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Scarface (1983)

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

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Storyline

When Fidel Castro opens the harbor at Mariel, Cuba, he sends 125,000 Cuban refugees to reunite with their relatives in the United States. Among all the refugees, there is one who wants it all, his name is Tony Montana. Tony and his friend Manny arrive in the United States and start in small time jobs. Soon, they are hired by Omar Suarez to pay money to a group of Colombians. When the deal goes wrong, Tony and Manny leave with the money and succeed in their job. Soon Tony meets with drug kingpin Frank Lopez and falls for his boss's girl, Elvira. Pretty soon Tony will know that those who want it all, do not last forever; that is the price of power. The world will know Montana by one name....SCARFACE. Written by Emphinix

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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cuban | refugee | friend | cocaine | drugs | See more »

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He loved the American Dream. With a Vengeance. See more »

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Crime | Drama | Thriller

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R | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

9 December 1983 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Caracortada  »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$242,821 (USA) (19 September 2003)

Gross:

$656,161 (USA) (26 September 2003)
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Trivia

When Scarface was re-released in theaters in 2003, the studio wanted Brian De Palma to change the soundtrack so that rap songs inspired by the movie could be used. De Palma refused. 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

Scarface is a fiction account of the activities of a small group of ruthless criminals. The characters do not represent the Cuban/ American Community and it would be erroneous and unfair to suggest that they do. The vast majority of Cuban/Americans have demonstrated a dedication, vitality, and enterprise that has enriched the American scene. See more »

Connections

Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Pitt #1 (2010)
Linkara points out a Scarface reference in the comic and plays a clip. See more »

Soundtracks

"I'm Hot Tonight"
Performed by Elizabeth Daily
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Lyrics by Giorgio Moroder and Arthur Barrow
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Grandiose, bloodyminded and implacable
18 December 2004 | by (amsterdam) – See all my reviews

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.


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