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Based loosely on the 1932 Howard Hughs film...the classic scene. Superimposed the 1983 version music over this 1932 clip.: ua-cam.com/video/C0eaORmlJjs/v-deo.html
I don't care what anyone says about this film. This is one of the best films of all time!!! The camera work, the lighting, the direction, the insanity of the script.
The impact of this film is just WAY to big. It even has its own video game. Scarface still my favorite gangster film of all time and i have seen them all.
So many people were able to "storm" Tony's house because they had LONGER to organize. Tony was too distracted by the disappearance of his sister to focus on "calling up the boys for war" and making a real plan of defense/attack. SO, when they showed up, they already had the upper hand and storming Tony's place was easier because it was "under-manned" due to sending people out to look for Gina.
Agreed. Had they been at the ready.. plus with Manny (who was also military like Tony) and the surveillance... it would have almost been an ambush against Sosa's men. The first few ambushed would have been fortified and they probably would have had double the men at the ready and at the location. And if Tony was also participating from the onset, it might have been enough to repel the attack. But beyond that... Sosa had more resources, so he'd keep coming. Tony's money would last for a while...but not forever. I wonder if he'd rat out Sosa in exchange for witness protection at that point?
Most of Tony's security force were just friends of his, and not professional security staff. They were way undertrained on securing a house and property, which is why they were overrun so easily.
@@billtmarchi4320 - Well, duh. No shit. But the overall concept is that a story needs to built on logical situations. This is a logical explanation of why they could storm Tony's place with little to no resistance. An explanation that could turn a "plot hole" (and thereby ruining a movie's story) into a logical step to take to explain things so that the story makes more sense.
@@billtmarchi4320 Haha yeah, this movie has made people into cult followers where they revere Tony Montana as if he was real. Tons of t-shirts sold at these lowlife places to mostly wannabe gangstas who think Tony is their role model. 🤣🤣🤣
All I ever knew about this movie was that it inspired GTA Vice City. When I finally watched it, I was kicking myself for not doing so sooner. Incredible film.
There is an actual Scarface PS2 video game Gta style free roam,, different voice actor But sounds so much like Al Pacino/ Tony Montana, Awesom game !!!
Don't forget its influence on Miami Vice. Heck, even some of the actors reappeared there. Al Israel alias Hector de Toad made a memorable appearance in once episode!
Creepy fact: The blonde woman in the blue bikini talking to Manny during the chainsaw sequence went missing a short while after filming this scene and has still not been found. Her name was Tammy Lynn Leppert and she was only 18 years old.
Interesting gun facts for this movie: Tony Montana's "little friend" was a combination of an actual AR-15 and an M203 grenade-launcher prop made for the film. They made 6 of these combos & then sold them to a prop company after the film ended. One of them was used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator.
And during filming, Al Pacino injured himself by grabbing onto the barrel of the gun and severely burned his hand. They had to pause filming for his recovery. Also, Steven Spielberg was there to direct the ending shootout.
@@920WASHBURN It really was an AR-15, converted to full auto. The M-16's rate of fire didn't sync well with the camera framerate, so they went with the AR. My comment keeps getting deleted if I link to the article, but just google Scarface AR15 & it'll be the first result----Pewpewtactical.
@@allyourmoney yeah I don't know. Cuz an m16 is basically a full auto AR. So even if they did make an AR full auto, they just made an m16. Maybe some journalist got it wrong. But who cares, tony took care of business
It's interesting to note how being cruel and ruthless is what helped Tony get to the top, while sparing the wife and the girls, arguably his only redeemable moment, is what leads to his demise. Despite all his shit talking, ultimately he wasn't evil enough for the business.
Yes,classic.Years ago there was a push to do a remake of Scarface and Enter the Dragon !!! I'm SO glad it never happened.Imagine remaking these 2 classic films.
A friend and I were trying to find something to watch. We see a shot of Tony in his chair and "USA" in the corner and turned the channel immediately 😂😂😂
Most of Scarface was actually filmed in Los Angeles because the Cuban community leaders in Miami objected to the film's portrayal of Cubans as gangsters, so there are only a handful of exterior scenes in Scarface that were actually filmed in Miami, Florida.
@@mo2k638 My wife is Cuban, but we live in NorCal==She's not happy about how 'Tony Montana' represents her 'peeps' but, by gosh, she says Pacino sure got the Miami accent right. As for Steven Bauer, well, Rocky Echeverria IS Cuban from Miami for reals. so...all's good.
@@Laz4444-i6f Yeah, I think that South Beach scene was one of the early scenes that were filmed which angered the Miami Cuban community and forced the production to relocate to Los Angeles.
Another fun fact: When De Palma was shooting the big gun battle at the end (it took weeks), his friend Steven Spielberg visited the set. Spielberg was so excited by all the guns, stunts, and squibs, that De Palma let him direct some of the shots. So Steven Spielberg, of all people, directed some of those shots of people getting mowed down by gunfire or flying from a grenade blast!
While Sosa was being a host and complimenting Tony, telling him "there is no lying in you", he had secretly ordered the murder of the man Tony was with, Sosa had no problem in deceiving you, he was the true boss. Tony was a soldier who could not control his emotions, or hide his intentions. He tried to keep his sanity by refusing to kill women and children, but lost it anyway fueled by the drug use. Another great reaction guys, one of my favorite movies, thanx.
Frank said it best: "Remember I told you when you started, the guys who last in this business are the guys who fly straight, low-key, quiet. And the guys who want it all, chicas, champagne, flash, they don't last." He was right.
I imagine their father was awful. I don't remember if anybody ever says anything about him, but I doubt they ended up this way without a bad role model.
Watching Michelle Pfeiffer more in her older work just shows how versatile she was as an actress. Wish she had more work during the last decade. She's finally coming back to the public consciousness thanks to the Ant-Man movies, but she absolutely deserves more roles regardless of age. She's that good.
She really is. _The Russia House,_ _White Oleander,_ _Batman Returns_ - her beauty & star power overshadowed the fact that she's Streep-level in the details.
