Passage: Pacino's career slumped in the early 1980s; his appearances in the controversial Cruising, a film that provoked protests from New York's gay community, and the comedy-drama Author! Author!, were critically panned. Hata hivyo, utendaji wake katika Scarface (1983), iliyoongozwa na Brian De Palma, kuthibitika kuwa kazi highlight na kuamua jukumu. Baada ya kutolewa kwake awali, filamu ilikuwa critically panned kutokana na maudhui ya vurugu, lakini baadaye kupokea critical acclaim. filamu alifanya vizuri katika ofisi ya sanduku, grossing zaidi ya US $ 45 milioni domestically. Pacino alipata Golden Globe uteuzi kwa ajili ya jukumu lake kama Cuban madawa bwana Montana. Katika 1985, Pacino kazi juu ya mradi wake binafsi, The Local Stigmatic, Off Broadway kucheza na mwandishi wa Kiingereza Heathcote.
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