<P> Tony marries Elvira and becomes the distributor of Sosa's product . He builds a multimillion - dollar empire, living in a vast, heavily guarded estate . By 1983, however, Tony becomes dissatisfied with his lifestyle and cocaine addiction . His money launderer demands a greater percentage, while Manny resents Tony's growing paranoia and abusive treatment of Elvira . A sting by Federal agents results in Tony being charged with tax evasion, with an inevitable prison sentence . Sosa offers to use his government connections to keep a desperate Tony out of prison, but only if Tony assassinates a journalist intending to expose Sosa . Later, Tony, during a public dinner, accuses Manny of causing his arrest and Elvira of being an infertile junkie, causing Elvira to leave him . He travels to New York City to carry out the assassination with Sosa's henchman, Alberto, who plants a radio - controlled bomb under the journalist's car . However, the journalist is unexpectedly accompanied by his wife and children . Disgusted, Tony kills Alberto before he can detonate the bomb and returns to Miami . </P> <P> An enraged Sosa calls Tony to promise retribution . Tony, at his mother's behest, tracks down Gina . Tony finds Manny with Gina; in a fit of rage, Tony kills Manny, after which Gina tearfully tells Tony that she and Manny had just gotten married the day before and wanted to surprise him . A stunned Tony returns to his mansion, bringing Gina along, and begins a massive cocaine binge by himself in his office . While Sosa's men begin attacking the mansion, a drugged Gina appears and accuses Tony of wanting her for himself and attempts to kill him, but is slain by one of Sosa's men, who is in turn killed by Tony . With Tony's men all dead--including Chi - Chi, shot down outside Tony's office while frantically pounding on the locked door yelling at Tony to let him in--and assassins outside, Tony turns a grenade launcher - equipped M16A1 on Sosa's men, mowing down many . Tony is repeatedly shot by the remaining attackers, but continues to taunt them until he is fatally shot from behind by a shotgun - wielding assassin . His limp body falls into a fountain below, in front of a statue reading "The World is Yours". </P> <Ul> <Li> Al Pacino as Tony Montana </Li> <Li> Steven Bauer as Manny Ribera </Li> <Li> Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira Hancock </Li> <Li> Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Gina Montana </Li> <Li> Paul Shenar as Alejandro Sosa </Li> <Li> Robert Loggia as Frank Lopez </Li> <Li> Míriam Colón as Mama Montana </Li> <Li> F. Murray Abraham as Omar Suárez </Li> <Li> Harris Yulin as Mel Bernstein </Li> <Li> Ángel Salazar as Chi - Chi </Li> <Li> Pepe Serna as Angel Fernandez </Li> <Li> Michael P. Moran as Nick the Pig </Li> <Li> Al Israel as Hector the Toad </Li> <Li> Mark Margolis as Alberto the Shadow </Li> <Li> Geno Silva as The Skull </Li> <Li> Dennis Holahan as Jerry </Li> <Li> Ted Beniades as Seidelbaum </Li> <Li> Gregg Henry as Charles Goodson </Li> </Ul> <Li> Al Pacino as Tony Montana </Li>

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