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
Encapsulation of 1980s excess
It's easy for many other reviewers to write off Scarface as a trashy violent movie - but they're missing the point. The point being that Scarface is all about a life of excess. It's also a cultural touchstone, and a deliberate time capsule of the greed of the 1980s. It's all rolled up into a film to be fed to the audience at a drug-fueled pace.
The movie has multiple comments about living a life of excess, what's really important in life, and critiques the illusory "American dream" - with all the subtlety of a bullet to the head. Tony asks the viewer if they have the guts to really "be what they want to be". The film takes that recurring theme and pushes it to the limit.
Al Pacino's performance is iconic, often mimicked, and so completely over-the-top to the point of it being unintentionally funny. It's endlessly rewatchable. There are so many quotable lines in the film, including a comical overuse of f-bombs. Giorgio Moroder's haunting synthwave soundtrack perfectly captures the 1980s, and smears itself all over the extremely visceral violent action scenes, drenched in neon pink and blue.
Whether you love or hate it, it's a film that will refuse to leave you once you see it.
The movie has multiple comments about living a life of excess, what's really important in life, and critiques the illusory "American dream" - with all the subtlety of a bullet to the head. Tony asks the viewer if they have the guts to really "be what they want to be". The film takes that recurring theme and pushes it to the limit.
Al Pacino's performance is iconic, often mimicked, and so completely over-the-top to the point of it being unintentionally funny. It's endlessly rewatchable. There are so many quotable lines in the film, including a comical overuse of f-bombs. Giorgio Moroder's haunting synthwave soundtrack perfectly captures the 1980s, and smears itself all over the extremely visceral violent action scenes, drenched in neon pink and blue.
Whether you love or hate it, it's a film that will refuse to leave you once you see it.
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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 companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,967,303
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,597,536
- Dec 11, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $66,443,303
- Runtime2 hours 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- 4-Track Stereo(original release)
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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