Scarface (1983) |  | Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
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Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  751 reviews
Sales Rank: 1559
Genre: Action - Crime
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 171 Minutes
ASIN: B000ID37SQ
Theatrical Release Date: December 8, 1983
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
In the spring of 1980, the port at Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun-washed avenues of Miami wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana. The world will remember him by another name, Scarface. |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pacino Actor's film August 21, 2010
Nino Deprophetis (Philadelphia)
Movie is a crude, gross, bloodfest. Helps to just tell yourself, 'it's only ketchup" Yet certain individual scenes show Pacino as an acting genius. This is one of the best of the Trashy Movie genre.
 He wants what is coming to him. August 18, 2010
James McDonald (Southern California)
For Mature Audiences only! Not for children to see. This version runs 2 hrs. 49 mins. rated "R".
Not since The Godfather (Coppola Restoration) [Blu-ray] (1972) and The Godfather Part II (Coppola Restoration) [Blu-ray] (1974) (which also starred Al Pacino) has a motion picture shocked American audiences with its violence. Directed by Brian De Palma,Body Double (1984), this is a remake of Scarface (Universal Cinema Classics) (1932).
Antonio Montana arrives from Cuba in 1980 wanting to become powerful in his own way in Florida. He starts a riot and kills a man in tent city. With his other Cuban refugee friends, he gets further involved in cocaine deals, starts a drug cartel and becomes the most richest, notorious killer the state of Florida has ever seen.
This powerful film is known for its grotesque bloody and grueling violence and the numerous use of a certain adult curse word.
Cast includes: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Pepe Serna, F. Murray Abraham, Manuel Padilla Jr, Robert Loggia, Michelle Pfeiffer, Miriam Colon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Richard Belzer, Angel Salazar, Arnaldo Santana, Paul Espel, Mark Margolis.
Manuel Padilla Jr had a mustache in this film. He was in the shower scene.
This film did not receive any Academy Award nominations. 1983 was the year we saw Terms of Endearment, The Right Stuff (Two-Disc Special Edition), Tender Mercies, Fanny and Alexander (The Theatrical Version) - Criterion Collection.
The Miami Vice - Season One tv series debuts the next year.
Michelle Pfeiffer has a nice line during the sunken-bathtub scene, I think we can all agree with.
Oliver Stone wrote the screenplay.
I was not able to review the Bonus Features of Disc 2. However, their is a featurette where to can see the difference between the theatrical version and the edited television version.
DVD includes options of English, Spanish, French. Option of captions in English for hearing-impaired. Option of subtitles: Spanish and French.
Excellent box st August 15, 2010
R. Lichenstein (Ellicott City, MD United States)
Excellent box set. Both DVDs are classic including the original and some of the best memorable lines ever are from the Pacino version.
The edition you were looking for July 31, 2010
Mrcsltry
For the lovers of Scarface, this edition has what you always wanted to see. The Scarface special edition and the 1932 Scarface. You wont regret.
 #161 on IMDb top 250?i don't think so. it's not in my top 250(2.5/5) July 26, 2010
falcon (canada)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
wow,what a disappointment.i had high hopes for this movie.i had heard it was great.and it was directed by Brian De Palma with a screenplay by Oliver Stone.not to mention it's rated #161 of the top 250 on IMDb so far,so good,right?wrong.for me,this is a decent movie but nothing more.it never really engaged me.i wasn't bored necessarily,but i wasn't overly interested either.the acting did very little for me,except for Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,who i thought was exceptional as Gina Montana.there were some good actors here,but i feel they were wasted. Al Pacino wasn't really impressive.also,this was supposed to be controversial movie,but i have seen a lot worse in terms of both violence and language.anyway,i would certainly not place this movie in my top 250 movies of all time.it doesn't have the impact of the original 1932 version.for me,Scarface is a 2.5/5
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