Scarface (1983): 15 Weird Facts of You Didn’t Know!
Scarface (1983) 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know!
#rememberwhen Scarface (1983) went from being slammed by critics to becoming one of the most iconic crime films ever made. Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, this Miami crime epic wasn’t just a movie—it became a movement. But behind the iconic lines and explosive scenes was a production filled with real danger, creative battles, and unexpected moments that helped shape one of the most quoted films ever.
From near shutdowns in Miami to shocking on-set injuries and behind the scenes decisions that changed everything, these 15 weird facts about Scarface reveal how Scarface went from a risky production to a lasting cultural icon that still dominates decades later.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:07 – #15: Pacino’s Obsession Sparked the Film — Al Pacino
02:30 – #14: The Setting Change That Saved It — Sidney Lumet
03:45 – #13: The Audition That Drew Blood — Michelle Pfeiffer
05:08 – #12: The Only Cuban Actor Helped Shape It — Steven Bauer
06:22 – #11: Pacino’s Unlikely Acting Inspirations — Meryl Streep
07:34 – #10: Tony Montana’s Name Origin — Oliver Stone
08:36 – #9: Miami Tried to Shut It Down — Demetrio Perez Jr.
10:11 – #8: The Babylon Club Illusion — Ferdinando Scarfiotti
12:00 – #7: Gunfire Was Engineered for Impact — John Alonzo
13:35 – #6: “The World Is Yours” Meaning — Brian De Palma
14:57 – #5: The Chainsaw Scene Trick — Oliver Stone
16:31 – #4: The Writer Was Battling Addiction — Oliver Stone
18:17 – #3: Pacino Was Injured Filming — Al Pacino
19:35 – #2: They Fought the Ratings Board — Brian De Palma
21:32 – #1: From Critical Failure to Cultural Icon — Martin Scorsese
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@JonDiPietro
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
I kill a communist for fun. For a green card, I gonna carve him up real nice.
@GassersGhost
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Hearing every quote in the comments in his voice.👊
@josezamora209
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
My favorite line – chi chi get the yayo
@4StarCatastrophe
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
The only thing in this world, that gives orders, is balls.
@rareform6747
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
I Stolded my deal ?
@Will_kid_cortez
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
The tv version will never not be hilarious 😂 you stupid jerk!
@koolkiller9116
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
GTA 3 helped a little also.
@The0mega79
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
How about weird facts about the movie who framed Roger Rabbit?
@Actuallyfactually80
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
No mention of Tammy Lynn Lippert? She was a background actress with a small role who went kinda crazy right after Scarface was made and dissapeared. She's never been found.
@Godzimera
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Was this written by chatGPT?
@schmoop14
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
The part of the movie that IS shot in 1980s Miami? All those shots of Ocean Drive. I always tell people if you want to see South Beach before the late 1980s revival, watch the camera pan down to the car and back up to the apartment during the chainsaw scene and the background as they run from the apartment (the interior was shot in LA, I think).
To be fair to critics, that Cuban accent is AWFUL, so bad it’s almost offensive (and it hit me like that even before I moved to Miami.)
@jeremybowers3181
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
"Another quaalude she'll love me in the morning!"
@nequeneque7993
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
"you're here to watch my back!" "It's better than your front, let me tell you. That's easier to watch!" 😂😂😂
@lauraanne5175
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
I think it is hilarious how many clueless dudes don't realize what a joke Tony is. They worship a huge loser. As soon as someone tells me Scarface is one of their favorite films, I start looking for an exit 🤣🤣
@frankdorado3337
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Who Put this thing together me that's Who!!!
@myselfandeye3884
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
'You need people like me, so you can point your f'in fingers and say, “That’s the bad guy.” So, what that make you? Good? You’re not good. You just know how to hide. How to lie.'
@JeffreyMOrtegaVlogs
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
"You know what a haza is" lol …
@JoseRodriguez-j7d3o
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Chichi take the yeyo
@Butcher708
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Can we get a Robocop 15 facts??
@MichaelTrentColvin
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
❤ say hello to the bad man
Make way for bad man …. bad man coming through 😅
@azeezsulaiman2966
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Great Video Content with alot of Value 💪
@orlandotech
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
This was no movie, it was a documentary!
I do still have the 2 VHS set I rented from 16k way back in the day. I didn’t want to get hit with that rewind fee and kept forgetting about it until it didn’t matter anymore. Lol
@chucknola484
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Every dog has his day is one of my favorite lines from this film.
@AaronLevine-t3j
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
I do wonder if it ever got released on blue ray or DVD as a combo movie with the original.
@snipppa
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
I have to admit, I am one of those people that seems to remember the arm coming off in the chainsaw scene. But then I was 17.
@cgonz313
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Wait hold on, De Palma cut the gore from the chainsaw scene because that's one of the reasons it was getting an x rating
@Nikkithedog-t6b
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
I was a young man when the movie came out and I went to see it with my best friend at the time. I clearly remember we were waiting on food at macdonalds after the movie and he said it was good but I don't understand why all the swearing and violence. I said dude he was a Cuban drug lord, it's part of the life and the character. he's not answering to his guilt from religion or answering to anybody as to the violence, he's a psychopath. That was the day I realized that many people can't go see a movie and leave their own reality outside. While he was thinking what is all this I'm watching, I was there in Miami and living with the life of Montana. I remember the same confusion watching the Last Temptation of Christ and speaking to the protestors. I said it's all fiction, as it would be if it was for example a movie showing and angel saving George Baily.
@sclarkmurse75
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Another example how critics were wrong and fans made it
@FocusOnWhatYouLove-t6c
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
The chainsaw scene always gets me but I love this movie. Just great cinema. Also I was today years old when I found out its a remake.
@buckgulick3968
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
"I TOLD YOU!….NO KIDS!!!!"
I remember seeing Scarface in the theaters multiple times. I must admit my nose has a few wild memories of the 80's too. (all better now of course, but crazy times nonetheless)
@drp1bb856
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
20:23 not long after it was exposed that the Broward County Sheriffs Office were actually manufacturing their own crack and selling it.
@DangerousParent
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Thank goodness Montana isn't speaking in this video👏 Pacino has the worst Cuban accent in the history of Spanish; it sounds like he's trying to speak Spanish with a mouth full of Bubblicious😩
@informativeclassics
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
The one we’ve been waiting for!! ❤
@dan1216
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
12:24 – that's Stan Winston, not Stan Parks
@jason8string
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
"Pelican fly! Come on, pelican!" has always been my fav.
@noesantana_com
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Been waiting for this one for a while, definitely did not disappoint, would have made Tony proud. Thank you Remember When.
@stingrey1571
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
GET THE YAYO!!! GET THE YAYO!!!
@ND-or5so
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
A criminal Cuba dropped off to cause destruction in America.
@abdelali9279
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Scorserse literally said "Absolute Cinema" when he saw Scarface, and who's to blame him.
@TurbidTG1
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
Anyone play the Scarface video game? What did you think of it?
@alejandropeca7515
May 18, 2026 at 2:52 am
I want to believe that also the historic context mattered here – cocaine trafficking was flourishing and literally creating monster criminals in South America, specially in Colombia. I'm sure the lavishness of the life style of these mob bosses and crazy violence 'inspired' the movie. To centered it around a Cuban refuge was an interesting touch.