In 2006, the video game Scarface: The World is Yours was released for PS2, Xbox, Windows, and Wii. Beginning where the movie left off at Montana's last stand, it gives the perspective of what would have happened if Montana didn't die at the end of Scarface. It is unofficially the longest alternative ending in the history of cinema.
One of my favorite scenes is when Tony goes home to see his mother and sister. The actress playing his mother is Miriam Colon. She plays the disappointed and angry mother so well. And she's not afraid of him either. And she see right through him. Because she's seen it before.
She was amazing. The facial expressions alone felt so real. How she kept it cool and cold in the beginning while getting more and more frustrated and finally let it all out, the pain and anger from what her son chose to become. Incredible scene, even though you are rooting for Tony you do realize that she is 100% right and he would bring only grief and corruption with him. I wonder if the white suit was symbolic - "... and behold a pale horse...".
It's crazy how much Rockstar took from this movie. On top of being basically the whole inspiration for Vice City, to the point where locations like Tony's mansion are exactly the same, it also shared a lot of voice actors with GTA 3 and you can even find the whole soundtrack in one of that game's radios.
@@Cimo8I love that game. So much swearing it's brilliant, but having to posh up your mansion was hilarious as none of your purchases could be placed correctly and they all looked weirdly out of place as a result 😂.
Brian DePalma was one of the most prolific directors of the 1970s and 1980s, known mostly for making suspense thrillers and neo-noir crime dramas, such as Carrie, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, Body Double, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, and Mission: Impossible.
As soon as Tony turned to Manny and shouted at him with a cold stare and said "You stay away from her!", the tone of the movie changed. For that split second, it shows you his wrath and his relentless character. Like no one, not even a friend, is safe around him.
I think the craziest, scariest, real part about this movie is how many people idolize Tony. Growing up in low income everyone wants to make it to the top and Tony's story is a nobody making it to the top and that speaks to people. It's why people like Escobar have people tattooing his name on their bodies. Rags top riches speaks volumes to people
This is because some people can't differentiate between a hero and a protagonist. He may be the "good guy" in the context of the movie, but in real life he would be what I consider scum. It is easy to see how such a person would be an inspiration for someone with low morals. Reemember, a bad person will always imitate a bad role modeland a good person will imitate a good role model.
I remember young men in my area wearing Scarface shirts of hoodies and thinking "have you even seen the movie? His story is not one you want to emulate"
@@daved2352 Emulating and buying merchandise/liking a movie are two different things. I owned the video game when I was a teenager, had fun rebuilding Tony's drug empire and causing chaos, but I never turned into some wild coke fiend.
Fun reaction to a classic movie. One of my favorite parts of this has always been when Tony tells the kid to watch his friend stick his tongue out at the lady and gets smacked.
Giorgio Moroder is so underappreciated, he made so many great songs for movie soundtracks. Like Push it to the limit in this, Take my breath away for Top Gun, What a feeling for Flashdance, The NeverEnding Story theme, Blondie's Call Me for American Gigolo, besides all the best songs for Blondie and for Donna Summers (plus all the songs he made for other artists, and his own songs as well)
When the studio was preparing to re-release the movie on its 25th anniversary they wanted to replace Morroder's soundtrack with a modern rap score because the movie was so popular in the rap community but Brian DePalma, who retained final cut, refused permission
Hundreds of rappers and thousands of street gangsters were inspired by this movie.. But they only think about the Height of success, they never think about the terrible End to it all.
10:20 Pretty funny that George said vampire by mistake when looking at Elvira, because coincidentally there was an iconic 1980s horror hostess called Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She even had a film in 1988 that I think George would VERY much enjoy (the Simpsons character of Booberella was based off her, and Elvira was a spoof of Vampira i.e. Plan 9 from Outer Space).
I loved this reaction. There’s a special edition of the movie that comes with the “Scarface Scoreboard” in the top corners of the screen that tallies both the number of bullets fired & the number of f-bombs dropped. Good stuff.
14:06- I like how the mama just let Scarface, a complete stranger, talk to her kids. Just to see Manny get slapped. 26:30- One of my favorite parts "Hey you got a job!!!" So funny.
De Palma is one of the all time great directors. He had a very varied career. He wasn't always great or flawless, but he was always interesting and daring.
Great reaction! As a Floridian they grew up in the 80’s, I can tell you it’s stories like this that built Miami into the city it is today. Those were some crazy times for sure.
