In May 1980 Fidel Castro opened the harbor at Mariel, Cuba, with the apparent intention of letting some of his people join their relatives in the United States. Within seventy-two hours 3,000 US boats were headed to Cuba. It soon became apparent that Castro was forcing the boat owners to carry back with them not only their relatives, but the dregs of his jails. Of the 125,000 refugees that landed in Florida, an estimated 25,000 had criminal records. Scarface 1983 ***** starring Al Pacino & Michelle Pfeiffer & Steven Bauer & Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio & Robert Loggia & Miria Colon & F Murray Abraham et al, director Brian de Palma, opening caption
I’m Tony Montana from Cuba, a political prisoner. ibid.
Miami, Florida, August 11, 1980 (UPI) ... Hundreds of Cuban refugees began rioting this morning at a detention center situated under Interstate 95 in north Miami, burning tents and attacking immigration and naturalization guards with pipes, sticks and rocks. ibid. caption
This is paradise. This is paradise, I’m tellin’ you. This town’s like a great big pussy just waitin’ to get fucked. I'm tellin’ you. I shoulda come here 10 years ago. I’d have been a millionaire by this time. By this time, I’d have had my own boat, my own car, my own golf course. ibid. Tony
A little coke money doesn’t hurt nobody. ibid. Chico to Tony
Lesson #1: Don’t underestimate the other guy’s greed. ibid. Frank to Tony at table
Lesson #2: Don’t get high on your own supply. ibid. Pfeiffer at table
I want what’s coming to me: the world, Chico, and everything in it. ibid. Tony in car
This country you gotta make a da money first. Then when you getta da money you getta da power. Then when you getta da money, then you getta da woman. ibid. Tony to Chico
Don’t get confused, Tony. I don’t fuck around with the help. ibid. Pfeiffer to Pacino in car
It’s Cubans like you who are giving a bad name to our people. ibid. Tony’s mum to Tony, with Gina
All I have in this world is my balls and my word. ibid. Tony to Sosa
I only tell you one time – don’t fuck me, Tony. ibid. Sosa
I bury those cocker-roaches. ibid. Tony to Frank
You know what I’m talking about, you fucking cocker-roach. ibid. Tony to Frank
The World Is Yours. ibid. message on hot-air balloon
You know what capitalism is? Getting’ fucked. ibid. Tony in bath
My life is not all it’s cracked up to be. ibid. Chico to Tony
Is this it? Is this what it’s all about, man? Eating, drinking, fucking, sucking, snorting, then what? ... Is this what it’s all about? Is this what I work for? ibid. Tony at table
Look at that. A junkie. I got a fucking junkie for a wife. ibid. Tony at table
I can’t even have a kid with her, man. Her womb is so polluted I can’t even have a fucking little baby with her. ibid. Tony
You’re all a bunch of fucking assholes. You know why? You don’t have the guts to be what you want to be. You need people like me. ibid. Tony leaving restaurant
I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say goodnight to the bad guy. ibid.
You want to go to war? You want to go to war? We take you to war, OK? ibid. Tony to Alex
You want to play rough? OK. Say hello to my little friend! ibid.
What a place! A fucking palace. In he came. There he was. In those hand-made Italian leather shoes. Silk socks. The suit. Do me a favour. The man was class. A class act. Style. Fucking impeccable. What a man. Gangster No.1 ***** 2000 staring Paul Bettany & Malcolm McDowell & David Thewlis & Saffron Burrows & Kenneth Cranham & Jamie Foreman & Eddie Marsan et al, director Paul McGuigan
There’s the chair. Who wants it? ... No. You ain’t got the balls. None of you. ibid. Freddie Mays to gang
The bird’s fucked. But Freddy’s still twitching. Nice to know. He tries to get up. Falls back. Hopeless. Tries again. Go on, son. No! He pulls himself along the pavement, trail of blood like a bleeding slug. Come on, Freddy! Two more yards. ibid. monologue in car
There’s something really eating at you. I can smell it a mile off. I can see it in your eyes. ibid.
[Leans over balcony] Bitch. [punches glass screen] One day I’ll catch up with you. You want a war? I’ll give you a fucking war one arm tied behind me back. I’ll shoot you. Blow you to kingdom come. They’ll need a dustpan and brush to scrape you off the walls. Make mincemeat out of you. Pie and mash. Puddles of blood. I’ll leave you lying there. Garotte the lot of you. Calling me a cunt. Calling me a cunt. Calling me a cunt. You cunt. I’ll fucking kick ya. I’ll kick fuck out of to you. Kick to fuck you. Fuck you. Put your face on. I’ll fucking ... I’ll fucking ... Burn ya ... ibid.
[on roof] Freddie Mays. Freddie Mays. I don’t need ya, Freddie. Who am I? I’m superman. King fucking Kong. I can pick you up and throw you a million miles. I’m Number One. Number fucking One. I’m Number One. Fucking Number One. Number One. Number One. Number One. Number One. Number One. Number One. One. One. One. Number One. Number fucking One. I’m Number One ... Number One [jumps off roof]. ibid.