Movies don't need a happy ending arc, which is played to death. This is just a great story, played out by amazing actors. I can watch this movie every other year and it is always riveting
Fun fact: Back in the day, there was a Scarface videogame for PS2. It was a GTA clone that was based on the concept of "What if Tony fought his way out of the mansion, rebuilt his empire, and got his revenge
Fun fact: During the now famous shootout at the end, the shutters of the cameras were synced to the M16 Al Pacino is firing, so the muzzle flashes would be more visible on camera
FYI. When you see that blimp passing by, that's when the movie theater had an intermission. The projectionist had to change the reel for the second part of the film. This also became the point where you had to change the VHS tape. 😁
I used to watch this double vhs and I coulda swore that the tape switch was after the bathtub scene when he’s yelling at Manny. It’s been years tho since, well ya know, DOUBLE CASSETTE MOVIE with a vhs hahahaha.
@@Kaadeeem I think you're right about that. When I rented the movie back in the 80s, I vaguely remember the last words of Tape #1 being "I don't need him. I don't need her".... I think the version shown on HBO back then had a brief intermission at the blimp scene.
@@centuryrox You could be right. It's been so long since I've seen that double VHS tape version. I do remember watching on HBO many times so maybe I got confused. My father even had it on BetaMax and that was the entire film all the way through.
The ironic juxtaposition at the end is perfect. Tony got it all yet the dark world that gave it to him also took everything away, including him. Sure went out with a brave bang though.
I still think this movie has perfect casting, every actor and actress were so good for their roles, they just become the characters. Al Pacino, like Daniel Day Lewis have the ability to just morph into these wild and extreme characters to the point where the actors themselves just completely fade away.
@@Kickinthescience I can see that but to be honest at that point his age was starting to become a factor so his roles were becoming relatively straight forward.
@@Fedorevsky In Hollywood years that might be, I wouldn't consider him "old" but its no coincidence he started moving away from leading roles to support roles in the majority of his movies.
The most amazing thing about this movie is that it was filmed almost entirely in LA. DePalma had a great run as a director. All of his movies from Carrie (1976) to Mission Impossible (1996) are terrific.
@@javix2013 Zero. That is why its amazing. It seems the city of Miami did not want the movie filmed there because they were afraid it would hurt their reputation.
Yeah, it's one of the few to do a real reaction by talking over the films at the end. I don't think everyone else could or should do those though as you have to have film knowledge and how stories work.
@@joelwillems4081 Lord you are 100% right on that. Some reactors, bless their hearts, really do themselves a disservice by adding too much commentary. I remember when I first starting watching the Schmitts the reaction would be 20-25 and there would still be 15-20 minutes of them talking. Skip. Skip. Until one day I let it play and before I knew it I had listened to 15 minutes and I was like "damn, that was... interesting funny and what I would probably say if I was discussing a movie I had just watched. it's really quite impressive...
When I was kid in the 70's, Michelle Pfeiffer was a checker at a local supermarket (I think Vons) in my hometown, El Toro (Lake Forest) CA. She was always really beautiful.
When we first meet Gina her theme music is so sweet, innocent, and pure. One of the saddest parts to me (in addition to everything else going on) was in her final scene when her theme music plays again, except this time it's all garbled and unsettling, showing how corrupted and ruined she is now because of Tony's actions.
Giorgio Moroder did a fantastic job scoring the film. Plus giving us those tracks like "Push It to the Limit", "She's on Fire", "Rush Rush", and all the others he produced. I don't know too many composers but him and Hans Zimmer are my favorites
I liked the sponsor ad lol. Love how real and chill you guys are instead of being overdramatic and playing it up for the camera -- literally the reason I follow you two, because I can tell you're being genuine.
What I always found fascinating was how Pacino could be in a second major crime drama franchise, as the principal protagonist again, and embody a completely different personality so well who’s absolutely nothing like Michael Corleone.
The "Say goodnight to the bad guy" speech and the "You want a job, Ernie?" scenes are my favorite in the film. Also, the Push To The Limit montage is so wonderfully 80s that it sounds like Rocky Balboa is training for a big fight.
Fun Fact: Manolo is played by Cuban American actor Steven Bauer, who was briefly married to Melanie Griffith in the 1980s, and Griffith was later cast by Brian De Palma as porn star Holly Body in his next film, 1984's Body Double.
Tge 1932 film is good, and the remake surprisingly keeps maby of its elements. Crazy shootout at the end, the weird sister issues, even down to the sign that says "the world is yours".
If you guys liked this one, you definitely have to follow it up with "Carlito's Way". It's a very similar movie in a lot of ways. It has the same director (Brian DePalma) and also stars Al Pacino doing a bad Hispanic accent (except in this one he's Puerto Rican instead of Cuban 😂). It's also a gangster movie, but I like to think of it as "Scarface"-in-reverse. While "Scarface" is about a gangster's rise to the top, "Carlito's Way" is about a gangster who's already on top trying to go clean and leave the life. I also think it's kind of a better movie than "Scarface" (which I also love). You can tell Brian DePalma matured a lot as a filmmaker by the time he made it, and as a result it feels like a more mature movie (even though it still features a lot of cheesy lines and over-the-top violence). Honestly just my favorite Brian DePalma movie ever. Definitely a must-watch
This is a remake of the 1930's film of the same name by Howard Hawks, though that version is about Prohibition. Brian DePalma also directed Carrie in 1976. Two shows to watch that center around the cocaine boom during the 80's are Narcos and Narcos Mexico on Netflix. There's a videogame adaptation that picks up after the movie, but it has Tony survive his assassination
There's also the Cocaine Cowboys documentary series that focuses on the Miami drug wars, which influenced "Scarface 83" and the TV series, "Miami Vice".
Robert DeNiro was considered to play Tony "Scarface" Montana, but turned it down, and had Pacino play the character. John Travolta was going to play Manny, Tony's friend. Glenn Close, Geena Davis, Carrie Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, Kelly McGillis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Basinger, Sharon Stone and Sigourney Weaver were considered for Tony's girlfriend, Elvira.
The actor who played Manny has had a long career as a character actor. He also played the rich real estate developer in Primal Fear, to which they recently reacted.
Damn, back when Hollywood didn't give a f about putting white actors in brownface 😂. Although, I would've loved to have seen John Travolta as Manny. I can only imagine him doing a Cuban accent and trying to teach Tony how to pick up girls while doing that tongue waggle 🤣. We really missed out!
Tony's the ultimate chaser. As long as there's something to go after he's in his element. But when he gets to the top there's nothing left to chase and he's got nothing left to prove, he's miserable. Kind of like a war-time general vs a peace time general. They're not the same thing.
