The Making of Scarface (2005)
Category: Books
Genre: Cinematic History
Author: David Taylor
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Printed in France in 2005, The Making of Scarface is part of a Film Frontier series that focuses on a number of “classic” cinematic pieces: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Great Rock n’ Roll Swindle (none of which, aside from Scarface (1983), that I have had the pleasure of watching, so I can’t really consider them to be classics. But if these books were somewhat written remotely close to Taylor’s work, then they must have been pretty good films).
The Making of Scarface (2005) is not readily available in the U.S. and Amazon.com third-party sellers are selling this book for a hefty $45.
Be that as it may, the exuberant price tag that seems to be well worth it as Taylor gives a comprehensive, well-written, and easy to read account of the genesis of Scarface—starting with Armitage Trail (pseudonym of Scarface author Maurice Coons) in 1930 to the cinematic production and release struggles of Director Howard Hawks and Producer Howard Hughes in 1932 to the evolution of Italian-American Tony Guarino into Cuba refugee/political prisoner Antonio “Tony” Montana (A surname inspired by former NFL player Joe Montana) for the 1983 remake of Scarface.
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