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Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia

After years of diplomatic silence between the United States and Cuba, Castro opens the port of Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to thousands emmigrating to the United States in search of the American dream. Shrew...( read more  read more... )dly, Castro also unlocks the overpacked prisons, allowing hordes of criminals to join the refugees. Tony Montana, a small time hood, is one of them. In Florida, Montana connects with gangster Frank Lopez, and guns his way through the sun washed streets of Miami where he finds power, wealth and passion. He kills Lopez and marries his mistress, Elvira. Montana, better known as "Scarface," soon becomes the leader of a bloody cocaine-smuggling empire but at a terrible cost to his sister, Gina and his loyal friend, Manny. However, like that of others before him, Montana's reign is brief and a violent end is guaranteed as rival gangster compete to become the next drug lord.

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Directed by: Brian DePalma

Release Date: December 9, 1983

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  • RiderOfTheStorms
    February 1, 2010
    RiderOfTheStorms
    I've heard ppl say this movie is over rated. Well Fuck all u cockaroaches! This movie will never be over rated its a classic story that everyone can relate to. now im not saying its the best movie in the world but people should have respect for it.
  • lewiskendell
    November 20, 2009
    lewiskendell
    Iconic. One of the best films of the 80's. Scarface is uneven in parts, but the strong scenes more than make up for the middling ones. And that ending! It's one of my 10 favorites, easily.

    It's a common story, a small-time criminal rises to the top of a drug empire, and then is...( read more) destroyed by his own paranoia and excesses. Tony Montana's fall is violent and tragic, and is far more interesting than his rise.
  • AgentLexi2132
    October 15, 2009
    AgentLexi2132
    ''I'm Tony Montana! You fuck with me, you fuckin' with the best!''

    In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug empire while succumbing to greed.

    Al Pacino: Tony Montana

    ''In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the...( read more) money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.''

    Brian De Palma did a very good job directing Scarface. Whenever an actor is able to become larger than life with his performance some credit should be given to the director and I will certainly give De Palma that. Brian De Palma, though not given the respect at times, is a very versatile director by my reckoning and assessing. He knows how to direct movies according to their genres, but that at times has let some of his works down. In Scarface, this is by all counts a gangster movie but few are much better than this one because of De Palma's skills and talents.

    The script was great, pure Oliver Stone. When I saw the credits at the end of this movie and realized Oliver Stone had written this I was pleasantly surprised. That is a testament to him though. I have always thought of him as a great writer and to me he proves this once again with Scarface. Nobody knows how to write a surreal reality for a movie better.
    The music was great. It is certainly a diverse score with feeling and emotion from Giorgio Moroder. Maybe very 80s-ish at times but stylish and fitting with the times. The cinematography was good, not perfect but who really who cares when you have an action packed storyline.

    ''Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say good night to the bad guy!''

    Alot of people divudge in saying the acting was over-the-top, but who better to do an over-the-top character than legendary Al Pacino. To say that Pacino went overboard in here would be an understatement. Yet he does it so well, he just brings the inner devil out of the viewer too. His character Tony Montana was not such a great guy to begin with but his thirst for power just brings his lust and lust for greed to another level, an inhumane level. Sure at times Pacino seems to be a bit cartoonish and surreal but that does not at all to me seem to be a loss or liability. The supporting cast served its job very well supporting Pacino. Michelle Pfeiffer was not really at her best but she certainly fits the role she played. On the other hand Steven Bauer was at his best, still he is Steven Bauer. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio was good and like Michelle Pfeiffer fits her respective role very well. Robert Loggia I have always enjoyed watching in 80s films. Other than Pacino they were not really any standout or memorable performances. Everybody just seemed to fit their roles by being there.

    ''You think you can take me? You need a fucking army if you gonna take me!''

    De Palma's Scarface has probably been one of the most influential movies in the past 25 years. People should realize that the character of Tony Montana is no hero, he is a monster. He is not inspiring in bringing out that evil obssession to excel even by wrong means. He is greedy, bloodthirsty, uneducated and self consumed. Yet he is a role model to many people because he is in some way or another a rebel but probably most of all because he is a deluded gangster. A vigilante would be like Mother Tereasa next to Montana.
    The good thing about Scarface though is that it shows that the Tony Montana is not the real problem. If we or the people of authority would want to stop people like him, we could do it but we don't. In a freaky twisted way he is a necessity of our society. He is somebody you could blame everything on and feel better about yourself for doing it. The Tony Montanas' of this world are the scapegoats of our society. This in no way excuses people like him, instead it is more of a reminder that we shouldn't excuse or allow ourselves to do bad things just because it will further our personal wealth unjustly. I love Scarface because it is more than merely a corruption story of an individual, it is a story that in a strange way makes you self reflect your own soul. At times you know Tony is doing bad things, but that doesn't stop you enjoying proceedings does it?

    ''You wanna fuck with me? Okay. You wanna play rough? Okay. Say hello to my little friend!''
  • SirPant
    September 4, 2009
    SirPant
    'Say hello to my little friend! '
    One of Pacino's finest performances, it's certainly more his film than DePalma's.
  • Passenger1986
    June 25, 2009
    Passenger1986
    In an earlier review I did on the film Insomnia, I mentioned that Pacino seems to fall under the typecasting trap of cops and gangsters, which I followed up by saying if he does it's because he does them so well.
    Well, I did a review in which he was a damn good cop, so let's see...( read more) what many consider his ultimate (if not THE ultimate) gangster role.

    Pacino is Tony Montana, a Cuban migrating to Florida, who has dreams of making it rich and powerful quickly. The film spends close to three hours detailing his ascension through the ranks. I could detail the film further but really, it's that well known, I imagine the plot can be figured out by now (though one of the biggest problems with Scarface comes not from the film itself but what the public took away from it. We'll get to the messages later, but I'm mostly referring to some of the most quoted lines such as "Say hello to my little friend!" I don't know about the rest of you but I'm sick of hearing it unless it's Pacino and I especially hate the questions on Flixster using that line.

    One thing that sets this film apart from other gangster films (and indeed, perhaps the antithesis of another Pacino role, of Michale Corleone from The Godfather trilogy) is that the leading character isn't a young punk doing small time crimes while keeping some level of morals, Tony Montana is purely in this business for himself. He has abandoned almost all concepts of morality and is interested in numero uno.
    Sure, he looks out for his sister as an older brother would and honours his mother, but in the case of his sister, it could just be for the reason that he views her as his. There are incestuous tones with Tony when concerned with his sister and any nobility on his part to protect her is called into question when he slaps her in the men's room at the Babylon nightclub.
    There is one thing, however, that does keep him from being the definition of a monster and that is his aversion to harming the innocent (children and women especially in that regard). The scene with the bombing of the activist is the best example of that.

    The biggest concern I have with the film though is what people have taken away from it. The message I get is "The pursuit of power to fulfill your needs and your needs alone will bring about your downfall". Sure, Tony makes a comfortable living, has a beautiful wife (Michelle Pfeiffer, in a surprising role but excellent nevertheless), has the power to have men killed, but it all catches up with him. He becomes paranoid, wreckless and arrogant (initially just being cocky). In a nutshell, he is one big walking berserk button.
    However, people seem to regard Tony as some kind of hero, perhaps because he made it on his own or because he rose above his humble origins, and seem to take home the idea that "Model yourself after Tony Montana, and you'll have the world eating out of the palm of your hand". Uh, guys, did you happen to see the end of the film? Or do you skip out around the time he's watching TV in his jacuzzi? If any of you started to find pelicans interesting after that, I suspect you did.
    Look, I know we all see things differently but seeing the last 30-45 minutes, that's kind of a hint at what's to come for anyone attempting to emulate his lifestyle (I will point out, however, this is kind of retconned in the video game "sequel" Scarface: The World Is Yours. I would also like to go on record by saying I own a copy of the game and I do enjoy it. Read into that what you will.)

    However, in spite of all that, Al Pacino does a damn good job in this role. His mania is filled with an energy you don't see a whole lot from today's actors. When it comes to playing characters you don't mess with, Pacino makes it known that you do not mess with him.

