Scarface follows gangster Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and his close friend Manny Ray (Steven Bauer)
from their trip on the Cuban Boat Lift for refugees to their arrival in Miami. After killing a
powerful Cuban figure, Montana and company gain the ability to leave their refugee
camps and roam around the U.S. After unsuccessfully trying to make it legitamately in
the country, Montana and Ray resort to selling cocaine to dealers around the world.
Tony's rise is quick, but as he becomes more powerful, his enemies and his own
paranoia begin to plague his empire.
Filming Locations Used
The filming of Scarface took place in -
Miami, Florida, California and New York.
According to imdb, the Location manager/scout/assistants for this film were,
Frank Pierson and Susan Zwerman.
If these names are incorrect or names need adding, please contact me.
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Below are the 1983 THEN
shots of the filming locations used in Brian De Palma -
Scarface. This will be
a direct visual comparison of how
the filming locations have changed over
time (once we have found the actual locations.)
Some places and buildings are
now totally unrecognisable due to massive
development and area progress while
some have undergone the opposite direction
towards deterioration and decay. Some
places, however, have stayed intact
as they were, unaffected by the passage
of weather and time.
The order below is the same order
from the beginning to the end of the
movie. If you can provide further information
or help me locate the missing links,
it will be greatly appreciated. These
are all my personal observations and
any form of constructive criticism or
informative suggestion would be most
welcome. Roly – Filming Locations Detectives
Tony Montana (Al Pacino) Manny Ribera (Steven Bauer) and the crew are held in the Interment camp.
(Click on the (1983) film grabs for a better & larger image)
The Interment camp was filmed in Los Angeles, under the freeway interchanges
at the junction of I-10 the Santa Monica Freeway and I 110,
the Harbor Freeway, downtown LA behind the new Convention Center.
If you would like to submit a photograph or have any additional information please contact us.
As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
We will give you full credit for your information, thanks.
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(Click on the photos for a better & larger image)
'Libertad'
Emilio Rebenga gets shanked
(Click on the (1983) film grab for a better & larger image)
The Interment camp was filmed in Los Angeles, under the freeway interchanges
at the junction of I-10 the Santa Monica Freeway and I 110,
the Harbor Freeway, downtown LA behind the new Convention Center.
If you would like to submit a photograph or have any additional information please contact us.
As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
We will give you full credit for your information, thanks.
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(Click on the (1983) film grabs for a better & larger image)
The above was recreated at Little Tokyo in downtown LA.
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As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
We will give you full credit for your information, thanks.
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(Click on the (1983) film grabs for a better & larger image)
The above was filmed in Little Tokyo in downtown LA.
If you would like to submit a photograph or have any additional information please contact us.
As we have sleuthed many locations, please don't forget to include the film grab number and film name
(located if you place your mouse pointer over the image.)
We will give you full credit for your information, thanks.
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(Click on the (1983) film grabs for a better & larger image)
This hotel is still named Carlise Hotel,on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida.
We visited Miami in Hurricane season, so the sound quality is not brilliant
click on the video footage
(Click on the (2007) photos for a better & larger image)
Sunrays apartments
Chainsaw
click on the video footage
(Click on the (1983) film grabs for a better & larger image)
The apartment is no longer as it was, and the whole area has had a revamp.
The Colony Hotel, located at 728, Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, next to Beacon Hotel
click on the video footage
(Click on the (2007) photos for a better & larger image)
More photos of this location
(Click on the (2007) Photo's for a better & larger image)
Please note, this is a hobby website, the only purpose we use film grabs is to show a
direct comparison how buildings, landscapes etc have changed
since the time of filming, we do not use the film grabs in any other material.
All photographs and homemade videos are (copyrighted) to Roland Keates aka,
Filming Locations Detectives,
or otherwise specified. Part of the material is not our property and is exposed,
we respect copyright laws and only use the film grabs for visual information.
No COPYRIGHT infringement intended,
however if you require us to remove the film grabs, please inform us so we can
immediately see to its removal.
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