 | This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. (October 2022) |
| Tony Montana | |
|---|---|
,_portrayed_by_Al_Pacino.jpg) Al Pacino as Tony Montana in the 1983 film | |
| First appearance | Scarface (1983) |
| Last appearance | Payday 2 (2016) |
| Created by | Oliver Stone |
| Based on | Tony Guarino Tony Camonte |
| Portrayed by | Al Pacino |
| Voiced by | André Sogliuzzo (The World Is Yours) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Antonio Montana |
| Occupation | Soldier (formerly) Drug lord |
| Family | Gina Montana (sister) Georgina Montana (mother) |
| Spouse | Elvira Hancock |
| Nationality | Cuban American |
Antonio "Tony" Montana is a fictional character and the villain protagonist of the 1983 film Scarface. This character is portrayed by Al Pacino in the film and is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the 2006 video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. Embodying the possibility of a person rising from the bottom of society to the top, Tony Montana has become a cultural icon, as well as one of the most iconic film characters of all time.
In 2008, Montana was named the 27th Greatest Movie Character by Empire magazine.[1] The character is partly based on Tony Camonte, the protagonist of the 1932 film; Camonte was, in turn, an adaptation of Tony Guarino from the 1929 novel, which in turn was a loose fictionalization of real-life Italian-American gangster Al Capone, who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1899.[2] In contrast to Guarino and Camonte, who were Italian immigrants, Montana is a Cuban immigrant. According to Oliver Stone, Tony's last name was inspired by then-NFL quarterback Joe Montana, Stone's favorite player. A prequel novel, Scarface: The Beginning, written by L. A. Banks, was published in 2006.[3][4] Montana has a large scar on his face, which explains why he is known as Scarface. This is the same type of scar that Al Capone received from a bar fight in 1917 at the Harvard Inn.[5][6]
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters| 70. Tony Montana | Empire". www.empireonline.com. December 5, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Al Capone". fbi.gov/history. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Mohamed, Hamza (August 29, 2013). "Why I love … the confident evil of Tony Montana". Theguardian.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Haines, Lester (November 6, 2015). "Scarface's explosive 'Little Friend' goes under the hammer". The Register. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Nix, Elizabeth. ""8 Things You Should Know About Al Capone"". history.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Kale, Pauline (December 19, 1983). "The Fake Force Of Tony Montana". New Yorker. Retrieved August 19, 2020.