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- SBIFF’s beloved friend Leonard Maltin wrote that it “”wallows in excess and unpleasantness for nearly three hours, and offers no new insights except that crime doesn’t pay.” It went on to become a box office hit, and to inspire other films, and it has had a lasting impact on hip hop artists.
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Leonard Maltin was among those critics who held a negative opinion of Scarface. He gave the film 1½ stars out of four, stating that Scarface "wallows in excess and unpleasantness for nearly three hours, and offers no new insights except that crime doesn't pay. At least the 1932 movie moved".
- 207 F-bombs are used throughout the film. When it comes to colorful language, Scarface is a masterclass display. Critics, quick to rally behind the banner of common decency, deemed it a tasteless touch, while viewers like Lucille Ball were rumored to have walked out in horror.
- De Palma pulled a fast one on the censors. As a director who often received backlash for his content, Brian De Palma knew his way around a censorship debate.
- Sidney Lumet was originally slated to direct. Though De Palma was the first directorial choice for Scarface, his unhappiness with the original script led him to depart for Flashdance.
- Steven Spielberg handled one of the cameras in the final shootout. Oliver Stone may have criticized “Spielberg for his view of exceptionalism,” but the director’s working relationship with Brian De Palma has always been strong.
Oct 6, 2009 · Leonard Maltin talks about the classic Gangster film SCARFACE during an interview for AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008).CONNECT WITH AFI:http://facebook.com/AmericanFil...
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Scarface and the Untouchable (William Morrow) is the latest tome by Max Allan Collins and his new writing partner A. Brad Schwartz. Collins is one of my favorite authors, and I’ve long been a fan of his true-crime novels featuring private eye Nathan Heller.
Jan 10, 2024 · Prospect Magazine critic Rhik Samadder has a theory: that those who gave Scarface a hard time in 1983 were right. In his opinion, it is a mediocre film, in addition to being narratively...
Dec 9, 2023 · On the other hand Leonard Maltin suggested that the movie is unpleasant and unnecessarily violent and that it “offers no new insights except that crime doesn't pay.”
May 7, 2021 · SBIFF’s beloved friend Leonard Maltin wrote that it “”wallows in excess and unpleasantness for nearly three hours, and offers no new insights except that crime doesn’t pay.” It went on to become a box office hit, and to inspire other films, and it has had a lasting impact on hip hop artists.
