Brian De Palma on SCARFACE

At the beginning of the 80s Brian De Palma was preparing Prince of the City with writer David Rabe, to star John Travolta in the main role. At the same time Sidney Lumet & Oliver Stone were working on the script for Scarface, a new take on the old story. As fate would have it, these to filmakers swaped seats in directors chairs...Sidney Lumet directed Prince of the City with Treat Williams and De Palma made Scarface with Al Pacino...
Audio from De Palma (2015)

[@humanbeing5300]

Oliver Stone script, De Palma directing, Al Pacino leading, doesn't get much better

[@LD-wu4lc]

My favourite De Palma film.

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

You don't replace Giorgio Morroder.

[@majortom4658]

Please all see, BRIAN DE PALMA - MASTERPIECES, for a beautifully orchestrated film tribute mix of cinematic cinematography, dialogue & song, FANTASTIC !!!!!

[@aerpx]

i watch that every day lmao

[@danialfisher7723]

SCARFACE did do very great they did a great work on the film the best gangster movie ever !

[@orangewarm1]

Huh?

[@danialfisher7723]

What you talking huh for?

[@godiamarmageddon1731]

Thanks Cinema :) I love you 🙋 Grace God 💋 have a nice AFTERLIFE!!!

[@juan.A5805]

I said absolutely not! 😂

[@jayrobinson4591]

You can hear the disdain for hip hop in de Palma’s voice which is a shame because it’s that audience that made the film into a classic. No one was looking for Scarface until young black kids and rappers popularized the film. Brain should be thanking them for the love.

[@juan.A5805]

@@jayrobinson4591 you’re right in some ways. During the 90’s the movie was only replayed on different channels. Nothing was connected to Scarface at the time like how it is now. Music videos, rap songs, society, social media etc. Remember Bryan is from a different era. That’s why he used ‘push it to the limit’ in the movie. I like Rick Ross version too.

[@gamleskalle1]

​@@jayrobinson4591No, they glamourized it. Rap sucks anyway.

[@jayrobinson4591]

@@gamleskalle1 how does someone glamorize a movie? you sound like an idiot. Again, the hip hop culture embraced it and made it into a cult classic . numbers don't lie. the film didnt do shit in theaters and was panned by critics. The urban market made it popular whether you like rap or not. nobody cares if you think it sucks or not. i'm sure plenty of people think YOU suck

[@s4mp_founder]

How good was Pacino ? I think other than that scene with the chainsaw. Its the only instance visually where you see Michael Corleone ever again.

[@AngrySilence]

Can't believe Spielberg was on the set.

[@plasticweapon]

why? they were friends.

[@classicartfoundation639]

Well done for not approving of the hip hop sound track lol

[@prowlie]

Amen... they'll probably get on though soon as there is rumored to be a reboot of the movie coming... which is not needed.

[@MercurialIris]

@@prowlie it’s gonna be an all black cast... Michael B Jordan, Kerry Washington, Lupita Nyong’o, Jordan Peele as director... it’s gone get amazing reviews, pull in millions, and be a derivative pile of shit.

[@davidfernandes9413]

@@MercurialIris This movie is a remake

[@tochiRTA]

terrible decision lol

[@jayrobinson4591]

@@MercurialIristypical angry , insecure, racist white (pink) boy 🙄

[@phantomfire8228]

2:36

[@witchingbrew3]

Wonder if he ever met Anthony Perkins. Tony's father was in the original.

[@phantomfire8228]

3:40

[@madmaxxx7981]

this is OIL!

[@jayrobinson4591]

You can hear the disdain for hip hop in de Palma’s voice which is a shame because it’s that audience that made the film into a classic. No one was looking for Scarface until rappers and black kids popularized the film. Brian should be thanking them.

[@cannibalholocaust3015]

lol wut

[@plasticweapon]

what a load of backward shit.

[@plasticweapon]

stop asking for stuff.

[@tinderbox218]

It didn't become popular with rappers until many years later.

[@jayrobinson4591]

@@tinderbox218right and no one was talking about the film and it definitely didn't have the crazy merchandise it had once the rap culture embraced it