Top 10 Movie Drug Dealers
#1
Tony Montanaplayed by Al Pacinoin Scarface (1983)
Who else could it have been? No one enjoyed the fruits of his labour more than Tony Montana and his penchant for mixing business with pleasure probably led to a nose in worse shape than Daniella Westbrooks. I covered Scarface quite extensively in my aforementioned Top 10 Gangster Films list, but suffice to say, when discussing cinemas most memorable drug dealers no one can realistically look past Montana as the most memorable. The film has developed a massive cult following and Montana himself has become a cult hero, referenced in popular culture as regularly today as he was twenty-five years ago. Al Pacino brings Montana to life with an electric performance; you really get the feeling that Pacino has just stuck his face in a massive pile of coke every time he explodes onto screen. Montana is ruthless, violent and makes his own twisted version of the American dream, Scarface is essentially a tragedy and as with all great tragedies Montanas world eventually implodes but not before he gets his chance to utter one of cinemas most famous lines, all together now: say hello Many movies have been made about drug addiction, but very few even bring up drug treatment cost and other addiction issues in real life.