Oscar came to him with his blind role in Scent of a Woman.Also Can we forget his Tango style in this legendary movie?

Filming Revolution in 1985 was most likely the toughest shoot in Pacino's long list of credits; horrible weather conditions and numerous financial difficulties challenged the production, and Al was also diagnosed with a serious bout of pnemonia. He was also in a depressed state of mind, since his relationship with Marthe Keller had come to an end. It didn't help matters when the film was released: it was labelled one of the worst movies to come out of the 1980s and declared an embarassment for all who were involved with it. Though he was still getting numerous offers from studios, Pacino fell into depression from the bad reviews of his previous film and went on a four-year hiatus from movies. He starred in a few plays but generally stayed out of the limelight (Al Pacino now says it was the best thing he ever did for himself). He had brief flings with actresses Carol Kane (his co-star from Dog Day Afternoon who played the teller who is phoned up by her husband during the heist), and Kathleen Quinlan.

In 1989, the world got quite a shock when Al made his comeback in Sea of Love, an erotic cop thriller. Suddenly he looked and sounded different; those four years had given birth to a lower, huskier voice that became a trademark for the actor and his eyes seemed darker, more piercing. And soon Al was completely back in the fold and better than ever, releasing hit after hit. He was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of comic-book villain Big Boy Caprice in Warren Beaty's Dick Tracy (1990), and made his directorial debut in the never-released film, The Local Stigmatic (he is planning on finally releasing the film in early 2005). He gave his third and final performance as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III. The movie was not as ingenious as the other two, but Al gave a strong performance and the movie was nominated for Best Picture at the 1990 Oscars. During the shoot, Al's beloved grandmother Kate died, and he was accompanied by Diane Keaton at the funeral; Al and Diane, who were an on-off couple for many, many years, decided to finally call it quits near the end of Godfather III's production. But, like many of Al's broken relationships, they were and still remain to be very close friends. Next, he starred in Frankie & Johnny with his Scarface costar Michelle Pfieffer, a hilarious, bittersweet romantic comedy directed by Gary Marshall.

Al had another reason to celebrate during those years, however: a short romance with acting teacher Jan Tarrant in the late 80's gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Julie Marie, whom Al Pacino doted on incessantly. She was the apple of his eye. Al admitted that she completely changed his perspective on so many things in his life, and her birth made him feel like a wholler and happier person. To this day, Julie (now fifteen) is extremely close with her father.

Al's fans (and some critics as well) were getting restless, however, because still, after exactly thirty years since his first Oscar nomination (and seven others), he didn't have the prestigious Academy Award on his mantle. Al didn't really seem to mind this, but in the year 1992 he gave two flawless performances, and he was nominated for both: He played the slick, jerky salesman Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glenn Ross, an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, and a retired blind Lt. Colonel named Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman. He became one of the very few actors to be nominated for two performances in the same year, and at last he finally won for his role in Scent of a Woman. A very humbled Al announced with a smile, "You broke my streak." There was much dispute after the ceremony as to whether or not that particular performance was Al's finest, but nevertheless it remains one of the most outstanding character portrayals in movie history.

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