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- Drug Crime Epic Gangster Tragedy Crime Drama Miami in the 1980s: a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Florida, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
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Scarface is not a serious crime drama like the ones you mention. Even though Goodfellas has a lot of funny moments in it, it's still based on a true crime book and is a fairly realistic portrayal of mob life from the perspective of a guy fairly low on the totem pole.
Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino. [6] It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, [7] [8] [9] in turn based on the novel of the same name first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail.
Apr 28, 2020 · With a combustible screenplay written by Oliver Stone, Scarface (1983), is a cocaine driven and incendiary viewing experience. Stone himself is reported to have been battling cocaine addiction while writing it and this shows in the over-the-top world on screen.
- Al Pacino. Pacino was cast as the fiery Montana after starring as Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy. He quickly became the face of the '80s gangster-film genre.
- Michelle Pfeiffer. Michelle Pfeiffer is hailed not only for her acting but also for her seeming ability not to age (her looks were even immortalized last year in song).
- Steven Bauer. Before landing his role as Manny, Tony Montana's best friend, Bauer was relatively unknown. The primary credit to his name was a role in ¿Que Pasa, USA?
- Robert Loggia. Frank was Tony's main rival and the antagonist of Scarface. He is the catalyst for his primary rift in the drug world –– and the cause of his epic demise.
Dec 9, 1983 · Scarface: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Miami in the 1980s: a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Florida, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
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- Brian De Palma
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Sep 28, 2003 · Brian De Palma’s “Scarface” rises or falls with Al Pacino‘s performance, which is aggressive, over the top, teeth-gnashing, arm-waving, cocaine-snorting, scenery chewing — and brilliant, some say, while others find it unforgivably flamboyant. What were Pacino’s detractors hoping for?
“Scarface” understands this criminal personality, with its links between laziness and ruthlessness, grandiosity and low self-esteem, pipe dreams and a chronic inability to be happy. It’s also an exciting crime picture, in the tradition of the 1932 movie.
