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Scarface (1983)

Where Scarface says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Set in Miami, shot mostly in Los Angeles: the Miami Tourist Board refused, so only one scene was filmed at a real Miami hotel.

Scenes and places

Arriving in Miami during the Mariel boatlift (1980)

Tony arrives in Miami with his friend Manny and their companions as part of the Mariel boatlift, a Cuban ex-convict with nothing. Frank Lopez soon offers the group green cards for a killing.

Set in Miami — Where Tony Montana and his friends land in 1980 as Cuban refugees.

Miami is the film's setting, though the production could film only a little there.

The chainsaw scene on Ocean Drive (1980)

Sent to buy cocaine from Colombian dealers, Tony is taken at gunpoint and made to watch Angel die. Manny and Chi-Chi rescue him, and Tony starts to suspect Omar set the deal up.

Set in Miami Beach, Ocean Drive — The street where the film's chainsaw scene was filmed, in the story a deal with Colombian dealers that goes wrong.

Ocean Drive is Miami Beach's Art Deco seafront street, a tourist draw that the production did film on.

Filmed at Ocean Drive, Miami Beach (Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, United States) — Wikipedia says the chainsaw scene was filmed on Ocean Drive; the coordinate is a Commons photo of the 'Scarface Steps' at 728 Ocean Drive, not a confirmed spot for the scene.

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Frank Lopez's house (1980)

Tony and Manny finally face Frank Lopez, the drug lord who got them their green cards. Frank is friendly and relaxed while Tony quietly measures how much more he could be doing.

Set in Frank Lopez's house, Key Biscayne — The home of Miami drug lord Frank Lopez in the story.

A waterfront house on Key Biscayne, an island south of Miami.

Filmed at Nixon's Florida White House, Key Biscayne (Key Biscayne, Florida, Key Biscayne, United States) — The Key Biscayne compound once used by Richard Nixon served as Frank Lopez's home in several scenes; the coordinate is from Wikipedia.

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Tony and Manny at the hotel (1980)

Working for Frank, Tony and Manny try to chat up women at a hotel, and Manny gets slapped. Tony is already drawn to Frank's wife Elvira.

Set in A Miami Beach hotel — A hotel where Tony and Manny try their luck with women.

Fontainebleau is a landmark Miami Beach hotel; the Miami Tourist Board had otherwise refused the production.

Filmed at Fontainebleau Miami Beach (Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, United States) — Wikipedia: in April 1983 one scene was shot at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.

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Tony meets Sosa in Bolivia (1980)

Frank sends Tony to Bolivia to meet the kingpin Alejandro Sosa. Tony negotiates a large deal on his own, impressing Sosa, who warns him never to double-cross him.

Set in Alejandro Sosa's house, Bolivia — The Bolivian estate of cocaine kingpin Alejandro Sosa; no filming location is documented.

The film's Bolivia has no documented filming site in the sources checked.

Tony's mansion (1982)

Tony takes over Frank's operation, marries Elvira and watches his empire grow from a big guarded estate. Money and power arrive, but so does attention from federal agents.

Set in Tony Montana's estate, Miami — The large, heavily guarded estate where Tony runs his drug empire; its story address is not given in the sources checked.

El Fureidis is a Roman-style villa in Montecito, California, standing in for Miami.

Filmed at El Fureidis, Montecito (Santa Barbara County, California, Montecito, United States) — Wikipedia: Tony's opulent mansion was El Fureidis, a Roman-styled mansion near Santa Barbara, California; the film's Miami estate is therefore on the other coast.

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The restaurant dinner (1983)

A drunken Tony blames Manny for introducing him to undercover agents, then insults Elvira in front of the other diners. Elvira calls out his criminal life aloud and walks out on him.

Set in A Miami restaurant — A fancy restaurant where Tony dines with Elvira and Manny; the restaurant is unnamed in the sources checked.

The dining room is a Los Angeles restaurant standing in for Miami.

Characters

• Tony Montana — A Cuban ex-convict who arrives in Miami in 1980 and works his way up the drug trade.
• Manny Ribera — Tony's friend who comes to Miami with him and works beside him.
• Elvira Hancock — Frank Lopez's wife, whom Tony is drawn to.