When Castro opened the port at Mariel Harbor thousands of Cubans fled to the United States. One is a young tough named Antonio (Tony) Montana who with his friend Manny Ray starts in with Miami's cocaine trade. He survives attack by chainsaw after a deal goes bad and several other attempts by other dealers to eliminate him. Eventually the grandiose Montana becomes head of a cocaine cartel. But his enemies start coming after him and his paranoia threatens to drive Montana's empire into the ground...