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Dec 6, 2019 · Although it’s billed as a remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks-directed gangster classic of the same name, Brian De Palma’s Scarface is its own beast. It’s almost twice the length of the original.
Apr 9, 2020 · You, of course, would be wrong. Scarface is actually the actor’s favorite movie. And he has a pretty deep bench to choose from. So, why does Pacino have such a fondness for this over-the-top gangster movie? Once you read these pieces of Scarface trivia and facts, the answer should become obvious.
Sep 24, 2016 · Body Double was to be the film that showed he couldn’t be beaten: even during the Scarface publicity tour, he was already elatedly describing his next project to the men’s magazine Esquire as...
After fighting with censorship boards over the rating of Scarface — they rated it X and he had to battle to make it R – De Palma resolved to make Body Double as pushback. At the time, he said, "If this one doesn't get an X, nothing I ever do is going to.
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- IT WASN'T THE FIRST SCARFACE. Brian De Palma's Scarface is a loose remake of the 1932 movie of the same name, which is also about the rise and fall of an American immigrant gangster.
- IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SIDNEY LUMET FILM. At one point in the film's production, Sidney Lumet—the socially conscious director of such classics as Dog Day Afternoon and 12 Angry Men—was brought on as its director.
- OLIVER STONE WASN'T INTERESTED IN WRITING THE SCRIPT, UNTIL LUMET GOT INVOLVED. Producer Bregman—who passed away on June 16, 2018—offered relative newcomer Oliver Stone a chance to overhaul the screenplay.
- UNFORTUNATELY, ACCORDING TO STONE, LUMET HATED HIS SCRIPT. While the chance to work with Lumet was part of what lured Stone to the project, it was his script that ultimately led to the director's departure from the film.
Nov 13, 2020 · Scarface's edges haven't softened over the years, nor has it grown any less divisive. Here's the untold truth of one of the greatest, bloodiest, most influential films of all time.
Jul 7, 2022 · That's where we come in, we've watched Scarface far too many times than is normal and come up with a number of surprising Scarface facts - 15 things about Scarface you probably didn't know. But, first, a little bit of scene setting... It's been some 39 years since Scarface first came out in cinemas. 39 years!
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