Overview
WITH A FOREWORD FROM STEVEN BAUER
How many movies in the history of film have truly shaken society? Scarface did it twice.
When Brian DePalmaās 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 gangsterās moll, the movie was a remake of 1932ās Scarfaceārevamped 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 filmās reputation only grew as the years went by. But the real story of its success started nearly a century agoāwhen Hollywood first fell in love with the American gangster . . .
Hollywoodās infatuation with money, power, and organized crime has captured the publicās 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 DePalmaās 1983 shocker, the antiheroās rise and fall exposes the dark side of the American Dreamāwhether itās 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)bornāand 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 fanās glee. This is a must-have book for movie buffs, crime lovers, and culture vultures everywhere.
āBrilliant. One of my favorite films. So many ways to look at it. So much I didnāt know. Nat Segaloff is that rare film scholar: as entertaining as heās informative.ā āDavid Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood (Rambo) on Say Hello to My Little Friend
This book title, Say Hello to My Little Friend (A Century of Scarface), ISBN: 9780806542966, by Nat Segaloff, published by Kensington (October 24, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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