Interesting story, one of the girls Manny chats up (the one he becomes distracted by during the chainsaw segment) actually went MISSING shortly after filming that scene, and she's never been found. Her name was Tammy Lynn Leppert.
18:16 A small detail is that Tony is eating the lemon that is used to wash his hands after dinner, thinking it was a snack. Showing us his lower class origins and that he does not know the life of high society
This film really is the perfect example of 'Having everything, yet ending up with nothing'. Tony got everything he thought he wanted, but in the end it was all hollow and meaningless.
The original from 1932 with Paul Muni is pretty much the same story except it’s prohibition, with a sister and his mom in the mix ,just like this version, thanks y’all!
The stand up comedian on stage is Richard Belzer. He was a staple in NY when stand up comedy clubs were first starting in the lat e 70s. He started just a little before Sienfeld, Larry Miller, and Bill Maher. You also may recognize him from over 20 years as detective Munch on Law and Order, SVU, He was Ice T's partner.
In GTA: Vice City, there’s an appartement where you can get in, and in the bathroom the shower is extremely bloody and there a chainsaw you can pick up. You can’t get more referential than that
"In America, first you get the the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women." That Simpsons quote was one of the only ones where I hadn't seen the source movie. Wasn't until a few years later watching Scarface where I went "Oh, it's from this!"
ester eggs *Breaking Bad* & *Better Call Saul* characters in *SCARFACE* . ★ Manny Rivera Tony's best friend : *Don Eladio* ★ Tony's mother : she is *Tuco's Grandmother* in Better Call Saul (S 1 Ep. 1 & 2) ★ Sosa's employee who had to explode the bomb and Tony kills in the car is : *Hector Salamanca*
I once watched this while tripping balls. The colors are very vibrant, despite it's age. I especially love the colored lighting in the night scenes because the lack of natural light really makes the colors pop out in contrast with the darkness.
I don’t wanna spoil who they are, but I think you two will be really excited when you see who are gonna be in future seasons of a certain show you’re watching at the moment. Scarface was a big influence, to say the least…
I think a lot people miss that its a greek tragedy in a lot of ways. Tony has all of the 7 deadly sins pride, greed, lust, gluttony, jelousy, etc. Plus the oedipus thing with his sister.
since y'all watched demolition man a few years ago, Simon Phoenix says that line as well as he tries to shoot John Spartan aka the demolition man (Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone, respectively), taken from this movie!
Love you guys...FYI I was born (1963) and raised in Miami (Hialeah to be exact). I lived through the Muriel boat lifts and the Cocaine Cowboy days. I was totally on the wrong side of the law, but was too young to be in so deep as to not be able to make it out. I'm sure I sold eightballs of coke from the big time loads that would come into Miami. I was too young to deal in the big stuff that got you killed though. Everything in this movie is based off reality and real events. The refugees were real. That "freedom" camp under I95 was real. What you don't see or maybe know, is that if you could make it to Florida soil and set foot there you were given refugee status and taken care of my our government. For as many boats that were met by the Coastguard, as many landed on US soil with no one to greet them and they just vanished into Miami. It was a dangerous time where you could be killed for the change you received from buying a 65 cent pack of cigarettes with a dollar. Those clubs were real also. The lifestyles were real. I also think the "Scarface House" as they call it is on Star Island and has also been in several other movies (I think Rocky owned it in one of his movies). My older brother's best friend was a Florida Marine Patrol Officer and then later an undercover narcotics officer for North Miami Beach. He was right in the middle of all of that stuff going on.
Desi Arnaz didn't just play Lucille Ball's husband, he was Lucille Ball's husband. He was a big band leader in the 40's. They married and formed Desilu Studios which produced their hit series I Love Lucy. Desilu became a major production company that created a lot of tv shows and movies. Sorry, I know that's a little off topic. Carry on.
If you love this move then Carlito's Way(1993) also directed by Brian De Palma is another good crime drama. The amount of sets and ideas lifted from this to "inspire" GTA games is criminal ;) Georges theory about a cocaine high then the crashing down is something I never noticed in this movie before.
this is widely considered blasphemy but I prefer Carlito's Way to Scarface. So while I really love de Palma, Scarface isnt even my favourite crime thriller starring al pacino from him. The movie that most feels like GTA to me is (despite being mostly from the point of view of law enforcement): To Live and Die in L.A, from around the same time as this. Directed by the recently-deceased William Friedkin
@@helvete_ingres4717 Carlito’s Way is heavily underrated. I might prefer to watch that over this too, largely because the protagonist isn’t a complete psychopath. Plus there’s a more vibrant portrayal of 1970’s culture and style, which is a little bit hard to find in movies.
