Scarface

Scarface

1983 · 2 hr 50 min · R

Crime, Drama

Directors

Brian De Palma

Actors

  • Al Pacino
  • Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Steven Bauer

Credits: 1

Summary

In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.

More about this movie

Tony Montana manages to leave Cuba during the Mariel exodus of 1980. He finds himself in a Florida refugee camp but his friend Manny has a way out for them: undertake a contract killing and arrangements will be made to get a green card. He's soon working for drug dealer Frank Lopez and shows his mettle when a deal with Colombian drug dealers goes bad. He also brings a new level of violence to Miami. Tony is protective of his younger sister but his mother knows what he does for a living and disowns him. Tony is impatient and wants it all however, including Frank's empire and his mistress Elvira Hancock. Once at the top however, Tony's outrageous actions make him a target and everything comes crumbling down.