"based on a true story"

2001

2h 4m

7.4(4458 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

80 members

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Johnny Depp

George Jung

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Penélope Cruz

Mirtha Jung

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Franka Potente

Barbara Buckley

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Rachel Griffiths

Ermine Jung

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Ray Liotta

Fred Jung

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Jordi Mollà

Diego Delgado

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Cliff Curtis

Pablo Escobar

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Paul Reubens

Derek Foreal

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Miguel Sandoval

Augusto Oliveras

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Max Perlich

Kevin Dulli

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Ethan Suplee

Tuna

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Kevin Gage

Leon Minghella

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Tony Amendola

Sanchez

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Jesse James

Young George

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Emma Roberts

Young Kristina Jung

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Dan Ferro

Cesar Toban

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Bobcat Goldthwait

Mr. T

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Miguel Pérez

Alessandro

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Michael Tucci

Dr. Bay

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Monet Mazur

Maria

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Lola Glaudini

Rada

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Jennifer Gimenez

Inez

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Jaime King

Kristina Jung

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Charles Noland

Jack Stevens

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Production

Pamela Abdy

Beach Woman #3

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John Harrington Bland

FBI Waiter #1

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Jimmy Burke

FBI Waiter #4

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Brantley Bush

FBI Waiter #3

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Kevin Chapman

DEA Eastham

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Ted Demme

Archie Sigmond

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Daniel Escobar

Emilio Ochoa

Production

Tracy Falco

Beach Woman #2

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Crew

Vanessa Grayson

Stewardess #3

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Elif Guertin

Stewardess #2

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Faith Hoover

Stewardess #6

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Kristina Jung

Clerk

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Dorothy Lyman

Judge (Chicago)

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Genevieve Maylam

Beach Woman #1

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Kathleen Mullan

Beach Woman #5

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Meriah Nelson

Stewardess #4

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Sophie Tsimel

Beach Woman #4

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The Dawk

Guard (Visit Area #2)

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Crystal Erickson

Stewardess #1

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Jean-Carlos Felix

Prison Guard (Warden's Office)

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Lazaro Galarraga

Band Singer

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Brian Goodman

Guard Gus

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Josh Herman

Detective #1

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Brad Hunt

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Patrick Husted

Bank Manager (Mass.)

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Ralph Kampshoff

Guard (Visit Area ä1)

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Ajgie Kirkland

James Trout

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Skip O'Brien

Customs Agent

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Writing

Richard LaGravenese

Detective #2

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Roberto Lopez

Guard (Danbury)

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Lydell M. Cheshier

Inmate #3

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Jodie Mann

Nurse (Cape Cod)

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Charles Martiniz

Bank Employee

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Gonzalo Menendez

Ramon Ochoa

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Mauricio Mendoza

Benny

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Carlos Mendoza

Tony

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Alan James Morgan

Young Tuna

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Randy Mulkey

Employee #1

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Tony Perez

Bank President

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Jack Polick

Ben

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Michael Ralph

Inmate #2

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Raoul N. Rizik

Rafael Ojeda

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Matt Robinson

Inmate #1

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Elizabeth Rodriguez

Martha Oliveras

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Bert Rosario

Bank President (Panama)

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Leslie Schirrmacher

Stewardess #5

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Dale Snowberger

FBI Waiter #2

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Julia Vera

Clara Blanca

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Santiago Verdu

Juan Carlos

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Pamela Walker

FBI Waiter #5

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Twyla Banks

Inmate's Daughter (uncredited)

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Greg Bronson

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Directing

Nick Cassavetes

Man in Derek's Salon (uncredited)

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Janine Foster

Flight Attendant (uncredited)

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Jo Price

Business Woman (uncredited)

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Anna de Cardi

Friend at Pool Party (uncredited)

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