Scarface is a 1983 American cult hit crime film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced by Martin Bregman and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana. A contemporary remake of the original 1932 film of the same name, the film tells the story of Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who comes to Miami in 1980 as a result of the Mariel Boatlift, and becomes a drug cartel kingpin during the cocaine boom of the 1980s. The movie chronicles his rise to the top of Miami's cocaine empire. The film is dedicated to Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht, the director and principal screenwriter of the original 1932 film, respectively. Al Pacino as Tony Montana Steven Bauer as Manny Ribera Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira Hancock Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Gina Montana Robert Loggia as Frank Lopez F. Murray Abraham as Omar Suárez