I also love _Carlito's Way._ Even though I understand why _Scarface_ (which I surely like) is the most popular, I think _Carlito's Way_ is the better film.
@@helvete_ingres4717Dude yes, the scene where Richard Chance goes to the strip club feels exactly out of a GTA game down to how he gets out of his truck and runs into the club as if to start the cutscene for the next mission. “Get the Gringo” (Mel Gibson), “2 Guns” (Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg), and “Thief” (James Caan) all feel like GTA movies and are worth checking out. William Petersen actually appears briefly as a bartender in “Thief,” this was 4 years before “To Live And Die In L.A.”
Hey Simone, the crooked cop that Tony shot was the actor who played Quentin Travers the leader of the watchers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Wonderful reaction 👍
This movie and your reactions are epic. The scene that epitomizes the movie's message emphatically to me...is the scene where Tony is sitting slumped in his chair, with a mountain of cocaine before him, representing his success, but he sits upon his throne, as the king of nothing......unreal.
This movie is amazing, and the videogame picks up right at the end before Tony gets shot from behind, kinda like an "what if Tony survived this attack", and it's the best "GTA clone" ever.
You should definitely check out the documentary "Cocaine Cowboys" which is all about the build up to the drug wars in South Florida during the 1980s. You can easily see where "Scarface" and "Miami Vice" got their inspiration from.
When you either love or hate a character and for a moment forget who the actor is playing that character....that totally goes to the brilliance of the acting. Wow!!
I'm glad you mentioned GTA! GTA Vice City took a lot of inspiration from this movie, there is even an apartment you can visit which has a bloody bathroom, as a reference to the one scene in this movie!
I love this film, and especially love Giorgio Moroders soundtrack to the film. There was a GTA style video game called Scarface - The World is Yours (2006) which had the premise of Tony Montana surviving the final battle and rebuilding his empire and getting his revenge on Sosa. Its a lot of fun, and has the most swearing in it that i've ever heard in a video game 😂.
I've heard two things about Pacino's accent: from native speakers, that it's atrocious; from Pacino (or someone else, maybe), that it's not supposed to be a real Cuban accent, but a portrayal of a Spanish-speaking tough guy who learned English by watching old gangster movies and wanting to speak like that. I like that interpretation. My edgy teen ass liked this film in all other respects, but the ending was always tough (I used to always root for the protagonist). Now the ironies of his demise are delightful. The story really is a tragedy, although maybe I'd go more for Shakespeare than Greece. Re: the SYMBALIZM of that one interior shot, my guess is that De Palma, being a huge fan of Hitchcock, is one of those directors who thinks that you should be able to follow the basic gist of the movie even if you heard nothing they said. Visual storytelling and all that. The set designs are heccin bonkers in this film.
And the thing about Pacino's accent: it's consistent. The worst fake accents aren't. Whoever Tony Montana is and whatever the story behind his accent, I can believe that that's how the guy speaks.
the accent is terrible, and so is his dancing. (Carlito's Way isn't much better, another Pacino/De Palma doing spanish gangsters). But it's Pacino, he can't help but being great, even with a crappy accent. I do prefer him doing Italian gangsters, though, I won't lie: Donnie Brasco, he's fantastic in.
@@Goofyguy4everI think they may have put those in because of Pacinos accent looking back, they got a different voice actor in for the game Scarface the world is yours and the crew highlighted it wasn’t just trying to replicate a Cuban accent, it was trying to replicate a native New Yorkers version of a Cuban accent, which makes me wonder if they did it because Pacinos accent was so strong they had to give a reason why
That "weird looking car that kinda looks like a butter dish" is actually a Citroen DS, which was made in France. It was built in the early 60's and was way ahead of its time in terms of luxury and comfort. It was the first car with a hydraulic suspension, which prevented passengers from feeling ANYTHING whenever the car hit a pothole or bump.
To me, these days this plays more like a twisted comedy. Pacino is so over the top. I much prefer the original from 1931 with Paul Muni. When you see Pacing in this and then his role as Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in the comic book movie Dick Tracy, there isn't that much of a difference,
Such an incredible character study film. One minute you like Tony and want him to succeed, the next minute you despise him and are cheering for his downfall.