    I can't blame this film for what people see in it. People attempt to find political parallels in pictures like Star Wars- Episode Three: Revenge Of The Sith.
    The film is intense and not for the faint of heart (the chainsaw scene alone would be a deterrent.) It stands the test of time.
  • doctordoom
    February 9, 2010
    doctordoom
    This has to be the most famous and popular movie that Al Pacino has ever made. Scarface is good movie about Tony Montana the Cuban thug who became a big time gangster. Al Pacino give a great performance. The rage and passion of the character is brought to life by Pacino. Also to...( read more)p performances from Steven Bauer and Michelle Pfeiffer in this. This movie shows the the highs and the lows of Tony Montana life. Tony Montana lived the life of the gangster. Money, power, women, corruption and violence. I still think Pacino roles in Carlito's Way and the Godfather I & II are much better then this gangster film. But still you must give this film a watch if you enjoyed those. Overall this movie is worth a watch.
  • xobabygreekox
    February 8, 2010
    xobabygreekox
    Love Al Pacino :) very good movie! i liked that it showed the ugly truth about that busness, i loved his caracter.
  • jooestrada
    February 5, 2010
    jooestrada
    A charged, intense drama with one of the best performances by Al Pacino and a great direction by Brian DePalma
  • immortals
    February 5, 2010
    immortals
    Best Gangster Movie Ever Made.
  • Zibbs
    February 4, 2010
    Zibbs
    "People are gonna hate this movie... but they're also going to love it." - Martin Scorsese


    Epic Gangster film depicting excessive bloodshed, drugs, and swearing. Filled with Action and Suspense, this film shows the Rise and Fall of the infamous Tony Montana in his vengeful ques...( read more)t for the American Dream.


    "The Capitalist Dream gone bizarre." - Brian DePalma


    First time viewers may be bored for the first half of the film, but the second half makes up for it. This is a film that grows on you, filled with many layers of plot and character.


    "All he said was, John, I want you to give me the most beautiful pictures, and I'm gonna put violence inside." - John A. Alonzo


    Toni Montana is a very 2-Dimensional character (as the cover suggests); he is a very dark, insensitive, angry, little "badguy," but at the same time, he has a hidden good side that only comes out when he's near those he loves most (whom, sadly, seem to be the ones who hurt him the most, inevitably fueling his darker side).


    "The fuse is always lit, it's just a question of when it goes off."
    - Andre Sogliuzzo


    I've noticed that the Rise and Fall of Scarface stems from two key-points in his life. Amazingly, both events consist of him just having a really, really shitty day.


    "We needed to find those odd things - those twists, those ironies - to give the character some intelligence." - Al Pacino


    "It's like a little ghetto Cinderella story." - Aisha Tyler


    "You don't have to conform to Society in order to 'make it'."
    - Mekhi Phifer


    "Scarface pressed a very specific button that, I don't think, any movie had ever fully captured, and it was that: "The little guy with Huge Ambitions would not be contained." - Andre Sogliuzzo

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  • lailaa6291
    December 28, 2009
    lailaa6291
    I love this movie it's my favorite movie since i was 11 years old,I love the part when Tony's like to the other guy 'why don't you try shoving your head up your ass see if it fits! Thats not the exact words i think but i love him! I can watch this movie the whole entire day!You fuck with me,You fuck with the best!
  • rachelleqld
    August 15, 2009
    rachelleqld
    I am desperately after a copy of this movie. Even a burnt copy will do. Willing to swap other movies. If you have this movie, please message me. Any regions okay.
  • Marilynstates
    March 6, 2009
    Marilynstates
    Ah, i love this movie.
    I squash thoughs cocka-roches!

    LoL
  • Nos2411
    August 31, 2008
    Nos2411
    best film ever, if you like this you wuold like the godfather, the only thing there is that it isint on blu-ray.....
  • bernielovesyou
    August 12, 2008
    bernielovesyou
    i love this movie i can watch it all day!!!=]
  • jesselonestarstate
    May 26, 2008
    jesselonestarstate
    yall mutha fukers r fake inone of yall r even close 2 being like scarface like me
  • Scarface47
    May 24, 2008
    Scarface47
    Thats what im talking about man..a movie about me..i love that..
  • godofwarfan
    May 17, 2008
    godofwarfan
    im not allowed to see it yet but it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
  • SkywalkerJones
    March 25, 2008
    SkywalkerJones
    Tony fuckinīMontana baby.
  • GymNetic25
    March 13, 2008
    GymNetic25
    Now I know why the famous scene from "ScarFace" makes it a classic film. What can you say about "Al Pacino" only that his acting in this film is astonishingly brilliant and amazed me the whole course of the film. I hope he got an Oscar for his role as Tony Montana because he made this movie a hit and will forever be top of the list in classic gangster films. The particular cast was also great though I felt "Michelle Pfeiffer's character was just kind of there. Her character needed to me more in depth and show exactly what happened to her. She just sort of disappeared without a trace. Ironically enough this film came out the year I was born and I can't believe it has taken me this long to watch this classic, straight to the point cut throat movie.

    4 1/2 stars
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