History YMMV / Blow

* HarsherInHindsight: The film deals with cocaine trafficking and it's director, Ted Demme, would die of a heart attack caused by his cocaine use less than a year later.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: While the movie ends with George never seeing his daughter Kristina again after going to prison, in RealLife both father and daughter reconcile sometime after the movie aired with George finally getting to spend time with his daughter and her family after he was paroled after serving 20 years.

* {{Blooper}}: The desert scene where they are driving the RV, look closely at the front windshield to see the camera crew.
* CreatorCameo: Director Ted Demme as Arch, George's lawyer that gives him a tape recorder.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: While the movie ends with George never seeing his daughter Kristina again after going to prison, in RealLife both father and daughter reconcile sometime after the movie aired with George finally getting to spend time with his daughter and her family after George was paroled after serving 20 years.

* CreatorCameo: Director Ted Demme as the doctor that talks to George in the hospital after his drug-induced heart attack.

* Blooper: The desert scene where they are driving the RV, look closely at the front windshield to see the camera crew.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: While the movie ends with George never seeing his daughter Kristina again after going to prison, in RealLife both father and daughter reconcile sometime after the movie aired with George finally getting to spend time with his daughter and her family after his time at prison was over.

** Kristina Jung -- Father is in jail. Lives with a selfish mother. And after spending time with her absent father, he makes a promise to take her to California. However, he is busted during his last ditch drug deal and thus can't keep his promise. The last scene of her is waiting outside her mother's house, luggage in hand, and wiping away tears at her father's absence.

** George Jung -- Grew up in a dysfunctional household. Lost his FirstLove to cancer. Betrayed by those he considered friends. Lost the money he got from drug dealing. Eventually, his parents (mostly his mother), become too ashamed of him because of his drug dealing ways. His SecondLove and wife turns out to be quite the selfish woman and rats him out to the police, sentencing him to jail for three years. Missed his daughter's life and when they start to bond again, [[OneLastJob he decides to do one more drug deal so he can provide for her]]... but his team betrays him to save themselves. He is sentenced to 60 years in prison. And the last scene shows him hallucinating over spending time with his grown up daughter. The credits even state that his daughter has yet to visit him in prison.

** Kristina Jung -- Father is in jail. Lives with a selfish mother. And after spending time with her absent father, he makes a promise to take her to Florida. However, he is busted during a drug deal and thus can't keep his promise. The last scene of her is waiting outside her mother's house, luggage in hand, and wiping away tears at her father's absence.

** George Jung -- Grew up in a dysfunctional household. Lost his FirstLove to cancer. Betrayed by those he considered friends. Lost the money he got from drug dealing. Eventually, his parents (mostly his mother), become too ashamed of him because of his drug dealing ways. His SecondLove and wife turns out to be quite the selfish woman and rats him out to the police, sentencing him to jail for three years. Missed his daughter's life and when they start to bond again, he decides to do one more dug deal so he can provide for her... but his team betrays him to save themselves. He is sentenced to 60 years in prison. And the last scene shows him hallucinating over spending time with his grown up daughter. The credits even state that his daughter has yet to visit him in prison.

** George Hung -- Grew up in a dysfunctional household. Loss his FirstLove to cancer. Betrayed by those he considered friends. Loses the money he got from drug dealing. Eventually, his parents (mostly his mother), are too ashamed of him because of his drug dealing ways. His SecondLove and wife turns out to be quite he selfish woman and rats him out to the police, sentencing him to jail for three years. Missed his daughter's life and when they start to bond again, he decides to do one more dug deal so he can provide for her...but his team betrays him to save themselves. He is sentenced to 60 years in prison. And the last scene shows him hallucinating over spending time with his grown up daughter. The credits even states that his daughter has yet to visit him inprison.
** Fred Hung -- Married to a selfish wife who constantly left him and his son for her own, again selfish, reasons. He then has to learn that his only child is a drug dealer.
** Kristina Hung -- Father is in jail. Lives with a selfish mother. And after spending time with her absent father, he makes a promise to take her to Florida. However, he is busted during a drug deal and thus can't keep his promise. The last scene of her is waiting outside her mother's house, luggage in hand, and wiping away tears at her father's absence.

* FollowTheLeader: Discussed. George points out that if musicians and actors start doing cocaine, everyone else will follow.

* FollowTheLeader : Discussed. George points out that if musicians and actors start doing cocaine, everyone else will follow.