10 Awesome Examples Of Overacting

8. Al Pacino - Scarface

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_z4IuxAqpE One of the undisputably best over-actors of all time, countless Al Pacino films could have appeared in this list (Heat, The Devil's Advocate, Scent of a Woman), but the quintessential example of the man completely untethered is his iconic performance as Cuban immigrant-turned-gangster-extraordinaire Tony Montana in Brian De Palma's brilliantly bonkers Scarface. First there's Pacino's ridiculously exaggerated Cuban accent which has become synonymous with the role ("cock-a-roach!"), and then there's his shouty delivery of just about every notable line in the film. Given how much energy Pacino pours into the performance, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he had been method acting the role of the famed cocaine baron all along (if you catch my drift). His turn culminates in the unforgettable closing sequence, when Tony Montana yells, "You wanna play rough? OK! Say hello to my little friend!", before blasting his own door open with a grenade launcher, and then finally succumbs to a shotgun blast to the back. It's totally ridiculous and outlandish, but the film wouldn't be what it is if Pacino took the low-key approach. Instead, it's loud, excessive, violent pulp, and all the better for it.