In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
- Awards
- 8 nominations
- Director
- Writers
- Oliver Stone
- Howard Hawks(1932 screenplay) (uncredited)
- Ben Hecht(1932 screenplay) (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring 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.
- GoofsExtras during the riot stop "rioting" before they are off-screen.
- Quotes
Tony Montana: I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.
- Crazy creditsWe 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 versionsTo get a 16 rating in West Germany, most of the violence and profanity were toned down.
- ConnectionsEdited into 76-89-03 (2000)
- SoundtracksScarface (Push It to the Limit)
Performed by Paul Engemann
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Pete Bellotte
Featured review
Gangster Classic
Scarface - Crime, Drama - 1983 - 2h 50m
Tony Montana is a cuban immigrant who moves to the United States in 1980's. What follows is a brutal and violent path from the bottom to the top and we learn what it means to have the world at your feet.
Positives
Negatives
8/10
I'm not really sure what to rate this one. To me it's between an 8 and a 9. I think the movie can be split into three parts. The first 55% are really good and so are the last 10% but I think the movie lost some of its momentum and flow during the 35% in the middle. Among the negatives I've written that the "flow" of the story during some parts wasn't to my liking and this is what I was referencing to. I tend to like a story that has a goal, where the story has a direction is heading somewhere and I think it loses that in the middle which takes the movie down a rating in my opinion. Other that i really like this movie. It is an epic, intense and exciting gangster classic that I found fun and interesting to watch and I'm sure you can dig deep into it and analyze a lot of the messages behind the movie. The setting of the movie is really cool, I like 80s Miami and it fits the story just like Al Pacino does who I think does really well in this role and really makes it his own. Another highlight is the ending that really enhances the movie as a whole. I won't spoil anything but it's epic and absolutely iconic. To sum up this movie is really good and I would highly recommend it.
Tony Montana is a cuban immigrant who moves to the United States in 1980's. What follows is a brutal and violent path from the bottom to the top and we learn what it means to have the world at your feet.
Positives
- Really good story
- The ending
- Al Pacino is cool
- I like 1980s Miami as a setting, its cool
Negatives
- I found it kind of slow in some parts but to be honest I don't know if it is enough for me to put it down as a negative but I'm going to do it anyway
- I don't know how to describe it but the way the story "flowed", if that makes sense, wasn't really my taste. I'll elaborate in the review down below
8/10
I'm not really sure what to rate this one. To me it's between an 8 and a 9. I think the movie can be split into three parts. The first 55% are really good and so are the last 10% but I think the movie lost some of its momentum and flow during the 35% in the middle. Among the negatives I've written that the "flow" of the story during some parts wasn't to my liking and this is what I was referencing to. I tend to like a story that has a goal, where the story has a direction is heading somewhere and I think it loses that in the middle which takes the movie down a rating in my opinion. Other that i really like this movie. It is an epic, intense and exciting gangster classic that I found fun and interesting to watch and I'm sure you can dig deep into it and analyze a lot of the messages behind the movie. The setting of the movie is really cool, I like 80s Miami and it fits the story just like Al Pacino does who I think does really well in this role and really makes it his own. Another highlight is the ending that really enhances the movie as a whole. I won't spoil anything but it's epic and absolutely iconic. To sum up this movie is really good and I would highly recommend it.
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- melwinbauer
- Oct 26, 2021
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Lice s ožiljkom
- Filming locations
- 656 Park Ln, Santa Barbara, California, USA(Alejandro Sosa's Bolivian Estate)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,408,703
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,597,536
- Dec 11, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $65,884,703
- Runtime2 hours 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- 4-Track Stereo(original release)
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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