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.
| Directing | Ted Demme | Director |
| Writing | David McKenna | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nick Cassavetes | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael De Luca | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ted Demme | Producer |
| Production | Georgia Kacandes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Denis Leary | Producer |
| Production | Jose Ludlow | Line Producer |
| Production | Joel Stillerman | Producer |
| Sound | Graeme Revell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ellen Kuras | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kevin Tent | Editor |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Art | Michael Z. Hanan | Production Design |
| Art | David Ensley | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ve Neill | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Bruce Porter | Book |
| Art | Douglas A. Mowat | Set Decoration |
| Production | Tomáš Krejčí | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna O'Neal | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Bridges | Costume Design |
| Art | Cheree Welsh | Art Department Coordinator |
| Directing | Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Lorey Sebastian | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Richard Ford | Music Editor |
| Sound | Amanda Scheer-Demme | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Susan McNamara | Associate Producer |
| Production | Susan McNamara | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Keller | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Patrick Cyccone Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark P. Stoeckinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Victor Ray Ennis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Keenan Wyatt | Boom Operator |
| Production | Tracy Falco | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hillary Sherman | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Whitney James | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Richard Dwan Jr. | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Glenn T. Morgan | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Kristina Jung | Thanks |
| Crew | Martin Scorsese | Thanks |
| Crew | Joni Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Anita Hart | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Anita Hart | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Georgia Kacandes | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Nicholas Mastandrea | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rosemary C. Cremona | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Brian Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Cameron Croughwell | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Wynands | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Howell | Stunts |
| Production | Carla Fry | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Leon Dudevoir | Production Executive |
| Production | Jody Levin | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Crew | Rick Reynolds | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kevin Yagher | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Susan McNamara | Executive Producer |
| Art | Daniel R. Jennings | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Maria Baker | Set Designer |
| Art | Bill Taliaferro | Set Designer |
| Art | Adam Khalid | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Amiee Clark | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Timothy Braniff | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Karin L. McGaughey | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Scott Bobbitt | Leadman |
| Art | Eric Ramirez | Leadman |
| Art | Cheryl Gould Strang | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jeff Damal | Set Dresser |
| Art | Cynthia C. Rebman | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Andrew Rowlands | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrew Rowlands | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Baird Steptoe | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Baird Steptoe | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | John Young | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Roger Wall | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Sandi Sissel | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Henry Tirl | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Henry Tirl | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Mark Santoni | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Camille Freer | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Allan Byer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Peyton | Utility Sound |
| Production | Karen Eisenstadt | Production Accountant |
| Production | Judy Blinick | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Cathy Marshall-Hart | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Steven J. Reynolds | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Christa Vausbinder | Production Coordinator |
| Production | John Burton West | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Melissa Kinnicutt | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Maria Mantia | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | John C. Nadeau | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Simone Perusse | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Gustavo Oliva | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Brandon Ainsworth | Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Steve Kagan | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | John Janusek | Key Grip |
| Camera | John P. Shine | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Bryan Ashford | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | John Beran | Grip |
| Camera | Alex Klabukov | Grip |
| Camera | Rob J. Greenlea | Grip |
| Camera | Al Ambrosio | Grip |
| Lighting | Jeff Kluttz | Key Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Don Telles | Rigging Grip |
| Art | Maureen Farley | Property Master |
| Art | Merdyce McClaran | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Kim Larsen-Santini | Props |
| Editing | Tom Dailey | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Danya Joseph | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mark Scovil | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Buck Damon | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Alan Rankin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Gary Mundheim | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Philip A. Hess | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Eric Flickinger | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Greg Zimmerman | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Ron Bedrosian | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Brian Basham | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Art | Steve A. Hagberg | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Steve Borgese | Greensman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Desne J. Holland | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jamie Kelman | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Samuel | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Troy | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl Wesson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Candace Neal | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cha Blevins | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Tomczeszyn | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Constancio | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Eagan | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bridgitte Ferry | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Miracle | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charmaine Nash Simmons | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pablo Nantas | Tailor |
| Production | Mike Fantasia | Location Manager |
| Production | Fermin Davalos | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Steven S. Lee | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Peter Costelli | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Donny Martino | Location Assistant |
| Crew | Paul Prokop | Production Controller |
| Production | Emily Glatter | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Lisa Behlendorf | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Beth Bowling | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Rich King | Extras Casting |
| Production | Andrea McBride | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Ron Bolanowski | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Robert Bolanowski | Special Effects |
| Crew | Michael Duenas | Special Effects |
| Crew | David Fulton | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Jeffrey D. Stevens | Set Medic |
| Crew | Jessica Drake | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Nick Mestrundrea | Craft Service |
| Crew | Randy White | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Cesar Angobaldo | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Tim Simonec | Conductor |
| Sound | Tim Simonec | Orchestrator |
