Scarface (1983)

Theatrical - Wide 1983-12-09

Cast Al Pacino Steven Bauer Michelle Pfeiffer Mary Mastrantonio
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Oliver Stone

Genres: Crime Drama

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Synopsis

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... See more his friend Manny when they 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 and that is the price of power. The world will know Montana by one name….SCARFACE.

Movie Posters

No director Pablo Larrain in talks to helm Scarface remake for Universal

Posted 12 years ago

Yes, Universal is still developing a SCARFACE remake, and the studio may have found their director for the movie. The Wrap has learned Pablo Larrain is in negotiations to direct the remake. Larrain is a Chilean filmmaker who has directed...

Could Harry Potter director David Yates be the man to remake Scarface?

Posted 13 years ago

First you get da money. Den, you get da remake. Universal has been gestating a remake of SCARFACE for a while now, developing it "quietly" so as not to enrage a fanbase that worships both the 1932 original or the...

Universal brings on a new scribe to polish David Ayer’s script for modern-day Scarface redo

Posted 14 years ago

Here’s something you might (or might not) have forgotten about the Brian De Palma/Al Pacino singular piece of pop-culture presence: it’s a remake. The first version hit theaters in 1932, and there was a certain amount of dissension and annoyance...

Episode#3 of JoBlo’s Zen: Space Cake + Tony Montana don’t mix!

Posted 14 years ago

We’re still ramping up our new animated (short) web series and after the release of the Teaser Episode a while back, along with Episode #1 ("A Tale of Four Titties") and Episode #2 ("Another Year, Another Comic Con"), today is...

Training Day writer David Ayer to write an updated version of Scarface

Posted 14 years ago

I never realized how many people disliked Brian De Palma’s SCARFACE until I saw that UNpopular Opinion column posted back in June. I’ll admit it. I was one of those people who had a Scarface poster in their room. It...

A new version of Scarface is on the way, mang

Posted 15 years ago

Say hello to my little remake. Well, that variation on one of cinema’s most famous quotes is not entirely accurate — Universal is indeed planning a new SCARFACE, but their movie apparently will not be a straight remake of Brian...

Cool Videos: Al Pacino delivers his famous Scarface line a bunch of different ways

Posted 15 years ago

Even if you’ve never made it through Brian De Palma’s gangster epic SCARFACE, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the climax in which Tony Montana goes out in a blaze of glory after uttering his endlessly quoted line of dialogue. Since even...

Al Pacino thanks rappers for keeping Scarface relevant

Posted 15 years ago

Brian De Palma’s Scarface might be a pretty divisive film (I’m personally a fan), but it’s experienced something over the last few decades its creators didn’t envision. The film has become a cult icon for the rap community, with clothes,...