Hey Daniel and Sam, Fun fact: They really did hang a guy from a helicopter for that shot. No dummy dolls were harmed here, they actually dangled a stuntman from the helicopter. What a WILD ride, the 70's and 80's had no hold barred.
Before I even saw Scarface, I knew of it from MTV Cribs. Every rapper showed it off and made it seem like it was the greatest movie ever made. Also can't wait to try the patented TBR Schmitt "Glossary" drink 😅😜
In the videogame (which is not canon since Tony survives) Tony's mom also gets horribly murdered. Also, you can purchase both Manny's and Gina's ashes to pimp your mansion, along other outlandish items.
Al Pacino is the Man … playing the two most powerful characters in movies history ( Michael Corleone & Tony Montana ) that’s alone enough to call him the 🐐🙌🏻❤️
Miami was so riddled with drug violence in the late 70s and early 80s that it spawned this movie and the tv series Miami Vice. Unlike the Godfather , there's no redeeming qualities in these characters. Although popular, it wasn't so popular with critics when it came out. It was also realeased in December, so quite a Christmas gift.
*Dangerous Minds* w Michelle Phifer (1995) And other bad school films... *Lean on Me* with Morgan Freeman (1989) *The Principal* with James Belushi (1987) *Teachers* w Ralph Macchio (1984) *Stand and Deliver* w Lou Diamond Philips, Edward James Olmos (1988)
Maybe stand and deliver. As well . Dangerous minds and lean on me are both similar but it was first. ( Edward James olmos ) ( Miami vice, Battlestar Galactica)
@@shanenolan8252 Yes, Stand and Deliver Can't believe I didn't add that I'll edit and add it.Its a great film and I've probably seen it more than all the others lol.
@@PrimitiveFilmGroup happens to use all . ( someone just corrected or reminded me of something i forgot in one of my comments) yes i think i have seen it more that the others myself. It doesn't get enough attention. Same with lean on me .
@@shanenolan8252 yeah those 2 are my favorites. I started with Dangerous Minds only bc of the Michelle Phiefer connection to Scarface. I actually met and know Eddie Olmos (been a while though) as I was in the film crew for the Selena film and he starred in a film based on an ancestor of mine in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez in the early 80s. It would be nice if the channel did a run of Latino films like La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, Mi Familia (My Family), Blood In, Blood Out, American Me, Selena, Born in East LA, etc.
@@PrimitiveFilmGroup oh wow, i have seen an love all those movies except the ballad of gregorio cortes ( never saw that ) i saw him speak at a convention once and i saw him on a UA-cam channel recently, ( anniversary of stand and deliver) ( midnights edge, latino slant ) ( paulie ) had a two hour discussion on the picture. ( maybe a year ago ) he has done some amazing performances over the years. I think i first saw him in Miami vice, then la bamba, America me was unforgettable .he was just perfect in Battlestar Galactica. Start to finish.
The part where his mother rejects him gets me teary eyed.. something similar happened with my mother and me back in the day for the same kind of reason.
Hey guys - The blonde actress that Manny was flirting with right before the chainsaw scene is Tammy Lynn Leppert, who disappeared shortly after filming this scene, and hasn't been seen since. Nearly 40 years now. Suspected a victim of foul play.
By the way, you two are by far the best and most watchable film reactors on UA-cam, so thanks for doing such a great job. Some others aren't bad, but a few drive me nuts by either prattling on about nothing in particular all the time or having a really annoying laugh like a cackle or non-stop giggling. I always want to say 'Hey, shut up and pay attention to the movie!' And you both take so much trouble to analyse each film in detail, so you obviously were both absorbing each film and giving it a proper critique. Please keep up the good work!
I love this movie, first saw it at the Mann Chinese Theater when it came out, I was fourteen years old. The actor that's holding Tony Montana at gun point while his friend is getting killed by a chainsaw, was dating a friend of my mom when this movie came out. Not related to the movie, but watching you two make a commercial was priceless, that was a lot of fun.
The part where Tony gives Ernie a job after killing Frank is a BRILLIANT bit of screenwriting. What really happened, was Tony completely took over Frank's organization, hired henchman and all. But the film doesn't need us to see Tony recruiting everyone. The Ernie scene is storytelling shorthand for that bit of backstory. Ernie represents ALL of the hired guns. "You want a job, Ernie?"
The reason so many fans love PACINO'S *SCARFACE* and admire him is because inspite the fact that Tony grew up HARD he worked hard and MADE IT.... sure it was in the wrong profession, but he worked it until he MADE IT.... If you want a flip side to this movie please watch *Carlito's Way* Starring Al Pacino....
The girl who distracted Manny in the car disappeared after filming her scenes. Tammy Lynn Leppert. She's been missing for over 39 years. I read articles and different stories circulated about her disappearance and the strange days leading up to it. I think her story is even on Unsolved Mysteries.
Fun Fact: Tony Montana is half Italian on his father's side, hence his name, "Montana." His father was Italian-American, just in case anyone has any issue with Al Pacino playing a Cuban gangster. 😛
Now think about why Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul were so good. It helps that Manny also played Don Eladio, Mama Montana played Tuco's Abelita, and the Hitman who took out F. Murray Abraham and got doned by Tony? HECTOR SALAMANCA.
"I think he's a f***ing peasant!" "Don't call me baby, I'm NOT your baby!" "It looks like somebody's nightmare" "You wanna job, Ernie?" "C'mon flyyy, Pelicang, flyyy!" "I always tell the truth, even when I lie!" "Say goodnight to de bad guy! Last time you gonna see a bad guy like dis! Make way for de bad guy!" "Who do you think we are? Baggage handlers?" "Chi-Chi! Get the yeyo!" ... should ALL be on the top100 movie quotes of all time!
Alberto "The Shadow" (the assassin) is Mark Margolis, who was Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Phenomenal actor. Also, Tony Montana inspired Scott Hall's "Razor Ramon" character in the WWF. Even going so far as to use the "say hello to the bad guy" line.
Really enjoy your channel you seem to truly like movies and your reviews are always good to watch some reviewers are so negative but you guys are always so fun to watch
This was a remake of a 1930's "Scarface" movie. That version was a Hollywood fictionalized story of Al Capone. Back then it was the bootlegging business they updated to the drug trade that exploded after the Cuban boatlift where Castro emptied his prisons of all the criminals, mixed them with the refugees and dumped it all on Florida.
