Al Pacino role as Michael Corleone in the computer game version of "". As a result, Electronic Arts was not permitted to use Pacino's likeness or voice in the game, although his character does appear in it. He did allow his likeness to appear in the video game adaptation of 1983's "Scarface", quasi-sequel titled "". Director Christopher Nolan worked with Pacino on "Insomnia", a remake of the Norwegian film of the same name, co-starring Robin Williams. "Newsweek" stated that "he [Pacino] can play small as rivetingly as he can play big, that he can implode as well as explode". The film and
Al Pacino violent content, but later received critical acclaim. The film did well at the box office, grossing over US$45 million domestically. Pacino earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Cuban drug lord Tony Montana. In 1985, Pacino worked on his personal project, "The Local Stigmatic", a 1969 Off Broadway play by the English writer Heathcote Williams. He starred in the play, remounting it with director David Wheeler and the Theater Company of Boston in a 50-minute film version. The film was not released theatrically, but was later released as part of the "Pacino: An Actor's Vision" box set in