Robert De Niro as Tony Montana ? - Scarface (1983) Discussion

[–] Sparky48 10 years ago

Yep. DeNiro, like Pacino, can pull off just about anything. He was also considered for the role of "Sonny" in the "The Godfather" and I think that he would have been better than James Caan had he played the role.

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[–] SirAlexPop 10 years ago

I think Caan was perfect for the part as "Sonny", Bobby way too young. De Niro' was perfect for the Godfather 2.
Nicholas Cage would be ideal in The Godfather 4( if such a thing could exist).G3 was a snooze fest.

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[–] christomacin 10 years ago

I liked Caan as well, but what about Tony Musante for Sonny? That might have been interesting.

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[–] Jes' Sayin' (6437) 2 years ago

It was kind of jarring that he was so un-Italian.

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[–] guillermoportuondo 10 years ago

I feel he could pull it off but the result would be much different

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[–] Stirchley 9 years ago

DeNiro would have been excellent as Tony. But he wouldn't have been as nice to Elvira as Tony was!

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[–] kungasagar 9 years ago

He would have been good, but I don't think it would've been better then Pacino's performance. He made me believe that Tony Montana was a REAL person lol

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[–] melchior6 9 years ago

I doubt that DeNiro could do the whole Cuban accent/persona thing.

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[–] mr_x350 9 years ago

de niro wouldn't of had the same charisma. i could see de niro playing sosa though

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[–] melchior6 8 years ago

Cubans are not central Americans. they're mostly of Spanish descent related to Italians as are their language and customs.

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[–] vicky_lc2001-1 8 years ago

How are Cubans more African than European? Andy Garcia looks very Italian, is he African to you?

If anything Cubans would be more of a mixture of Europeans and Native Americans rather than Africans.

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[–] vicky_lc2001-1 8 years ago

De Niro is only a quarter Italian while Pacino is full Italian. I can't see De Niro pulling off such a big over the top character, he plays the same character whether he's a doting father or a ruthless mobster.

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[–] espdemon-18077 8 years ago

Nicholson could have done it... would have been a wild ride just like Pacino's version.

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