It tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Pacino), who arrives penniless in Miami during the Mariel boatlift and becomes a powerful drug lord. The film co-stars Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Míriam Colón and F. Murray Abraham.
The movie chronicles the rise and fall of Tony Montana, a refugee from the 1980 Cuban Mariel exodus who ascends the blood-stained rungs of the drug underworld to become Miami's "Cocaine King." Al Pacino, whose unhinged and frenzied performance as the maniacal Montana earned him a 1984 Golden Globe nomination, was so ...
A Cuban immigrant who enters into a life of crime as he seeks success in America, Antonio “Tony” Montana is known for his violence, cocaine habit, and for the movie's iconic final scene in which he wields an M16 assault rifle while shouting “Say hello to my little friend!”
Alfredo James Pacino was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on April 25, 1940, the only child of Sicilian Italian-American parents Rose (née Gerardi) and Salvatore Pacino. His parents divorced when he was two years old.
At the time of its premiere, some believed it portrayed Cubans, particularly those who fled during the Mariel boatlift to the United States in 1980, in a harsh light. That view persists today, decades later. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is of Cuban heritage, said Scarface misrepresented the Cuban community.
He is an international Bolivian drug lord and the chief supplier of cocaine for his business partner Tony Montana. Sosa is portrayed by Paul Shenar in the film and speaks with an American accent. He is based on the Bolivian drug lord Roberto Suárez Gómez.
At the end of the film Gina herself suggests Tony must indeed want her because he can't stand for another man to be with her. Tony has a genuine look of confusion on his face and even asks what she's talking about. Therefore he likely did not have sexual feelings towards her.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (/kəˈpoʊn/; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931.
Al Israel (April 16, 1935 – March 16, 2011) was an American film and TV actor who is best known for his role as the chainsaw-wielding Colombian drug dealer "Hector the Toad" in the 1983 film Scarface. He also appeared alongside Al Pacino in Carlito's Way a decade later.
At first Elvira wants nothing to do with Tony, seeing him as a nuisance. After Tony begins to amass more power within the drug world, he promises her that he will treat her better than Lopez. Realizing that she has developed feelings for him, Tony asks Elvira to marry him.
Pacino originally wanted to retain the period piece aspect, but realized that because of its melodramatic nature it would be difficult to accomplish. Sidney Lumet became attached as the director, developing the idea for Montana to be a Cuban arriving in the United States during the Mariel boatlift.
Is Scarface supposed to be Italian? Scarface from 1983 is the remake of the 1932 film of the same name where the protagonist was Tony Camonte inspired by Al Capone. In short, the protagonist was Italian-American but in the remake he becomes Cuban.
Cuban Americans (Spanish: cubanoestadounidenses or cubanoamericanos) are Americans who immigrated from or are descended from immigrants from Cuba, regardless of racial or ethnic origin.
Melfi, Tony Soprano's Therapist. Though their relationship was short-lived, this Tony Soprano mistress was probably one of the most influential on the mafioso's psyche.
Just as the mansion was about to be assaulted by Sosa's men, Gina then appears in Tony's office. Delirious from grief and believing that Tony turned any man away from her because he secretly wanted her, she shoots at Tony and manages to hit him in the leg.
The relationship between Tony Soprano and Dr. Jennifer Melfi in The Sopranos was of the most complex in the series, but why Tony never sleeps with Dr. Melfi has been debated even after the show concluded.
However, the drug-addicted Tony defiantly states that he will willingly go to a war against Sosa. In revenge for the sabotage, Sosa sent a huge hit-squad to sneak into Tony's mansion that very night. They murder Tony, as well as all his armed guards plus his sister in a bloody shootout.
Omar Suarez is a major antagonist of the 1983 epic crime drama film Scarface, a remake of the 1932 film of the same name. He is the right-hand man of Frank Lopez, who hires Tony Montana and Manny Ribera to work in Lopez's mob. In reality, he reveals himself as a police snitch in the middle of the movie.
Tony accepts the deal, but when it is time to act, he hesitates because the activist is with his wife and kids, and Tony might be a ruthless gangster, but he isn't without principles. This act of mercy lands him on Sosa's kill list, and he sends an army of hit squads to finish Tony.
Montana is a Cuban immigrant to the United States. He has antisocial and narcissistic personality disorders and is a drug lord who ruthlessly uses violence to gain wealth. He creates many enemies and they come after him at his mansion, shooting him in the back and killing him.
Coming from Cuba to Miami as a refugee, ex-convict Tony Montana used his greed, desire, and ambition to build an empire that is estimated at $900 million.
Tony's incestuous protectiveness speeds his downfall. He murders Manny as a punishment. Gina is shot by Sosa's men. Montana loses the two most important people in his life, and his inability to control his lusts destroy them all.
