Director Brian De Palma's SCARFACE follows Cuban immigrant, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) from his arrival in Miami Florida, and throughout his violent rise to the top of the Cocaine underworld. Montana is one of the most riveting, vile, yet intriguing characters in any crime drama. Mr. Pacino carries the entire film, making his role iconic right from the movie's opening moments.
The violence was so shocking for its time, that the Director had to fight against SCARFACE being the first movie to ever receive an X rating for violence alone. As for the notorious dialogue, it's true that the dreaded F-word is spoken in all of its forms, over 200 times. Though this might seem like no big deal now, it definitely was in the early 1980s.
Anyone who grew up in the late 1970s-80s remembers how Cocaine swept the USA, becoming the "IT" drug of choice for celebrities and zillionaires. SCARFACE shows the bleak horror behind the glitzy facade. Upon seeing it, you might hate it, but you'll never forget it...
The violence was so shocking for its time, that the Director had to fight against SCARFACE being the first movie to ever receive an X rating for violence alone. As for the notorious dialogue, it's true that the dreaded F-word is spoken in all of its forms, over 200 times. Though this might seem like no big deal now, it definitely was in the early 1980s.
Anyone who grew up in the late 1970s-80s remembers how Cocaine swept the USA, becoming the "IT" drug of choice for celebrities and zillionaires. SCARFACE shows the bleak horror behind the glitzy facade. Upon seeing it, you might hate it, but you'll never forget it...