2. Pacino Created One Of The Slang Terms In The Film
When it comes to actors improvising on set and deviating from the screenwriter’s dialogue, that’s generally a practice limited to comedy writers. After all, sometimes a skilled actor who is used to improvising can come up with something absolutely hilarious off the cuff, something that might work even better for the scene than what the writer had originally penned. However, when it comes to more serious dramatic films, actors often tend to stick to the script a little bit more and focus on honouring the intensity of the scene rather than changing the dialogue. Pacino did manage to get a little creative with one bit of dialogue, though. Early during the filming of Scarface, Pacino improvised and called cocaine “yayo.” It wasn’t slang he picked up on the streets – it was just something he thought up. Brian De Palma liked the term so much that he decided to use it throughout the film.
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