Both films each have a spot in my heart's favorite movies, but when I'm forced to pick one, I'd definitely go with the 1983 remake. In it's very obviously over-the-top form, the movie also was able to capture the zeitgeist of the 1980s Miami culture...
What is the difference between Scarface 1932 and 1983?
Simply put, Scarface '32 takes place in 1920s Chicago gangland, whereas Scarface '83 starts in 1980 Miami during the real-life Mariel boatlift (éxodo del Mariel), a mutually agreed-upon mass migration of Cubans from Cuba's Mariel Harbor to the United States.
Al Pacino in "Scarface." It's rare that an original movie and its remake are both great films. But such is the case with “Scarface,” in both its 1932 and 1983 incarnations.
Scarface is one of best of the early gangster movies; its wit and building velocity speeds it past Little Caesar and keeps pace with Public Enemy. By far the most visually inventive and tonally anarchic movie that Hawks made.
Comparing Every Version of Scarface: The World Is Yours
Why was Scarface 1983 banned?
The 1983 version of Scarface also had its dose of controversy, as it was criticized for its excessive violence, profanity, graphic drug usage, and the portrayal of Cubans as criminals and drug traffickers – but unlike the 1932 version, all of this is a lot more understandable as De Palma's adaptation is a lot more ...
However, the Hays Code, a more lenient precursor, called for major alterations, including a prologue condemning gangsters, an alternate ending to more clearly reprehend Camonte, and the alternative title The Shame of a Nation. The censors believed the film glorified violence and crime.
The game was shaping up to be pretty cool actually. It was culled when we were taken over by Activision. From my understanding, they had too many other open world games in development, and were not interested in making a Scarface game. I stuck around for another year and helped with the development of Prototype.
Guadagnino was first attached to “Scarface” in 2020, with Ethan and Joel Coen writing the script. “I'm not working on 'Scarface' anymore,” Guadagnino told the outlet in November 2023.
As Tony consolidates more power, Elvira becomes increasingly more detached from reality. Their relationships also begins to deteriorate due to Elvira's drug addiction and Tony's never-ending obsession with money and power.
Both films each have a spot in my heart's favorite movies, but when I'm forced to pick one, I'd definitely go with the 1983 remake. In it's very obviously over-the-top form, the movie also was able to capture the zeitgeist of the 1980s Miami culture...
Development. Scarface began development after Al Pacino saw the 1932 film of the same name at the Tiffany Theater while in Los Angeles. He later called his manager, producer Martin Bregman, and informed him of his belief in the potential for a remake of that film.
While Scarface is not a true story, Al Capone remains the inspiration behind the real Scarface, and he's inspired plenty of other movie gangsters as well. The first Al Capone movie came out in 1959 and bore his name, starring Rod Seiger as the titular character.
This alternate ending was shown only during the original 1932 theatrical run in certain states. All prints, home video, and television versions in current circulation use director Howard Hawks' ending, in which Camonte tries to escape and is shot down. The DVD includes the alternate ending as a bonus feature.
Geno Silva, the character actor best known as playing the sunglass-wearing assassin who finished off Al Pacino's Tony Montana in "Scarface," has died at 72.
“Scarface,” which opened Dec. 9, 1983, made money at the box office but wasn't immediately profitable. However, in the 36 years since, the film has been embraced as a classic.
Filmed on location in Miami, the 7-minute sequel, by OID Productions, stars actor and music artist Jeancarlos Canela as Anthony Hancock-Montana, the previously unknown, only son of drug lord Tony Montana (played by Al Pacino) and his drug-addicted trophy wife Elvira (played by Michelle Pfeiffer).
The character is partly based on Tony Camonte, the protagonist of the 1932 film; Camonte was, in turn, an adaptation of Tony Guarino from the 1929 novel, which in turn was a loose fictionalization of real-life Italian-American gangster Al Capone, who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1899.
We do know that co-star Keanu Reeves famously took a pay cut of a few million in order to allow for the production to afford to bring Pacino on board. As a result, we imagine Pacino was most likely paid around $10 million for his role.
