Why have "Scarface" lines like 'Never underestimate the other person's greed' become mantras on the street and in the boardroom? Why do hip hop and pop stars like Jay Z and Gwen Stefani reference the movie's fashions, lifestyle, and the immortal phrase 'Say hello to my little friend' and what explains the enduring fascination with AI Pacino's drug kingpin, his infamous mountain of cocaine and Michelle Pfeiffer as his moll? What makes millions of people obsess over this movie?
Ken Tucker's "Scarface Nation" follows the film's influence throughout movies, music, TV shows, graphic novels, and consumer culture since its 1983 release. Loaded with fresh interpretations, facts, figures, and stories about the making of the movie and its reception, "Scarface Nation" draws from interviews with nearly all the principals and many behind the scenes players. Witty, comprehensive and full of unexpected twists, Tucker's book is bound to delight and provoke new fans and seasoned movie mavens alike.
Introduction
Part 1
1. Scarface lives Among Us
2. The Movie
3. Making a Scarface
4. Four creators
5. Scarface Music
Part 2
6. The Origins : Howard Hawks's Scarface
7. The Origins : Armitage Trail's Scarface
8. Alterna-Scarfaces : Movies, TV Show, Novels, and Comic Books
9. President Scarface
10. Scarface : Its Money, Its Power
- Appendix : Scarface as a Businness plan
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index