Scarface (Anniversary Edition)

Crime, Action

Al Pacino	Tony Montana
Michelle Pfeiffer	Elvira
Robert Loggia	Frank Lopez
Steven Bauer	Manny Ribera
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	Gina
Miriam Colon	Mama Montana
Dennis Holahan	Banker
Al Israel	Hector The Toad
Michael P. Moran	Nick The Pig
F. Murray Abraham	Omar Suarez
Ángel Salazar	Chi Chi
Arnaldo Santana	Ernie
Pepe Serna	Angel
Paul Shenar	Alejandro Sosa
Rubén Blades	Mel Bernstein

Director	Brian De Palma
Producer	Martin Bregman; Louis A. Stroller
Writer	Oliver Stone; Howard Hawks
Cinematography	John A. Alonzo
Musician	Giorgio Moroder

This sprawling epic of bloodshed and excess, Brian De Palma's update of the classic 1932 crime drama by Howard Hawks, sparked controversy over its outrageous violence when released in 1983. Scarface is a wretched, fascinating car wreck of a movie, starring Al Pacino as a Cuban refugee who rises to the top of Miami's cocaine-driven underworld, only to fall hard into his own deadly trap of addiction and inevitable assassination. Scripted by Oliver Stone and running nearly three hours, it's the kind of film that can simultaneously disgust and amaze you (critic Pauline Kael wrote "this may be the only action picture that turns into an allegory of impotence"), with vivid supporting roles for Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Robert Loggia. Universal's special edition digital video disc includes a documentary about the making of the film that features numerous interviews and several deleted scenes. --Jeff Shannon