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Scarface (1983 movie)



         


Scarface is a 1983 movie about Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who has come to Florida in 1980 and entered into a life of organised crime.

It is loosely based on a 1932 movie of the same name, (see Scarface (1932)).

Movie Facts

Release date: 1983
Duration: 171 minutes
Director: Brian de Palma
Box office: $23 million
MPAA Rating: R


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Plot Summary

An exiled Cuban immigrant, Tony Montana, comes to Miami with dreams of fortune. Montana begins as a dishwasher and small-time hitman, but quickly rises the ranks to become one of the leading drug barons in Florida.

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Analysis

Scarface is essentially a "character study." Through third-person limited view, the viewer comes to learn a lot about how Tony Montana behaves and acts.

The movie is also notable for its extensive influence on the musical genre of rap, in particular gangsta rap. Many rappers view Tony Montana as a role model for his transition from poverty to wealth and outsider status. Quotes from the movie are prominent in many rap songs.

The movie contains a good deal of profanity (the word fuck is used more than 200 times) and violence, including a notorious shower scene featuring a chainsaw. It is the origin of the phrase "Say hello to my little friend", which Tony says before blowing away a door with an M203 grenade launcher and taking on a hit squad sent to assasinate him.

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