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Brian De Palma's update of the classic 1932 crime drama by Howard Hawks,
Scarface is a sprawling epic of bloodshed and excess that sparked controversy over its outrageous violence when released in 1983. It's 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. --
Jeff Shannon
Special Features
- Deleted scenes
- The Rebirth Of Scarface featurette
- Acting Scarface featurette
- Creating Scarface featurette
- Scarface: The TV Version featurette
- Def Jams Presents: Origins of a hip hop classic
- Theatrical trailer
- Teaser trailer
- Interactive menu
- Scene access
DVD Technical Information:
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
- Soundtrack: English - Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles: English for the Hearing Impaired
- Running Time: 2 hours and 42 minutes (approx)
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