Scarface
September 17th, 2009
Al Pacino as the Cuban refugee who was seeking asylum in the United States when Fidel emptied all his jails all at the same time in the historic event that is now known as the “Mariel Boatlift”. Under suspicion from US immigration he is detained and sent to a prison camp for Cubans due to suspected politically motivated activities. Set free, he joins his old time friend and becomes one of the most notorious cocaine dealers in the US. In the movie’s climax, when Al’s house was being stormed by assassins out to kill him, he manages to get hold of an M16-rilfe with a grenade launcher yells “Say Hello to my little friend”, blows the door open and peppers the bad guys. He is shot in the back with a shotgun and the film ends with him floating in the pool below to which he fell after being shot, dead. That quote, earned the 61st. place in the AFI’s 100 films 100years. The film received much criticism due to many gruesome scenes and the repeated use of foul language. It also took three reviews for release by the MPAA which categorized it as rated “X” due to the extreme violence and language, De Palma agreed to re-edit the film twice, ending up releasing the unedited version marked as the one approved for “R”.