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Criminal Adaptations

For our two-part season finale, we are unpacking movies about two men who smuggled cocaine for the Medellin Cartel into the states, largely by air. In our first episode, we dive into Ted Demme’s Blow (2001), starring Johnny Depp as small-town boy turned infamous drug smuggler, George Jung. How accurate was Depp’s portrayal of Jung? What details about his life did Hollywood dramatize or leave out? Listen now to learn about the true story of the man who played a pivotal role in the cocaine boom of the 1970s and 1980s, exploring his relationships, rise to power, and downfall.
Primary Source:
Porter, Bruce. BLOW: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellín Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All. St. Martin’s Griffen (2015).

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1. Blow (00:00:00)

2. Criminal Adaptations (00:00:13)

3. George Jung and the Cocaine Chronicles (00:11:20)

4. George Jung's Drug Trafficking Adventures (00:20:53)

5. George's Cocaine Smuggling Escapades (00:27:37)

6. Family Betrayal and Redemption (00:42:06)

7. The Legacy of Ted Demme (00:56:20)

8. George Jung's Early Years and Smuggling (01:03:28)

9. Drug Trafficking Network Expands (01:09:39)

10. Cocaine Smuggling Ventures Begin (01:20:20)

11. The Fall of George Jung (01:31:25)

12. Escape, Smuggling, and Betrayal (01:43:34)

13. George Jung's Criminal Career and Legacy (01:58:43)

14. Fact vs. Fiction in "Blow" Adaptation (02:10:54)

15. Tom Cruise's Role in Criminal Adaptations (02:18:50)