Released in 1983 and directed by Brian De Palma, Scarface is a violent, operatic crime drama that became a pop culture phenomenon. Written by Oliver Stone, the film updates the 1932 classic to the cocaine-fueled excesses of 1980s Miami, starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, a ruthless Cuban refugee who violently rises from a dishwasher to a powerful drug kingpin. Known for its intense brutality, Giorgio Moroder’s synthesizer score, and Pacino’s blistering performance, the movie chronicles Montana's meteoric ascent and inevitable self-destruction, culminating in an explosive finale immortalized by the line: "Say hello to my little friend!"
