Scarface

De Palma then made Scarface (1983), an over-the-top yet effective updating of Howard Hawks’s 1932 gangster classic. It traced the rise and fall of Tony Montana (Al Pacino), a Cuban refugee who takes over Miami’s drug trade. The violent film, with a script by Oliver Stone, drew mixed reviews,…

…of Brian De Palma’s 1983 remake of the film, which starred Al Pacino, differs greatly from that of the original, though both share the subplot of the main character’s obsessive relationship with his sister.

…including Conan the Barbarian (1982), Scarface (1983), which was directed by Brian De Palma and starred Al Pacino, and Year of the Dragon (1985). He returned to directing with Salvador (1986), which he also wrote. In the film, a journalist (played by James Woods) documents the atrocities committed during the…

…in Brian De Palma’s film Scarface (1983) before his surprise casting in Amadeus. His controlled multidimensional performance in the latter movie won him both the Oscar and the Golden Globe Award for best actor.

In Brian De Palma’s Scarface (1983), Pacino returned to the kind of combustible, high-intensity role that had made him famous. As gangster Tony Montana, Pacino gave a highly charged, unrestrained performance that, although loved by some and deplored by others, ranks among his most unforgettable. His next film, Revolution…

…in Grease 2 (1982) and Scarface (1983). After winning acclaim for her work in The Witches of Eastwick (1987), she became a major star. In 1989 she received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of a married woman pursued by a scheming playboy in the 18th-century drama Dangerous Liaisons…