Scarface
Action, Crime
Universal Studios  (1983) 170 mins R

8.1 (116,085 votes) Top 250: #173
"Scarface" (1983) is a remake of an old 1932 movie with the same title. The 1983 storyline is updated to portray the contemporary rise of fictional character Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino. Montana is a Cuban refugee who lands in America in hopes of finding a better life. Tony is quickly sucked into the criminal underworld of drug kingpins and the cocaine trade. After gaining the trust of a Miami-based drug overlord, he gains wealth and street credibility. Eventually Montana moves up by murdering his boss and establishes his own cocaine-based empire. He establishes business alliances in South America and has achieved his goal of running a powerful criminal enterprise. His fondness for children, impulsive/erratic behavior, and severe overuse of cocaine leads to his eventual downfall....

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Cast and Crew
Al Pacino  ......  Tony Montana
Robert Loggia  ......  Frank Lopez
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  ......  Gina
Steven Bauer  ......  Manny Ribera
Michelle Pfeiffer  ......  Elvira
Miriam Colon  ......  Mama Montana
Director  .....  Brian De Palma
Producer  .....  Martin Bregman; Louis A. Stroller
Writer  .....  Oliver Stone; Howard Hawks; Armitage Trail; Ben Hecht
Cinematography  .....  John A. Alonzo
Musician  .....  Giorgio Moroder
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the shower/chainsaw scene, Tony fights with one of Hector's men, takes his pistol away, and shoots him. The pistol is supposed to be a semi-automatic 9mm Beretta 92, but when Tony fires a single shot, the hammer stays down, the slide never recoils, and no casing is ever ejected. The gun is clearly a single-shot prop gun. (more)

Trivia:
In the final shootout sequence, Al Pacino grabs the gun by the barrel. Although only blanks were used, his hand was badly burned, and production had to be shut down for a few weeks. (more)

Filming Locations:
728 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Fidel Castro: ...al esfuerzo y al heroísmo de una revolución... ¡No los queremos! ¡No los necesitamos!
[... to the effort and heroism of a revolution... We don't want them! We don't need them!]
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 nominations (more)