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Some Cuban expatriates in Miami objected to the film's portrayal of Cubans as criminals and drug traffickers. Initial critical reception was negative due to its excessive violence, profanity, and graphic drug usage. The film grossed $45 million at the domestic box office and $66 million worldwide. Scarface premiered in New York City on December 1, 1983, and was released on December 9, 1983, by Universal Pictures. The film's soundtrack was composed by Giorgio Moroder. Filming took place from November 1982 to May 1983, in Los Angeles and Miami. Sidney Lumet was initially hired to direct the film but was replaced by De Palma, who hired Stone to write the script. Pacino became interested in a remake of the 1932 version after seeing it, and he and producer Martin Bregman began to develop it. De Palma dedicated this version of Scarface to the writers of the original film, Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht. The film co-stars Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Robert Loggia. A remake of the 1932 film of the same name, it tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana ( Al Pacino), who arrives penniless in 1980s Miami and goes on to become a powerful drug lord. Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone.