600. Scarface (1983)

*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s wearing a black Men’s Warehouse suit, white dress shirt, black tie, black dress shoes and Gargoyle shades. He’s holding a wine glass of Dr. Pepper*

W: Welcome to my lair…welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock.

*Warlock shoots a lightning bolt, makes the ground rumble, shoots fire in the sky, levitates and walks inside*

W: Well, I don’t know how but we have made it to episode number SIX HUNDRED. That’s right, we’ve lived long enough and suffered through enough movies to have done this six hundred times. There will be no suffering tonight as we’re going to watch a good movie tonight.

*Mr. America is in the recliner wearing a black pinstriped Joseph A Bank’s suit, black dress shoes, a black tie and aviator shades*

A: Sorry but your ideas of good doesn’t inspire much confidence.

W: Tonight it will be different. For our 600th episode we’ll be watching one of the best movies of the 20th century. I’m talking about the one and only SCARFACE.

A: The Al Pacino movie?

W: That’s the one. What can be said about it that hasn’t already been said? For those that know its about Cuban criminals that come to Miami and decide to take over a drug cartel. It was the latino version of The Godfather only with an entirely different ending. The acting is amazing, the story grips you and the plot is basically every GTA game in Vice City. There is no Vice City without SCARFACE. So let’s not waste anymore time and put on this masterpiece. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for SCARFACE.

Written by Armitage Trail, Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks and Oliver Stone

Directed by Brian De Palma

Cast:

Al PacinoTony Montana
Steven BauerManny Ribera
Michelle PfeifferElvira
Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioGina
Robert LoggiaFrank Lopez
Miriam ColonMama Montana
F. Murray AbrahamOmar
Paul ShenarAlejandro Sosa
Harris YulinBernstein
Ángel SalazarChi Chi
Arnaldo SantanaErnie
Pepe SernaAngel
Michael P. MoranNick The Pig
Al IsraelHector The Toad
Dennis HolahanBanker
Mark MargolisShadow
Michael AlldredgeSheffield
Ted BeniadesSeidelbaum
Richard BelzerM.C. at Babylon Club
Paul EspelLuis
John BrandonImmigration Officer #3
Tony PerezImmigration Officer #2
Garnett SmithImmigration Officer #1
Loren AlmaguerDr. Munoz
Gil BarretoCuban Refugee
Heather BennaGutierrez Child
Sue BowserMiriam (as Dawnell Bowers)
Tina Leigh CameronSaleslady
Victor CamposRonnie Echevierra
Robert Hammer CannerdayMarielito
Rene CarrascoShooter
Albert CarrierPedro Quinn
John CarterVic Phillips
Richard CaselnovaDriver
Gary Carlos CervantesShooter #1 (as Gary Cervantes)
Carlos CesteroMatos
Johnny ContardoMiguel Echevierra (as John Contardo)
Roberto ContrerasRebenga
Caesar CordovaTaco stand cook
Gregory CruzShooter #2 (as Gregory N. Cruz)
Dante D’AndreGeneral Strasser (as Dante D’André)
Richard DelmonteFernando
Wayne DobaOctavio The Clown
Michel FrançoisMaitre d’
Ben FrommerMale Patron
Edward R. FrommerTaco Stand Customer
John GambleHelicopter Pilot
Troy IsaacsCuban Refugee
Ronald G. JosephCar Salesman (as Ronald Joseph)
Mario MachadoInterviewer
Joe MarmoNacho ‘El Gordo’
Ray MartelNacho’s Bodyguard
John McCannBank Spokesman
Richard MendezGina’s Killer
Victor MillanAriel Bleyer
Santos MoralesWaldo
Mike MoroffGaspar’s Bodyguard
Angela NisiGutierrez Child
Manuel Padilla Jr.Kid #2
Tony PannDriver
Ilka Tanya PayánMrs. Gutierrez (as Ilka Payan)
Barbra PerezMarta
Michael RougasMonsignor
Anthony SaenzCuban Refugee
Geno SilvaThe Skull
Arnold TafollaKid #1
Charles A. TamburroHelicopter Pilot (as Chuck Tamburo)
Jim TowersCuban Refugee
Robert VandenbergGaspar Gomez (as Robert Van den Berg)
Bob YanezCuban Man
Angela AamesWoman at Babylon Club
Nancy Lee AndrewsWoman at Babylon Club
Dona BaldwinWoman at Babylon Club
Lee BentonWoman at Babylon Club (as Rosa Lee Benton)
Cynthia BurrWoman at Babylon Club
Lana ClarksonWoman at Babylon Club
Karen CriswellWoman at Babylon Club
Margo KellyWoman at Babylon Club
Ava LazarWoman at Babylon Club
Emilia CrowWoman at Babylon Club (as Emilia Lesniak)
Marii MakWoman at Babylon Club
Shelley Taylor MorganWoman at Babylon Club
Catharine RichardsonWoman at Babylon Club
Pat SimmonsWoman at Babylon Club
Terri TaylorWoman at Babylon Club
Charlie AdianoWoman at Babylon Club
Lisa KatzWoman at Babylon Club
Jeanette LinneWoman at Babylon Club (as Jeanette Linné)
Margaret MichaelsWoman at Babylon Club
Rhonda SandbergWoman at Babylon Club
Katt SheaWoman at Babylon Club (as Kathy Shea)
Marcia WolfWoman at Babylon Club
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill BakerBabylon Club Patron (uncredited)
Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian De PalmaMan Reflected in a Mirror in Babylon Club (uncredited)
Barclay DeVeauAmbassador’s Daughter (uncredited)
Charles DurningImmigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Dennis FranzImmigration Officer (voice) (uncredited)
Linda GillenVoice (uncredited)
Bart GreeneRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Raven Grey EagleMinor Role (uncredited)
Bob HarksReporter (uncredited)
Gregg HenryCharles Goodson (uncredited)
Kevyn Major HowardExtra (uncredited)
Richard JasenLittle Boy at Pool (uncredited)
Henry KingiColombian Hitman (uncredited)
Tammy Lynn LeppertDistraction at the Lookout Car – Chainsaw Shower Scene (uncredited)
Gigi MartoneWaiter (uncredited)
Antone PagánClub Doorman (uncredited)
Brett RatnerBoy Lying on Raft in Pool (uncredited)
Arnold RobertsRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Randall RutledgeNight Club Patron (uncredited)
Marcus ShirockBoy at Pool (uncredited)
Jimmy StarBoy at Pool (uncredited)
Nick TriskoHenchman (uncredited)
Max WasaDancer – LaLa (uncredited)

*America reads the tag-line*

A: “In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.”

W: Push it to the limit.

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