1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Writers
- Oliver Stone(screenplay by)
- Howard Hawks(1932 screenplay)
- Ben Hecht(1932 screenplay)
- Stars
- Al Pacino
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Steven Bauer
- Tony Montana manages to leave Cuba during the Mariel exodus of 1980. He finds himself in a Florida refugee camp but his friend Manny has a way out for them: undertake a contract killing and arrangements will be made to get a green card. He’s soon working for drug dealer Frank Lopez and shows his mettle when a deal with Colombian drug dealers goes bad. He also brings a new level of violence to Miami. Tony is protective of his younger sister but his mother knows what he does for a living and disowns him. Tony is impatient and wants it all however, including Frank’s empire and his mistress Elvira Hancock. Once at the top however, Tony’s outrageous actions make him a target and everything comes crumbling down.
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