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Savages (2012) -vs- Scarface (1983)
Drugs are a dangerous game, and it seems like Oliver Stone knows this fairly well. In the 1983 cult classic Scarface, which he wrote for Brian De Palma, and his new release Savages, which he co-wrote with Shane Salerno and novelist Don Winslow, as well as directed, he shares stories of young guys who start small in the drug game and climb to a whole new level they’re not prepared for.
Iconic gangster Tony Montana and the duo of modern-day marijuana moguls Ben and Chon hold their own (to a point) when the big boys come to play in their respective movies, but how will they fare when they go up against each other? Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Al Pacino, Benicio del Toro, Blake Lively, Brian De Palma, cocaine, Colombia, Cuba, Drug Cartel, drug kingpin, Fidel Castro, John Travolta, Mariel, Mariel boat lift, marijuana, Mexican Baja Cartel, Michelle Pfeiffer, Oliver Stone, refugee, Salma Hayek, Shane Salerno, Southern California, Steven Bauer, Taylor Kitsch
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