In order to get Michelle Pfeiffer to look more and more like a drug addict as the movie carries on, she went months living off only tomato soup and Marlboro cigarettes.
The Scarface house, which is located in Montecito, California was on the housing market for over three years before getting sold. The house originally had an asking price of $35 million and dwindled all the way down to $12 million before being sold. A true steal for anyone looking for a famous mansion in Montecito!
Tony is only addressed as “Scarface” one time in the entire film, and that was in Spanish during the hotel chainsaw scene. So, technically the word “Scarface” in English is never used throughout the entire film.
Scarface was edited four separate times prior to be released. The original rating for Scarface was XXX, one of the first times a crime movie received the rating. In order to go from a XXX rating to an R rating, four separate edits needed to be done.
“Scarface 2: Son of Tony” has hit the drawing board many times over the last twenty plus years. Back in the day (around 2001), Michelle Pfeiffer did agree to join the film as Tony’s mother in the Cuban Link version. One version of the movie had Elvira unknowingly pregnant at the end of the first film. Then Tony is killed, and Elvira finds out that she is pregnant with his child. The plot of the movie is following the child’s life in Miami and later becoming a drug lord.
A remake (separate from the sequel mentioned above) has been discussed many times and is still being discussed today. The latest script being discussed, is set in modern day Los Angeles featuring a Mexican immigrant. Some of the rumors for this latest script include elements from both the 1932 version of Scarface as well as the 1983 version. Who do you think would could play the modern Tony Montana and Manny Ribera?
Steven Bauer was offered the role for Manny without even auditioning for the part. He is also the only true Cuban in the cast.
And speaking of Manolo, the original casting preference for the character was actually John Travolta! Looking back on it, we think the producers did the correct thing in casting Steven Bauer instead.
Here is another original character casting that didn’t happen: Robert Deniro as Tony. Just think, Deniro as Scarface and John Travolta as Manolo. How do you think that would have turned out?
The TV version of Scarface is actually a full half hour shorter than the theatrical version. To be more specific, the TV version is officially 32 minutes shorter.