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Segaloff Nat - Say Hello To My Little Friend A Century Of Scarface - Hardcover
Segaloff Nat - Say Hello To My Little Friend A Century Of Scarface - Hardcover
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Description: When Brian De Palma's operatically violent and profane Scarface debuted in 1983, the film drew almost as much fire as the relentless gunfire in the film itself. Starring Al Pacino as Cuban refugee - turned - crime - boss Tony Montana Steven Bauer as his best friend Manny and rising star Michelle Pfeiffer as an Eighties gangster's moll the movie was a remake of 1932's Scarface - revamped for a new era of drugs sex and graphic violence. Attacked as both a celebration of cocaine - fueled excess and a condemnation of it the film's reputation only grew as the years went by. But the real story of its success started nearly a century ago - when Hollywood first fell in love with the American gangster Hollywood's infatuation with money power and organized crime has captured the public's imagination and made Scarface one of its most enduring modern myths. From a 1912 gangster film by D. W. Griffith to the 1932 hit Scarface starring Paul Muni to Brian De Palma's 1983 shocker the antihero's rise and fall exposes the dark side of the American Dream - whether it's Prohibition Era bootleggers or modern - day drug dealers. When actor Al Pacino got the idea of doing a remake of Scarface after screening the original a legend was (re)born - and the rest is history. Filled with behind - the - scenes anecdotes untold tales from Old and New Hollywood and sixteen pages of eye - popping photos Say Hello to My Little Friend is the ultimate guide to everything Scarface. With guns blazing and chainsaws whirring movie biz writer Nat Segaloff tears into this pop culture phenomenon with fascinating insights stunning revelations and a true fan's glee. This is a must - have book for movie buffs crime lovers and culture vultures everywhere.
Title: Say Hello To My Little Friend A Century Of Scarface
Author(s): Segaloff Nat
Publisher: Citadel Press Inc. U. S.
Barcode: 9780806542966
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 10/24/2023
Category: Films, Cinema
Description: When Brian De Palma's operatically violent and profane Scarface debuted in 1983, the film drew almost as much fire as the relentless gunfire in the film itself. Starring Al Pacino as Cuban refugee - turned - crime - boss Tony Montana Steven Bauer as his best friend Manny and rising star Michelle Pfeiffer as an Eighties gangster's moll the movie was a remake of 1932's Scarface - revamped for a new era of drugs sex and graphic violence. Attacked as both a celebration of cocaine - fueled excess and a condemnation of it the film's reputation only grew as the years went by. But the real story of its success started nearly a century ago - when Hollywood first fell in love with the American gangster Hollywood's infatuation with money power and organized crime has captured the public's imagination and made Scarface one of its most enduring modern myths. From a 1912 gangster film by D. W. Griffith to the 1932 hit Scarface starring Paul Muni to Brian De Palma's 1983 shocker the antihero's rise and fall exposes the dark side of the American Dream - whether it's Prohibition Era bootleggers or modern - day drug dealers. When actor Al Pacino got the idea of doing a remake of Scarface after screening the original a legend was (re)born - and the rest is history. Filled with behind - the - scenes anecdotes untold tales from Old and New Hollywood and sixteen pages of eye - popping photos Say Hello to My Little Friend is the ultimate guide to everything Scarface. With guns blazing and chainsaws whirring movie biz writer Nat Segaloff tears into this pop culture phenomenon with fascinating insights stunning revelations and a true fan's glee. This is a must - have book for movie buffs crime lovers and culture vultures everywhere.
Title: Say Hello To My Little Friend A Century Of Scarface
Author(s): Segaloff Nat
Publisher: Citadel Press Inc. U. S.
Barcode: 9780806542966
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 10/24/2023
Category: Films, Cinema