Grew up with this movie lol, can't remember how many times i've seen it. Massive fan of the music in it as well! Bought the OST years ago and still listen to it today :) Great reaction as always, thanks.
After Corleone, this is Pacino's next best performance. Iconic. I'm not normally a fan of remakes - particularly when the original was so good. But the complete switch of culture and location makes this essentially a new contemporary movie, with its own vision. It's a masterpiece that improves upon Paul Muni's harrowing portrayal in 1930s Chicago bootlegging. It does of course mean we know the story arc, but this is so stylish, well made, and brilliantly acted, you forget the parallels.
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Tony Montana is unlike any Crime Boss we have ever seen! Especially after enough booger sugar to knock out a horse lol!
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Based loosely on the 1932 Howard Hughs film...the classic scene. Superimposed the 1983 version music over this 1932 clip.: ua-cam.com/video/C0eaORmlJjs/v-deo.html
Frank Muney doing the other classic scene? ua-cam.com/video/wGvbu2UMHeY/v-deo.html
Al Pacino was already a hero to serious film buffs, after "Scarface" he was a hero to the public at large!
I don't care what anyone says about this film. This is one of the best films of all time!!! The camera work, the lighting, the direction, the insanity of the script.
De Palma has some great films! Scarface, Carlito's Way, The Untouchables, Casualties of War.
@@mr.a8315 I would agree!!! Carrie as well.
It’s definitely a candidate for best film of the 80s.
The impact of this film is just WAY to big. It even has its own video game. Scarface still my favorite gangster film of all time and i have seen them all.
It's one of those perfect movies. The cast, the music, the cinematography, the dialogue....everything is outstanding.
"I always tell the truth, even when I lie!"
Epic Tony Montana line.
Every other line in this flick is epic! 🙂
@@NuGanjaTronYup.
So many people were able to "storm" Tony's house because they had LONGER to organize. Tony was too distracted by the disappearance of his sister to focus on "calling up the boys for war" and making a real plan of defense/attack. SO, when they showed up, they already had the upper hand and storming Tony's place was easier because it was "under-manned" due to sending people out to look for Gina.
Agreed. Had they been at the ready.. plus with Manny (who was also military like Tony) and the surveillance... it would have almost been an ambush against Sosa's men. The first few ambushed would have been fortified and they probably would have had double the men at the ready and at the location. And if Tony was also participating from the onset, it might have been enough to repel the attack.
But beyond that... Sosa had more resources, so he'd keep coming. Tony's money would last for a while...but not forever. I wonder if he'd rat out Sosa in exchange for witness protection at that point?
Most of Tony's security force were just friends of his, and not professional security staff. They were way undertrained on securing a house and property, which is why they were overrun so easily.
It was a movie. This was all scripted. They were actors.
@@billtmarchi4320 - Well, duh. No shit.
But the overall concept is that a story needs to built on logical situations. This is a logical explanation of why they could storm Tony's place with little to no resistance.
An explanation that could turn a "plot hole" (and thereby ruining a movie's story) into a logical step to take to explain things so that the story makes more sense.
@@billtmarchi4320 Haha yeah, this movie has made people into cult followers where they revere Tony Montana as if he was real. Tons of t-shirts sold at these lowlife places to mostly wannabe gangstas who think Tony is their role model. 🤣🤣🤣
All I ever knew about this movie was that it inspired GTA Vice City. When I finally watched it, I was kicking myself for not doing so sooner. Incredible film.
Also before in GTA III, one of the radio stations plays songs from the Scarface soundtrack.
There is an actual Scarface PS2 video game
Gta style free roam,, different voice actor But sounds so much like Al Pacino/ Tony Montana,
Awesom game !!!
I used to love that game
@@ChrisMillerCrazyHouse You can still play it on PC but takes some work to get it running
Carlitos way aswell
Fun fact when their in the car & Michelle Pffier laughs she’s genuinely laughing when he put on the hat it was unscripted & caught her off guard
His mother was 100% correct about him. “Why do you have to hurt everything you touch? Why do you have to destroy everything that comes your way?”
But Tony was arrogant
He's got the Midas Touch!
His lovely abulieta
"Scarface" resonated with at least an entire generation. Seemed like everyone in college had a "Scarface" poster.
This movie created the aesthetic for pretty much all of 90's drug dealer and mafioso rap
Yep & every rapper in the 90s idolized Tony Montana.
@@rollfizzlebeef6619 true, with Nas and Mobb deep idolizing him the most.
@@rafaelleon115 Don't forget Raekwon and Ghostface. Those "Scarface" samples on "Criminology" are pretty badass.
Don't forget its influence on Miami Vice. Heck, even some of the actors reappeared there. Al Israel alias Hector de Toad made a memorable appearance in once episode!
He got to the top and he hated the view… that was perfectly put. So true.
Yup.
Creepy fact: The blonde woman in the blue bikini talking to Manny during the chainsaw sequence went missing a short while after filming this scene and has still not been found. Her name was Tammy Lynn Leppert and she was only 18 years old.
woah that is creepy
Known this for a while, thank you for not saying fun fact coz it’s indeed creepy
Was she the one that went missing at that beach and is seen in that famous photo? Or is that someone else
Hollywood got her
Yep, her case was on Unsolved Mysteries (Season 5 Episode 1)!
Interesting gun facts for this movie: Tony Montana's "little friend" was a combination of an actual AR-15 and an M203 grenade-launcher prop made for the film. They made 6 of these combos & then sold them to a prop company after the film ended. One of them was used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator.
And during filming, Al Pacino injured himself by grabbing onto the barrel of the gun and severely burned his hand. They had to pause filming for his recovery. Also, Steven Spielberg was there to direct the ending shootout.
Better re-check that. That's not an AR. It's an m16 a1. AR's are not machine guns.
@@920WASHBURN It really was an AR-15, converted to full auto. The M-16's rate of fire didn't sync well with the camera framerate, so they went with the AR. My comment keeps getting deleted if I link to the article, but just google Scarface AR15 & it'll be the first result----Pewpewtactical.
@@allyourmoney yeah I don't know. Cuz an m16 is basically a full auto AR. So even if they did make an AR full auto, they just made an m16. Maybe some journalist got it wrong. But who cares, tony took care of business
Looked long enough to be an M-16, converted to full auto
38:49 "They're all over the place, get out of here!"
