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Dec 9, 1983 · A classic crime drama about a Cuban immigrant who rises to power in the Miami drug cartel and falls prey to greed. Michelle Pfeiffer plays Elvira Hancock, Tony Montana's mistress and eventual rival, in this Oscar-nominated film directed by Brian De Palma.
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- Crime, Drama
- Brian De Palma
- 1983-12-09
I'm not going home with you! [sighs, vainly trying to brush her hair back] Elvira Hancock : I'm not going home with anybody! I'm going home alone. I'm leaving you. I don't need this shit anymore. Manny Ribera : Okay, I'll walk you out. [tapping Tony on the shoulder:] Manny Ribera : I'll take her home in a cab.
Birthplace. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Elvira Hancock is a fictional character in the 1983 American crime drama film Scarface, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer. This proved to be her breakthrough role. [1] She is the mistress of Frank Lopez ( Robert Loggia) and after his death, becomes the wife of Tony Montana ( Al Pacino ).
Michelle Pfeiffer was an almost unknown actress when she appeared in Scarface, and both star Al Pacino and director Brian De Palma initially argued against her casting. Pacino insisted on taking the lead role as Tony Montana, although Robert De Niro had been offered it and had turned it down.
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- 'Grease 2,' 'Scarface' Pfeiffer landed a small part in 1980's Falling in Love Again but had a breakthrough with Grease 2 (1982). While the sequel to the hit musical proved to be commercially and critically disappointing, it helped introduce movie-goers to the screen beauty.
- 'The Witches of Eastwick,' 'Dangerous Liaisons' Over the next few years, Pfeiffer took on a variety of roles. She starred as the tragically cursed lover Isabeau opposite Rutger Hauer and Matthew Broderick in the fantasy adventure film Ladyhawke (1985).
- Playing Catwoman in 'Batman Returns' The actress quickly turned up the heat with Tim Burton's Batman Returns (1992), in which Michael Keaton plays the title character.
- 'One Fine Day,' 'Up Close and Personal' In 1993 Pfeiffer played a woman full of intrigue and scandal who wins Daniel Day-Lewis' character's heart in Martin Scorsese's Age of Innocence.
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Apr 11, 2022 · How Michelle Pfeiffer proved Al Pacino wrong with her role as Elvira Hancock, Tony Montana's trophy wife in Scarface. Learn how she auditioned, transformed and portrayed a complex character confined by misogyny.
