Scarface

1983
R
2h 50m

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8.3/10

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Drug Crime Epic Gangster Tragedy Crime Drama

Miami in the 1980s: a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Florida, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.Miami in the 1980s: a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Florida, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.Miami in the 1980s: a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Florida, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.

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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

938K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

376

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Awards
- 8 nominations

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Trivia
During the scene where Tony and Elvira are sitting in the Cadillac at the car dealership, Al Pacino surreptitiously slips on the hat that Michelle Pfeiffer was wearing while she was looking away, which was not scripted. When she turns back and sees him wearing it, her amused reaction was genuine and to her credit, she stayed in character and ad-libbed a line. Brian De Palma decided to keep that unscripted exchange in the movie to show Elvira's gradual warming up to Montana.

Goofs
Extras during the riot stop "rioting" before they are off-screen.

Quotes
Tony Montana: I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.

Crazy credits
We see a proverb at the beginning of the movie that says: "Enjoy yourself, every day above ground is a good day." ANONYMOUS, MIAMI 1981

Alternate versions
To get a 16 rating in West Germany, most of the violence and profanity were toned down.

Connections
Edited into 76-89-03 (2000)

Soundtracks
Scarface (Push It to the Limit)
Performed by Paul Engemann
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Pete Bellotte

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Pure Pacino

Pacino gives an amazing performance that is both comic and tragic in this remake of the 1932 classic about corruption in America.

Brian De Palma updated the original Prohibition story to the era of the Mariel boat-lift and the heavy traffic in drugs that still infest the United States. The film is an uncompromising revelation of humanity's dark side as Pacino's character learns never to underestimate the other guy's greed. He neglects to learn the other important lesson -- never get caught in the vice you are pushing on others.

Pacino's character wants the world and everything in it. That's what he gets. We are reminded to beware of what we wish for.

The film is violent but never makes drug dealing seem glamorous.