"A little late for that.." LOL
It's interesting to note how being cruel and ruthless is what helped Tony get to the top, while sparing the wife and the girls, arguably his only redeemable moment, is what leads to his demise. Despite all his shit talking, ultimately he wasn't evil enough for the business.
Good point.
Too few people do a reaction to this movie, it's a classic.
I remember seeing it in the theater.
Yes,classic.Years ago there was a push to do a remake of Scarface and Enter the Dragon !!! I'm SO glad it never happened.Imagine remaking these 2 classic films.
Too few people do reactions to DePalma in general outside of maybe usual suspects like The Untouchables and Carrie.
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I know, you're right 👍 somethings shouldn't be remade, I'm still recovering from the remake of Psycho.
@@Fedorevsky Which is a shame because De Palma's films are perfect for reactions.
@@FrancoisDressler They sure are!
That "eating p-" line is changed to "eating pineapple?" when this runs on tv channels and I honestly think the censorship makes it funnier.
A friend and I were trying to find something to watch. We see a shot of Tony in his chair and "USA" in the corner and turned the channel immediately 😂😂😂
I agree 😂!
Most of Scarface was actually filmed in Los Angeles because the Cuban community leaders in Miami objected to the film's portrayal of Cubans as gangsters, so there are only a handful of exterior scenes in Scarface that were actually filmed in Miami, Florida.
I confirm !
@@nonoco3803 confirm I
@@mo2k638 My wife is Cuban, but we live in NorCal==She's not happy about how 'Tony Montana' represents her 'peeps' but, by gosh, she says Pacino sure got the Miami accent right. As for Steven Bauer, well, Rocky Echeverria IS Cuban from Miami for reals. so...all's good.
yep, The chainsaw scene was film in South Beach, FL, crazy seeing how South Beach looked back then compared to now
@@Laz4444-i6f Yeah, I think that South Beach scene was one of the early scenes that were filmed which angered the Miami Cuban community and forced the production to relocate to Los Angeles.
Another fun fact:
When De Palma was shooting the big gun battle at the end (it took weeks), his friend Steven Spielberg visited the set. Spielberg was so excited by all the guns, stunts, and squibs, that De Palma let him direct some of the shots.
So Steven Spielberg, of all people, directed some of those shots of people getting mowed down by gunfire or flying from a grenade blast!
WOW.Good back story,didn't know any of this.
Yeah it took weeks coz Pacino burned his hand on one of the guns and had to recover for those crazy explosions.
This makes this movie even cooler.
What's fun about that?
@@Jutrzen that a Directing God directed some of the shots is fun for film fans.
While Sosa was being a host and complimenting Tony, telling him "there is no lying in you", he had secretly ordered the murder of the man Tony was with, Sosa had no problem in deceiving you, he was the true boss. Tony was a soldier who could not control his emotions, or hide his intentions. He tried to keep his sanity by refusing to kill women and children, but lost it anyway fueled by the drug use.
Another great reaction guys, one of my favorite movies, thanx.
The screenplay was written by Oscar winning director Oliver Stone.
Stone had already won a screenplay Oscar for Midnight Express before writing Scarface, or directing his first film, The Hand.
@@tawnieriekena7 Fun fact: After finishing the screenplay for Platoon, Stone sent the script to Jim Morrison in the hope he would play the lead.
Written by Stone , directed by De Palma , Pacino as Montana... no wonder the results.
He named Tony Montana after Joe Montana!!
Yup. He was reportedly a cocaine addict during the filming, too 😮.
Frank said it best: "Remember I told you when you started, the guys who last in this business are the guys who fly straight, low-key, quiet. And the guys who want it all, chicas, champagne, flash, they don't last."
He was right.
Yup. There's a similar speech in American Gangster.
I feel so sorry for Tony's mom. She lost both her son and, especially, her daughter.
They're a Hispanic family, she probably has about fourteen other kids.
@@fuckTrump-v7j
Well the racist has chimed in.
I imagine their father was awful. I don't remember if anybody ever says anything about him, but I doubt they ended up this way without a bad role model.
Idiot
And she called Tony a “bom”. 😂
Al Pacino was already a hero to serious film buffs, after "Scarface" he was a hero to the public at large!
Watching Michelle Pfeiffer more in her older work just shows how versatile she was as an actress. Wish she had more work during the last decade. She's finally coming back to the public consciousness thanks to the Ant-Man movies, but she absolutely deserves more roles regardless of age. She's that good.
She really is. _The Russia House,_ _White Oleander,_ _Batman Returns_ - her beauty & star power overshadowed the fact that she's Streep-level in the details.
She's a legend really. Her best performance was as Catwoman in Batman Returns, just watch the ballroom scene alone.
She's great in the Fabulous Baker Boys. Her best performance.
Dangerous Liaisons.
Tequila Sunrise
Movies don't need a happy ending arc, which is played to death. This is just a great story, played out by amazing actors. I can watch this movie every other year and it is always riveting
China seems to love sad endings in their big budget films.
It cracks me up when you two take a drink at the same time. 🤣
"Hey man, you got a job!" Is an underrated line 🤣
I agree. My sister says that's the best line in the movie!
"Leave the gun, take the Yeyo." Heh, heh.
Al Pacino’s favorite role. He’s so good in this I never think I’m watching an actor.
Those aren't pelicans that Tony is watching on TV, those are flamingos. 😂
Shows just how uneducated Tony was
@@Demonhunter551Yup.
Fun fact: Back in the day, there was a Scarface videogame for PS2. It was a GTA clone that was based on the concept of "What if Tony fought his way out of the mansion, rebuilt his empire, and got his revenge
People seem to forget that Scarface is actually a remake of the 1932 movie of the same name starring Paul Muni
I actually liked the Muni version better. May be biased because I saw it first as a kid.
People seem to forget…except for the dozens of comments just like yours…😂
Fun fact: During the now famous shootout at the end, the shutters of the cameras were synced to the M16 Al Pacino is firing, so the muzzle flashes would be more visible on camera
What's fun about that?
@@Jutrzen just an interesting movie making tidbit? Cool in camera stuff
Also Pacino burned his hand on the hot muzzle when you see him touch it while he's down😲
FYI. When you see that blimp passing by, that's when the movie theater had an intermission. The projectionist had to change the reel for the second part of the film. This also became the point where you had to change the VHS tape. 😁
I used to watch this double vhs and I coulda swore that the tape switch was after the bathtub scene when he’s yelling at Manny. It’s been years tho since, well ya know, DOUBLE CASSETTE MOVIE with a vhs hahahaha.
