds both success and imprisonment in these trades. In jail, George meets a man who introduces him to cocaine, and George becomes responsible for 85% of the cocaine supply in the 1970s. He marries (Cruz) and has a daughter, but to continue his lavish lifestyle, continues to deal cocaine until he is betrayed by a friend. This costs George his family and his freedom.
--Ariana, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Blow
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- drug dealers
If this is a criminal POV story...
- drug dealers dealing drugs
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- longhair/girliemon (man)
Body type
- average (man)
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
- druggie/wino disease
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- very skinny (man)
- very skinny (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- fight for survival
- gang
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- govt employee
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
- California
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- licking
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
- A lot of foul language
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