Great reaction to one of my favorites. A few points about this movie. First, the screenplay was written by Oliver Stone and he was a raging cocaine addict at the time. Second, Manolo was the only major character played by a Cuban actor (Stephen Bauer), or even a Hispanic actor. Robert Loggia played Frank Lopez, and of course Pacino played Tony. Hispanic actors didn't get a lot of lead roles in those days. Incidentally, Bauer plays Don Eladio in Breaking Bad. The assassin who worked for Sosa was played by Mark Margolis (another non-Hispanic), who also played Tio Salamanca on Breaking Bad.
12:30 yes, the Sith have a rule two in the movies, but in the old republic, which I found interesting, there was a rule, called the rule of one where there was a Sith overlord, and 12 in his inner circle, that would govern their galaxies and each of them had apprentices and Lords, to help them along with a lot of acolyte soldiers (anyone wants to if I’m wrong you can correct me ai don’t mind 👍 but I think I’m right)
There's also a real life reference to Tony Montana in Mario Trabraue. He's a retired druglord who got into it just to fund his tigers. It's a wonder Tiger King (the show) even got him for an episode since he's got more security than most military bases. Then again, he has live “will eat your face” tigers.”
I was stationed at Homestead AFB from 81-83. The opening scenes are pretty accurate. If you want to see what it was really like in Miami back then checkout the tv show “Miami Vice”. It wasn’t long after this movie came out that the major drug dealers moved from lavish mansions to more normal 3 bedroom homes in the suburbs. It made them harder to find by the DEA and US Customs. Cheers
You were very correct, George, in your remark about Rockstar. GTA Vice City was largely inspired by this movie. There is an apartment on the beachfront in the game where you can find a chainsaw weapon pickup and the "Vercetti Estate" is very alike the mansion where Tony meets his demise. Also the backdrop in the room where Tony kills Frank has the same stylized palm tree graphic that can be found throughout the Vice City map.
One of the funniest things I have ever seen was the broadcast TV version of this movie. The dubbing was so bad. My favorite line? “How did you get that scar tough guy? Eating pineapple?”😂
Its worth noting this was an 80s riff on the 1932 classic, produced by Howard Hughes, which was based on an earlier novel inspired by the life of Al Capone. Pacino's purposefully bad Cuban accent is reminiscent of Paul Muni's 20's gangster tough-guy accent. The character is meant to be theatrical and over the top, like the Scarface character himself is an actor starring in his own internal cinema.
You mentioned 'Breaking Bad' in the background, but I guess you didn't recognize Sosas's right hand man as Mark Margolis, the actor who played Hector Salamanca. Also Manny/Steve Bauer was Don Eladio of the cartel in 'Breaking Bad'.
Great reaction. You should check out the 1932 original Scarface directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hughes! Paul Muni and Ann Dvorak are great as Tony and his sister. Mind you the original is loosely based on Al Capone.
Except when they even messed that up , you had Snoke , Kylo Ren and emperor hiding in somewhere. Snoke force was greater than Kylo Ren , so hes that Apprentice and Kylo Ren was what ? But thats Star Wars for you , cant have a coherent plot line or it would make sense.
@@pete_lind Correct me if I'm wrong, but Snoke was just Palp's puppet, right? They could use that as a justification for the rule still being in effect.
The most fancy restaurant I went to was at the top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, the whole place slowly spins and you eventually get a 360 degree view of outside. The Steak was $50 😵
Fantastic movie. The game, Scarface: The World Is Yours for PS2/Xbox/Wii, is great as well. It's a "what if" scenario where Tony survives the onslaught at his mansion and has to rebuild his drug empire to take revenge on Sosa. I'd check it out if you guys ever have the chance.
Brian De Palma was part of a new young generation of film makers to come out in the 70's. All also friends. De Palma, Lucas, Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Ridley Scott. To me his best movie is Dressed to Kill.
I remember the videogame adaption where you get the jump on the guy that shot Tony in the back at the end of the movie, and you continue his story GTA style.
The film was intended to be a cautionary tale about the consequences of a life of crime and excess. I remember a lot of my friends took it as inspirational and motivational. That was the 80s I guess.
If you want to see a GREAT Al Pacino movie, watch "Glengarry Glen Ross." It's got a crazy stacked cast, every performance is off the charts good, and it's one of the tensest, most riveting movies ever made.
i lived close by (during that time in Miami) where they had the refugee camps under the overpasses and there were violent attacks/assassinations happening at the camps.
