In response to an economic downturn, the Cuban government gave citizens the ability to leave, so the U. It was later revealed that many of those who took part were actually released from Cuban jails and mental institutions. Despite the geographic incongruity, the director, Brian De Palma, kept the dialogue authentic; supposedly the extras used in the riot scene only spoke Spanish. The scene was based on a real camp that was set up under I in North Dade.
Little Havana Home of Miami's famous Calle Ocho, arguably some of the most famous Cuban-American real estate in the United States, this key neighborhood was actually played by LA's Little Tokyo a Miami skyline mural was painted on one wall by the crew.
The sandwich shop where Tony briefly worked at, El Paraiso, was actually an LA spot that had the sign covered up during filming. According to production notes from the film, while actors were dressed in clothing befitting the tropical locale, they were suffering through a rare stretch of cold weather in California.
Sunray Apartments Chainsaw Scene The notorious botched drug deal and chainsaw scene at the fictional Sunray Apartments, supposedly based on a real event screenwriter Oliver Stone found in a Miami police report, took place in an apartment building on Ocean Drive that now has a Johnny Rockets on the ground floor.
Despite or because of the grisly scene set inside, the 10,square-foot commercial building, which once had a modeling agency, attracts a steady stream of film fans. Frank Lopez's Mansion The home of the aging was played by a multimillion-dollar estate on Key Biscayne, on Matheson Drive, as well as the Atlantis Condo in the Brickell neighborhood featured in the opening credits of another '80s classic, Miami Vice.
This is the first place where Tony sees Elvira Michelle Pfeiffer from the glass elevator. There's a reason that basically every college dude has a Scarface poster on their wall: beyond being totally violent and epic and badass, it's also a really good story about the American Dream. Tony Montana is like a modern ish -day Jay Gatsby. Plus, how can you not love the distinctive flair of the Miami setting? If you'd rather not say hello to Tony's little friend, you can at least say hello to some of the more memorable Miami filming locations from Scarface!
Johnny Rockets. The infamous chainsaw scene where Angel is dismembered, one of the movie's more notorious moments, takes place on Ocean Drive. The rad art deco building where the scene was filmed is now a Johnny Rockets. The chain serves up reliably tasty burgers and diner food, and as an added bonus, this location features boozy milkshakes!
Fontainebleau Miami Beach. By the late s, Miami was a wasteland of drugs and murder. So many people were robbed and killed that travelers were advised to avoid South Florida. In , the city had murders. Things were so bad, the county morgue couldn't handle the workload and rented a refrigerated truck to store the excess of dead bodies. South Beach was mostly flop houses and senior citizens trying to escape the wide-open drug gang wars.
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