Plus: How a last-minute rewrite catapulted the film’s Gauntlet scene to comedy heights.
Dexter Darden is on the phone when he pauses to get something shoved up his nose.
“I was sweating so much, and it kept sticking to my face.”
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Eduardo Franco (Blockers) also stars as Andrew, their buddy with the plug.
The last stage of the competition is called Cocaine Scarface.
Contestants must snort as much of aScarface-sized mound of the white powder as possible in three minutes.
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Unbeknown to Darden, his big scene almost didn’t make it into the film.
“I didn’t know if, legally, we [could] keep the speech.
His repertoire includes aDenzel Washingtonimpression, which he featured in his audition and breaks out in the movie.
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So what was the key to pulling off his Tony Montana impression?
“I just watched that clip over and over and over again,” Darden says.
“I really wanted to see to it I got his bottom lip right.”
Luckily, he was pretty familiar with the 1983 film.
“Its sort of one of those staples in the Black community.