@@Kaadeeem I think you're right about that. When I rented the movie back in the 80s, I vaguely remember the last words of Tape #1 being "I don't need him. I don't need her"....
I think the version shown on HBO back then had a brief intermission at the blimp scene.
@@centuryrox You could be right. It's been so long since I've seen that double VHS tape version. I do remember watching on HBO many times so maybe I got confused. My father even had it on BetaMax and that was the entire film all the way through.
I had that movie on vhs as well, but it was a 180 minutes tape so it ran from start to finish.
She had this regal-ness about her, but she was just constantly doing drugs - astute description of character from Sam
The ironic juxtaposition at the end is perfect. Tony got it all yet the dark world that gave it to him also took everything away, including him. Sure went out with a brave bang though.
Cosmic karma my friend
YET...what got him killed was him doing the right thing. He blows up the wife and kids... his problems are solved and his life goes on
I still think this movie has perfect casting, every actor and actress were so good for their roles, they just become the characters. Al Pacino, like Daniel Day Lewis have the ability to just morph into these wild and extreme characters to the point where the actors themselves just completely fade away.
Unfortunately after Al Pacino won a Oscar for Scent of A Woman, he pretty much been playing that character since.
@@Kickinthescience I can see that but to be honest at that point his age was starting to become a factor so his roles were becoming relatively straight forward.
@@Maya_Ruinz He wasn't that old. 52-53 at the time.
@@Fedorevsky In Hollywood years that might be, I wouldn't consider him "old" but its no coincidence he started moving away from leading roles to support roles in the majority of his movies.
The most amazing thing about this movie is that it was filmed almost entirely in LA.
DePalma had a great run as a director. All of his movies from Carrie (1976) to Mission Impossible (1996) are terrific.
And those aren’t even his best ones. My favorites are Blow Out and Body Double
It does not seem filmed in L.A but in Miami, in Miami what percentage was filmed?
@@javix2013 Zero. That is why its amazing.
It seems the city of Miami did not want the movie filmed there because they were afraid it would hurt their reputation.
I guess LA didn’t care about it’s good reputation being tarnished.
@@fakeyf2 some parts where filmed in miami like frank lopez mansion and i think the chainsaw scene was filmed on miami beach
TBR Schmitt is the only channel with a 20 minute outro on a 40 minute reaction that I would (and did) actually watch. 👍🏼✅❤️
Yeah, it's one of the few to do a real reaction by talking over the films at the end. I don't think everyone else could or should do those though as you have to have film knowledge and how stories work.
@@joelwillems4081 Lord you are 100% right on that. Some reactors, bless their hearts, really do themselves a disservice by adding too much commentary. I remember when I first starting watching the Schmitts the reaction would be 20-25 and there would still be 15-20 minutes of them talking. Skip. Skip. Until one day I let it play and before I knew it I had listened to 15 minutes and I was like "damn, that was... interesting funny and what I would probably say if I was discussing a movie I had just watched. it's really quite impressive...
Worth every minute.
They're the best
Saw this movie with my buddies when it was released in theaters back then. One of the best of the 80's
Every episode of MTV Cribs had two things a well organize fridge and and a dvd copy of Scarface!!!😂
Don’t forget the framed poster(s).
When I was kid in the 70's, Michelle Pfeiffer was a checker at a local supermarket (I think Vons) in my hometown, El Toro (Lake Forest) CA. She was always really beautiful.
Out of all the rated R movies my dad irresponsibly let me watch with him this was one I actually enjoyed as a kid and didn’t find boring.
So PG movies are more fun than R? Don't invite me over to watch movies 😂
@@robogreek3157 this was how I felt when I was a child you melon
When we first meet Gina her theme music is so sweet, innocent, and pure. One of the saddest parts to me (in addition to everything else going on) was in her final scene when her theme music plays again, except this time it's all garbled and unsettling, showing how corrupted and ruined she is now because of Tony's actions.
Giorgio Moroder did a fantastic job scoring the film. Plus giving us those tracks like "Push It to the Limit", "She's on Fire", "Rush Rush", and all the others he produced. I don't know too many composers but him and Hans Zimmer are my favorites
I didn't notice that. Good catch!
I liked the sponsor ad lol. Love how real and chill you guys are instead of being overdramatic and playing it up for the camera -- literally the reason I follow you two, because I can tell you're being genuine.
I'd actually watch all the ads if they were like this, where you guys mix a drink before each movie and sip on it throughout
What I always found fascinating was how Pacino could be in a second major crime drama franchise, as the principal protagonist again, and embody a completely different personality so well who’s absolutely nothing like Michael Corleone.
best line in this movie 'you need people like me so you can point your finger and say that's the bad guy'
The "Say goodnight to the bad guy" speech and the "You want a job, Ernie?" scenes are my favorite in the film. Also, the Push To The Limit montage is so wonderfully 80s that it sounds like Rocky Balboa is training for a big fight.
That's a great montage!
Fun Fact: Manolo is played by Cuban American actor Steven Bauer, who was briefly married to Melanie Griffith in the 1980s, and Griffith was later cast by Brian De Palma as porn star Holly Body in his next film, 1984's Body Double.
And had an excellent role as the drug kingpin "Don Eladio" in the TV series "Breaking Bad".
Yup.
We love him because he checks every box of "the hero's journey."
Tony's Sister was the wife of Ed Harris in "the Abyss"
One of my favorite movies of all time, had it on VHS in the 90's and wore it out
Cool fact about this film: the original scarface movie came out in 1932 and Al Pacino saw the film and wanted to do a remake.
Tge 1932 film is good, and the remake surprisingly keeps maby of its elements. Crazy shootout at the end, the weird sister issues, even down to the sign that says "the world is yours".
@@rrmenton8016 Yeah also must of the music from the 83 film is also in the GTA 3 and the story is also in GTA vice city
He saw it in 1932? 😂
@@stsolomon618 The song at the club “Hooray for the Yayo” actually charted. 😝
No, it was Oliver Stone. It was his idea
Thanks guys. .fun fact this movie is a remake. Original was about al Capone.
"... and the... never mind - GLOSSARY. So it looks like it comes with threeee drinks" was too funny.
