Best Scarface quotes: 15 of Tony Montana's greatest lines
Directed by Brian De Palma and featuring Al Pacino in the lead role, Scarface is generally considered to be one of the greatest crime dramas in cinematic history.
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Released in 1983, the film explored themes of greed, power, and violence, and its portrayal of the rise and fall of Cuban immigrant Tony Montana (Pacino) in '80s Miami made it a cultural reference point for depicting the dark side of the American Dream.
Pacino, who would be Oscar-nominated for the role, put in a stellar performance as the charismatic, ambitious, and ruthless Montana and was ably assisted by Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns, 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express and Ant-Man and the Wasp) in the role of his glamorous 'trophy wife' Elvira.
The dialogue, written by director Oliver Stone, was littered with memorable quotes, many of which have adorned student walls for decades and now find themselves meme-friendly.
Here are 15 of the best from Scarface – all delivered by Tony Montana himself.
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And, lastly, this little gem from the television edit of the film which revised some of the more choice language for a less offensive tone:
Let’s just say that, in the original quote, it was not a chicken and it wasn’t waiting to be ‘plucked’...
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