Scarface
R · 1983 ‧ Crime/Thriller ‧ 2h 45m
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug...
Release date: December 9, 1983 (USA)
Director: Brian De Palma
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Adapted from: Scarface
Movie wife: Elvira Hancock
Box office: $66 million
Rating
(919,982)
Tony Montana manages to leave Cuba during the Mariel exodus of 1980. He finds himself in a Florida refugee camp but his friend Manny has a way out for them: ...
People also ask
Is Scarface based on a true story?
Scarface, starring Al Pacino, is a remake of a 1932 movie based on the 1929 novel by Armitage Trail, but the true story behind Tony Montana is still uncertain. Al Capone, the American gangster and boss of the Chicago Outfit, served as the real Scarface and inspired various books, movies, and TV shows.
Why was Scarface 1983 banned?
Censors believed that Scarface glorified violence, leading to changes in the film's ending and the addition of a prologue condemning gangsters.
What is the famous line from Scarface?
“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.” “Say hello to my little friend!”
Why is Scarface so popular?
Scarface is an unashamed 170-minute commercial for over-indulgence. Audiences, particularly in communities of color, are attracted to it because of Tony's excess and the unfiltered joy he takes in getting even with his enemies.
It tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Pacino), who arrives penniless in Miami during the Mariel boatlift and becomes a powerful drug lord. The film ...
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Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes ...
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