If you guys liked this one, you definitely have to follow it up with "Carlito's Way". It's a very similar movie in a lot of ways. It has the same director (Brian DePalma) and also stars Al Pacino doing a bad Hispanic accent (except in this one he's Puerto Rican instead of Cuban 😂). It's also a gangster movie, but I like to think of it as "Scarface"-in-reverse. While "Scarface" is about a gangster's rise to the top, "Carlito's Way" is about a gangster who's already on top trying to go clean and leave the life. I also think it's kind of a better movie than "Scarface" (which I also love). You can tell Brian DePalma matured a lot as a filmmaker by the time he made it, and as a result it feels like a more mature movie (even though it still features a lot of cheesy lines and over-the-top violence). Honestly just my favorite Brian DePalma movie ever. Definitely a must-watch
@Nocturneking I agree with both of you.
oh PLEASE yes. i love that movie so damn much. such a mature film.
Saw it in the theater back then. It was good also
Donnie Brasco also
His accent wasn’t THAT bad, many people liked it and often imitated them from his characters of both Tony and Carlito.
After Tony refused to kill the family in the car, he knew he was doomed, so he took all that cocaine to get ready to go to war.
This is a remake of the 1930's film of the same name by Howard Hawks, though that version is about Prohibition. Brian DePalma also directed Carrie in 1976. Two shows to watch that center around the cocaine boom during the 80's are Narcos and Narcos Mexico on Netflix. There's a videogame adaptation that picks up after the movie, but it has Tony survive his assassination
There's also the Cocaine Cowboys documentary series that focuses on the Miami drug wars, which influenced "Scarface 83" and the TV series, "Miami Vice".
The video game of the same name starts from the end of the movie, only Tony Montana actually lives through the battle and escapes his mansion.
Important to keep n mind, this is more of a documentary than a movie.
The 80's were gnarly, and hella killer.
You guys have an infectious personality, I watched the entire sponsor clip just cause I enjoyed your banter. Keep it up!
Carpeted bathrooms were really a fairly common thing in the '80s when I was a kid.
Robert DeNiro was considered to play Tony "Scarface" Montana, but turned it down, and had Pacino play the character.
John Travolta was going to play Manny, Tony's friend.
Glenn Close, Geena Davis, Carrie Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, Kelly McGillis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Basinger, Sharon Stone and Sigourney Weaver were considered for Tony's girlfriend, Elvira.
Manny, Tony's mom, Alberto...all in Better Call Saul
De Niro got to play the real Scarface in another De Palma film though. Full circle.
The actor who played Manny has had a long career as a character actor. He also played the rich real estate developer in Primal Fear, to which they recently reacted.
Damn, back when Hollywood didn't give a f about putting white actors in brownface 😂. Although, I would've loved to have seen John Travolta as Manny. I can only imagine him doing a Cuban accent and trying to teach Tony how to pick up girls while doing that tongue waggle 🤣. We really missed out!
@@rollfizzlebeef6619 Not a bad thing at all they actually care now or at least appear to. Still a great film despite what you mentioned.
You never gonna get tired of watching Scarface I can tell you that much this movie is a classic
Tony's the ultimate chaser. As long as there's something to go after he's in his element. But when he gets to the top there's nothing left to chase and he's got nothing left to prove, he's miserable.
Kind of like a war-time general vs a peace time general. They're not the same thing.
Hey Daniel and Sam, Fun fact: They really did hang a guy from a helicopter for that shot.
No dummy dolls were harmed here, they actually dangled a stuntman from the helicopter.
What a WILD ride, the 70's and 80's had no hold barred.
Fun Fact: Alberto the disposal expert is portrayed by Mark Margolis aka Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad.
Don't think ive ever watched a Scarface reaction and its my 3rd favorite movie of all time. Nice reaction!
Before I even saw Scarface, I knew of it from MTV Cribs. Every rapper showed it off and made it seem like it was the greatest movie ever made. Also can't wait to try the patented TBR Schmitt "Glossary" drink 😅😜
Those dopey rappers think Tony is a hero, LOL. That it's a cautionary tale about ego, ambition, and drugs goes right over their heads.
I'm glad you kept in the part where you both took a drink at the same time lmao
"Cocaine's a hell of a drug!"
-Rick James
Remember, kids: Just say No to drugs!
Am not a kid bozo
He wasn’t lying
You talked about Tony and the higher you move up the more alone you become. It reminded me of the saying "Heavy is the head that wears the crown".
Yup.
In the videogame (which is not canon since Tony survives) Tony's mom also gets horribly murdered. Also, you can purchase both Manny's and Gina's ashes to pimp your mansion, along other outlandish items.
So cool you guys got a sponsor and so weird to see you guys without the headphones hehe
Al Pacino is the Man … playing the two most powerful characters in movies history ( Michael Corleone & Tony Montana ) that’s alone enough to call him the 🐐🙌🏻❤️
Miami was so riddled with drug violence in the late 70s and early 80s that it spawned this movie and the tv series Miami Vice. Unlike the Godfather , there's no redeeming qualities in these characters. Although popular, it wasn't so popular with critics when it came out. It was also realeased in December, so quite a Christmas gift.
Yes, that's true for a lot of De Palma's best films.
I think Frank's house even appeared on MV a couple of times. Definitely the main impetus for Vice despite the creators' denial.
*Dangerous Minds* w Michelle Phifer (1995)
And other bad school films...
*Lean on Me* with Morgan Freeman (1989)
*The Principal* with James Belushi (1987)
*Teachers* w Ralph Macchio (1984)
*Stand and Deliver* w Lou Diamond Philips, Edward James Olmos (1988)
Maybe stand and deliver. As well . Dangerous minds and lean on me are both similar but it was first. ( Edward James olmos ) ( Miami vice, Battlestar Galactica)
@@shanenolan8252 Yes, Stand and Deliver Can't believe I didn't add that I'll edit and add it.Its a great film and I've probably seen it more than all the others lol.
@@PrimitiveFilmGroup happens to use all . ( someone just corrected or reminded me of something i forgot in one of my comments) yes i think i have seen it more that the others myself. It doesn't get enough attention. Same with lean on me .
@@shanenolan8252 yeah those 2 are my favorites. I started with Dangerous Minds only bc of the Michelle Phiefer connection to Scarface. I actually met and know Eddie Olmos (been a while though) as I was in the film crew for the Selena film and he starred in a film based on an ancestor of mine in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez in the early 80s. It would be nice if the channel did a run of Latino films like La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, Mi Familia (My Family), Blood In, Blood Out, American Me, Selena, Born in East LA, etc.
