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About this movie

Genres:
Action & Adventure, Crime
Language:
English
Running time:
2:50:23
Partner rating:
R
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Al Pacino Tony Montana
  2. Michelle Pfeiffer Elvira
  3. Steven Bauer Manny Ray
  4. Robert Loggia Frank Lopez
  5. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Gina
  6. Miriam Colon Mama Montana
  7. F. Murray Abraham Omar
  8. Paul Shenar Alejandro Sosa
  9. Harris Yulin Bernstein
  10. Angela Aames Woman at Babylon Club

Directors

  1. Brian De Palma

Producers

  1. Martin Bregman

Writers

  1. Oliver Stone

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Scarface

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Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, an exiled Cuban criminal who goes to work for Miami drug lord Robert Loggia. Montana rises to the top of Florida's crime chain, appropriating Loggia's cokehead mistress (Michelle Pfeiffer) in the process. Howard Hawks' "X Marks the Spot" motif in depicting the story line's many murders is dispensed with in the 1983 Scarface; instead, we are inundated with blood by the bucketful, especially in the now-infamous b... Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, an exiled Cuban criminal who goes to work for Miami drug lord Robert Loggia. Montana rises to the top of Florida's crime chain, appropriating Loggia's cokehead mistress (Michelle Pfeiffer) in the process. Howard Hawks' "X Marks the Spot" motif in depicting the story line's many murders is dispensed with in the 1983 Scarface; instead, we are inundated with blood by the bucketful, especially in the now-infamous buzz saw scene. One carry-over from the original Scarface is Tony Montana's incestuous yearnings for his sister Gina (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). The screenplay for the 1983 Scarface was written by Oliver Stone.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

89%Tomatometer score: 89% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] Still a must-see for Pacino's potent and influential performance. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Toby Young, Times [UK] Scarface has become a touchstone of pop culture, one of the half dozen or so most frequently referenced films of our era. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Peter Whittle, Times [UK] This almost Jacobean tale of drug gangsters in 1980s Miami is rather too long for the points it makes, but is nevertheless riveting and still, after 26 years, remarkably fresh. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    James Berardinelli, ReelViews Viewed today, while Scarface seems less shocking than it did during its initial theatrical run, it's no more substantive or interesting. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Tom Huddleston, Time Out An unashamed study of selfish, sadistic criminality, and all the better for it. Full review External link

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    Scarface (7/8) Movie CLIP - Gina Shoots Tony (1983) HD

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    Scarface (4/8) Movie CLIP - Every Dog Has His Day (1983) HD

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    Scarface (5/8) Movie CLIP - Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy (1983) HD

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    Say Hello to My Little Friend - Scarface (8/8) Movie CLIP (1983) HD

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    Chainsaw Threat - Scarface (2/8) Movie CLIP (1983) HD

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    Scarface (6/8) Movie CLIP - No Wife, No Kids (1983) HD

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    Scarface (1/8) Movie CLIP - Political Prisoner (1983) HD

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    Extra: Al Pacino, "Scarface" & Overacting

    "Scarface" is one of Al Pacino's favorite roles. But as Katie Couric found out, when the film was released, Pacino took a lot of flack for "overacting."

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