Similar to “The Public Enemy,” “Scarface” is another classic gangster film from the nineteen thirties. The film was directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson and stars Paul Muni as Tony Camonte. Although the film was produced before both “The Public Enemy” and “Little Caesar,” it was released after the others in 1932 due to problems with the Hays Office and other censorship boards.
The film is extremely violent for the time in which it was made even if some of this violence seems unrealistic or comical to today’s audiences. The stand out parts of them film that were taken seriously by audiences in 1932 but are giggled at by audiences in 2015 are the scenes in which anyone hits another person. The punches are thrown so gently and the impact is usually shielded by someone’s body, pointing out to today’s audiences that most likely no one actually was hit.
“Scarface” was heavily modeled after real life gangster Al Capone. While Capone was not fond of the idea of a film modeled after his life at first, he eventually came to like the film and obtained a copy for his own private viewing.
A big part of the reason that “Scarface” is a classic film is that the story has stuck with audiences throughout the years. The film was remade in 1983, 51 years after it’s original release. There were only slight changes made to the film, the majority of the film’s story remained the same, and audiences loved it. The remake had permeated popular culture and become somewhat of a cult classic itself over the years. Nearly everyone know the famous quote, “Say hello to my little friend.”
“Scarface” is set to be remade yet again with an anticipated release in 2016. The film’s story while it will most likely be changed slightly like the 1983 remake, is expected to have the same bones as the original, further proving that the original “Scarface” is a classic that has and will stand the test of time.
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