@@PrimitiveFilmGroup oh wow, i have seen an love all those movies except the ballad of gregorio cortes ( never saw that ) i saw him speak at a convention once and i saw him on a UA-cam channel recently, ( anniversary of stand and deliver) ( midnights edge, latino slant ) ( paulie ) had a two hour discussion on the picture. ( maybe a year ago ) he has done some amazing performances over the years. I think i first saw him in Miami vice, then la bamba, America me was unforgettable .he was just perfect in Battlestar Galactica. Start to finish.
The higher you move up, the worse it gets.
You're absolutely correct.
The part where his mother rejects him gets me teary eyed.. something similar happened with my mother and me back in the day for the same kind of reason.
Hey guys - The blonde actress that Manny was flirting with right before the chainsaw scene is Tammy Lynn Leppert, who disappeared shortly after filming this scene, and hasn't been seen since. Nearly 40 years now. Suspected a victim of foul play.
This movie seems a little over the top at times which is just ... perfect.
I mean...it's an 80s movie fer cryin' out loud.
I'd change one word in your sentence. Replace "little" with "WAY".
@@rjpg 🤣🤣🤣 I try to be kind
I still think this is Al Pacino's best performance of all-time. His magnum opus.
Scent of a woman
By the way, you two are by far the best and most watchable film reactors on UA-cam, so thanks for doing such a great job. Some others aren't bad, but a few drive me nuts by either prattling on about nothing in particular all the time or having a really annoying laugh like a cackle or non-stop giggling. I always want to say 'Hey, shut up and pay attention to the movie!' And you both take so much trouble to analyse each film in detail, so you obviously were both absorbing each film and giving it a proper critique. Please keep up the good work!
I love this movie, first saw it at the Mann Chinese Theater when it came out, I was fourteen years old. The actor that's holding Tony Montana at gun point while his friend is getting killed by a chainsaw, was dating a friend of my mom when this movie came out. Not related to the movie, but watching you two make a commercial was priceless, that was a lot of fun.
Pacino delivers one of the most powerful acting in history of film.
The part where Tony gives Ernie a job after killing Frank is a BRILLIANT bit of screenwriting.
What really happened, was Tony completely took over Frank's organization, hired henchman and all. But the film doesn't need us to see Tony recruiting everyone.
The Ernie scene is storytelling shorthand for that bit of backstory. Ernie represents ALL of the hired guns. "You want a job, Ernie?"
Hey man you got a job
His name was Ernie not Willy
@@SammieSora and the other guys name was Bruno Mars
@@SammieSora Fixed.
Tony had to think about it for little while before giving Ernie the job he was thinking did Ernie ever do him wrong
The reason so many fans love PACINO'S *SCARFACE* and admire him is because inspite the fact that Tony grew up HARD he worked hard and MADE IT.... sure it was in the wrong profession, but he worked it until he MADE IT....
If you want a flip side to this movie please watch *Carlito's Way* Starring Al Pacino....
The girl who distracted Manny in the car disappeared after filming her scenes. Tammy Lynn Leppert. She's been missing for over 39 years. I read articles and different stories circulated about her disappearance and the strange days leading up to it. I think her story is even on Unsolved Mysteries.
Yup. Season 5, Episode 1.
Fun Fact: Tony Montana is half Italian on his father's side, hence his name, "Montana." His father was Italian-American, just in case anyone has any issue with Al Pacino playing a Cuban gangster. 😛
I read his character, Tony Montana is Italian, as well and not just Cuban.
@@MoïsePicard-ef8fr Yes, I know. That's what I said.
@@44excalibur I was just telling you that's what I read.
Now think about why Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul were so good. It helps that Manny also played Don Eladio, Mama Montana played Tuco's Abelita, and the Hitman who took out F. Murray Abraham and got doned by Tony? HECTOR SALAMANCA.
Mark Margolis's character didn't take out F. Murray Abraham's character. It was the guy with the shades.
@@Madbandit77 I stand corrected. Whoops.
"I think he's a f***ing peasant!"
"Don't call me baby, I'm NOT your baby!"
"It looks like somebody's nightmare"
"You wanna job, Ernie?"
"C'mon flyyy, Pelicang, flyyy!"
"I always tell the truth, even when I lie!"
"Say goodnight to de bad guy! Last time you gonna see a bad guy like dis! Make way for de bad guy!"
"Who do you think we are? Baggage handlers?"
"Chi-Chi! Get the yeyo!"
... should ALL be on the top100 movie quotes of all time!
You two are hilarious...taking a drink together at just the right moments in the film! 🙂
#Synchronicity 😅🤩🥂🥰
@@dunbardunelm3924On point
One of the best things about this movie is the music! Especially the Babylon club scenes.
Alberto "The Shadow" (the assassin) is Mark Margolis, who was Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Phenomenal actor.
Also, Tony Montana inspired Scott Hall's "Razor Ramon" character in the WWF. Even going so far as to use the "say hello to the bad guy" line.
Really enjoy your channel you seem to truly like movies and your reviews are always good to watch some reviewers are so negative but you guys are always so fun to watch
I was about to hit the sack, guess that'll have to wait now 😂
I just finished watching Scarface. This movie is truly underrated.
Al Pacino said this one of his favorite roles
Yup. I heard that, too.
39:30 a lot of the final fight was actually directed by Spielberg. Him and DePalma were buddies. DePalma wrote the opening crawl text for a new hope.
This was a remake of a 1930's "Scarface" movie. That version was a Hollywood fictionalized story of Al Capone. Back then it was the bootlegging business they updated to the drug trade that exploded after the Cuban boatlift where Castro emptied his prisons of all the criminals, mixed them with the refugees and dumped it all on Florida.
Yup.
Grew up with this movie lol, can't remember how many times i've seen it. Massive fan of the music in it as well! Bought the OST years ago and still listen to it today :) Great reaction as always, thanks.
After Corleone, this is Pacino's next best performance. Iconic.
I'm not normally a fan of remakes - particularly when the original was so good. But the complete switch of culture and location makes this essentially a new contemporary movie, with its own vision. It's a masterpiece that improves upon Paul Muni's harrowing portrayal in 1930s Chicago bootlegging. It does of course mean we know the story arc, but this is so stylish, well made, and brilliantly acted, you forget the parallels.