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Scarface (1983) 8.3
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8.3/10 from 416,840 users
Metascore: 65/100
Reviews: 792 user | 141 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel while succumbing to greed. Director:Brian De PalmaWriter:Oliver Stone (screenplay) |
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Cast
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| Al Pacino | ... | ||
| Steven Bauer | ... | ||
| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | ||
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ... | ||
| Robert Loggia | ... | ||
| Miriam Colon | ... | ||
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | ||
| Paul Shenar | ... | ||
| Harris Yulin | ... | ||
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Ángel Salazar | ... | |
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Arnaldo Santana | ... | |
| Pepe Serna | ... | ||
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Michael P. Moran | ... | |
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Al Israel | ... | |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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: undertake a contract killing and arrangements will be made to get a green card. He's soon working for drug dealer Frank Lopez and shows his mettle when a deal with Columbian drug dealers goes bad. He also brings a new level of violence to Miami. Tony is protective of his younger sister but his mother knows what he does for a living and disowns him. Tony is impatient and wants it all however, including Frank's empire and his mistress Elvira Hancock. Once at the top however, Tony's outrageous actions make him a target and everything comes crumbling down. Written by garykmcd
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Country:
USARelease Date:
9 December 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le balafré See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$242,821 (USA) (19 September 2003)Gross:
$656,161 (USA) (26 September 2003)Company Credits
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Fidel Castro: ...al esfuerzo y al heroísmo de una revolución... ¡No los queremos! ¡No los necesitamos!
[translated... to the effort and heroism of a revolution... We don't want them! We don't need them!]
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Performed by Maria Conchita Alonso (as Maria Conchita)
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Maria Conchita Alonso (as Maria Conchita)
Courtesy of A&M Records
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Trivia
Geena Davis, Carrie Fisher, Kelly McGillis and Sharon Stone auditioned for the role of Elvira Hancock. See more »Goofs
When Tony is in the jacuzzi and Elvira leaves the room calling Tony an asshole, the door is closed behind her. But when Manny gets up and announces he's going on a date and walks to the door, it is wide open. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Fidel Castro: ...al esfuerzo y al heroísmo de una revolución... ¡No los queremos! ¡No los necesitamos!
[translated... to the effort and heroism of a revolution... We don't want them! We don't need them!]
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Crazy Credits
We see a proverb at the beginning of the movie that says: "Enjoy yourself, every day above ground is a good day." ANONYMOUS, MIAMI 1981 See more »Soundtracks
Vamos a BailarPerformed by Maria Conchita Alonso (as Maria Conchita)
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Maria Conchita Alonso (as Maria Conchita)
Courtesy of A&M Records
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This is one of my all time favorites.
If the movie has a flaw, it's that it comes at you like a raging bull. It doesn't so much engage the viewer as assault him. ''Scarface'' is as voracious and unyielding a production as Tony Montana himself. Nothing is left to the viewer's imagination.
Moroder's languorous synthpop fits the action to a tee. Like the chorus in a Greek tragedy, it wails and gnashes, broods and tugs, a constant reminder of Tony's inexorable fate.
Not so much a tale of caution as a disaster in progress, ''Scarface'' rips across the screen with the unstoppable force of a runaway train.