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SCARFACE

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Al Pacino gives an unforgettable performance as Tony Montana. one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film, in this gripping crime epic inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title. Directed by hit-maker Brian De Palma and produced by Martin Bregman who brought both Godfather legends to the screen, Scarface follows the violent career of a small-time Cuban refugee hoodlum who guns his way to the top of Miami's cocaine empire.
    With it's intense screenplay by Academy Award-winner Oliver Stone, driving musical score by Giorgio Moroder, and superb insights into Miami's Latin lifestyle, Scarface joins the ranks of Hollywood's greatest underworld dramas, as it lays bare the sordid power of the American drug scene. Time Magazine calls it "Exhilarating," while the New York Times' Vincent Canby applauds the picture as "Stylish and Provocative."

STARRING:

Al Pacino: Tony Montana
Robert Loggia: Frank Lopez
Michelle Pfeiffer: Elvira Hancock
Miriam Colon: Mama Montana
F. Murray Abraham: Omar Suarez
Steven Bauer: Manny Ribera
Richard Belzer: M.C. At The Babylon Club

SCREENWRITER: Oliver Stone

DIRECTOR: Brian De Palma

RUNNING TIME: 190 minutes

STUDIO: Universal

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: A

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(3 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Actor (Drama) - Al Pacino
(nominated)

Best Supporting Actor - Steven Bauer
(nominated)

Best Original Score - Giorgio Moroder
(nominated)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This movie is based on the book of the same name by Armitage Trail whose book was first adapted into a screenplay in 1932 by Ben Hecht and Howard Hawks, although the story has been changed quite a bit for the remake. The film was dedicated to Hecht and Hawks.
• The word "fuck" is said 207 times in this movie.
• Oliver Stone wrote the screenplay for this movie while he was struggling with his own addiction to cocaine.
• Rap/Hip-hop artists frequently identify this as their favorite movie. A trend started by the Ghetto Boys who sampled lines from this movie in many of their songs. In 2003 when this movie had a DVD re-release the studio had asked Brian De Palma to replace the existing soundtrack with current hip-hop songs to cater to that audience, however De Palma refused to compromise his film.
• Oliver Stone renamed the main character from Tony... as it was in the original book to Tony Montana because his favorite football player is Joe Montana.
• Originally this film was supposed to be directed by Sidney Lumet, but he dropped off the project, when Brian De Palma heard about this he dropped off of directing Flashdance and came on board to direct Scarface.
• This film was originally given an "X" rating by the MPAA, Brian De Palma tried 3 different times by cutting things in the film to get the rating lowered but all three times he was denied. He then organized a panel to speak to the MPAA that consisted of real narcotics officers who testified on the accuracy of the drug scenes in the movies and they agreed to let his cut version of the film receive an "R" rating. He then asked the MPAA if he could release the original version of the film as "R" and they refused to allow it. However, Brian De Palma released the original version without telling anyone under the "R" rating hoping no one would notice. No one did notice, and it wasn't until after the film was released on VHS that he admitted to the rouse.

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