Tony Montana is the central character in an American film called Scarface. The picture was first released in 1983. The main character of the picture is an emigrant who moved to the United States from Cuba. He arrived in Miami, where he created a huge drug empire and became a serious gangster with huge ambitions and a complex character.
Character Creation
The creator of the cult painting “The Scarface” is directed by Brian De Palma, who is famous for other projects that describe the life of gangsters from America. The most striking and memorable projects of this director are “The Untouchables” 1987; The Way of Carlito 1993; Snake Eyes 1998 and Black Orchid, released in 2006.
The image of Tony Montana in the film "A Scarface" went to the famous Hollywood artist Al Pacino. The artist was repeatedly nominated for the award. With the advent of this picture, the image of the gangster firmly grew to him. For example, in the cult film The Godfather, Al Pacino appeared in the image of Michael Corleone - the son of the famous Vito Corleone. The director Brian De Palma, the actor starred in the film “Carlito's Way”, where he got the leading role of Carlito, the leader of gangsters from New York.
The creator of Tony Montana was the screenwriter Oliver Stone, who visited Miami several times in the early 80s. At that time, the city was swept by a whirlwind of violence and numerous killings. In just one year, the number of deaths has reached a shocking level - earlier this number of people died in 10 years.
About character
The character of Tony Montana became in fact a gangster of those times - an emigrant who found himself far from a society without a penny for his soul. However, Tony had serious ambitions and a desire to take over the whole world. He was moving from Cuba to Miami at the moment when Castro sent people breaking the law from the island. Representatives of the criminal world arrived in America, thereby triggering an increase in crime. Tony is one of them. The main character manages to gain power and get rich by distributing drugs. In addition, he does not disdain to resort to violence in order to achieve his own goal. Montana is of the opinion that society needs "bad guys" like Tony himself and everyone around him. After all, these are those on whom you can shift your own blame. Here is one of Tony Montana's quotes:
Everything must be taken from life, otherwise you can live life in vain.
Character prototype
The character Tony is the prototype of Al Capone, who at one time was one of the most influential and famous Chicago gangsters. Capone was a pimp and owned a whole network of slot machines in the 30s of the last century. In addition, he was able to illegally distribute alcohol at a time when the country had a prohibition. Al Capone covered all his illegal actions with a legal business related to furniture.
The hero, created in the image of Al Capone, has a scar on his cheek. In addition, the film “The Scarface” is a remake of the picture with the same name, which was released in 1932. In this film, Al Capone was also the prototype of the central character. True, important facts from the life of a gangster remain in the shadows. According to the scriptwriter, the work of the film crew in the 30s was carefully watched by subordinates of Al Capone. They did not want the main character to be very similar to their boss.
Hero Biography
A notable fact is that the hero has a tattoo. Tony Montana left his native places in his youth and moved to Miami with his accomplice Manny Rieber. The comrades plan to start a new life, but they fail to do this because of a criminal record.
Once the heroes meet a drug dealer working under the guidance of the famous drug lord. From this moment on, their life is changing rapidly. The main characters manage to perform a contract kill, after which they get a permanent residence in the United States.
Seizure of power
After some time, Tony manages to go to Lopez - the most famous drug lord in those days. Montana begins to work with him directly. The drug lord's confidence in the protagonist is gradually growing. Then Tony begins to speak unflattering about his boss, claiming that he is too soft. He is sure that Lopez will not last long on top of his own business, and will stop working with him. Lopez cannot find a place for himself from anger, but eventually dies at the hands of Tony. After the circumstances, the credibility of the main character begins to grow, and the whole business, which had previously belonged to Lopez, passed into the power of Tony.