{"product_id":"say-hello-to-my-little-friend-a-century-of-scarface","title":"Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface","description":"\u003cp\u003eCitadel Press. Remainder mark. Light dustjacket edge wear. VG\/VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-8\" data-retail=\"true\" data-wholesale=\"True\" data-fiftyfifty=\"False\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane tab-white active\" id=\"tab-overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCelebrating the 40th anniversary of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003estarring Al Pacino—Brian DePalma’s 1983 gangster film that shook the world, shocked the critics, and shot bullet holes through the American Dream—this explosive Hollywood tell-all charts not only the phenomenon of this controversial classic but also the equally controversial legacy of the original 1932\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethat inspired it . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWITH A FOREWORD FROM STEVEN BAUER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow many movies in the history of film have truly shaken society? Scarface did it twice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Brian DePalma’s operatically violent and profane\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edebuted 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e—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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood’s infatuation with money, power, and organized crime has captured the public’s imagination and made\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eone of its most enduring modern myths. From a 1912 gangster film by D.W. Griffith to the 1932 hit\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estarring Paul Muni, to Brian DePalma’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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eafter screening the original, a legend was (re)born—and the rest is history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, untold tales from Old and New Hollywood, and sixteen pages of eye-popping photos,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the ultimate guide to everything\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56105760096422,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/sayhello.webp?v=1768770436","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-a-century-of-scarface","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}