Editing Scarface (1932 film) (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Scarface 1932 Lobby Card.jpg|right|thumb|{{center|1932 Lobby card}}]]
Despite being unsuccessful at the box office, ''Scarface'' was one of the most discussed films of 1932 due to its subject matter and its struggle and triumph over censor boards.{{sfn|Smyth|2004|p=558}} ''Scarface'' is cited (often with ''Little Caesar'' and ''The Public Enemy'') as the archetype of the gangster film genre, because it set the early standard for the genre which continues to appear in Hollywood.<ref>{{harvnb|Brookes|2016|p=2}}; {{harvnb|Hossent|1974|p=14}}</ref> However, ''Scarface'' was the last of the three big gangsters films of the early 1930s, as the outrage at the pre-Code violence caused by the three films, particularly ''Scarface'', sparked the creation of the Production Code Administration in 1934.{{sfn|Grønstad|2003|p=387}} Howard Hawks cited ''Scarface'' as one of his favorite works, and the film was a subject of pride for Howard Hughes. Hughes locked the film in his vaults a few years after release, refusing many profitable offers to distribute the film or to buy its rights. In 1979, three years after his death, [[Summa Corporation]], which controlled his estate, sold the rights to ''Scarface'', along with seven other films to [[Universal Pictures]], which sparked the 1983 remake starring Al Pacino.{{sfn|Thomas|1985|p=76}} Though rare for a remake, the 1983 version was also critically acclaimed.<ref>{{harvnb|Gunter|2018|p=171}}; {{harvnb|Vaughn|2006|p=111}}</ref>
[[File:1940 - Strand Theater Ad - 3 Oct MC - Allentown PA.jpg|left|thumb|1940 Re-release newspaper ad]]
Paul Muni's performance in ''Scarface'' as "the quintessential gangster anti-hero" contributed greatly to his rapid ascent into his acclaimed film career.<ref>{{harvnb|Silver|Ursini|2007|p=261}};{{harvnb|Thomas|1985|p=74}}</ref> Paul Muni received significant accolades for his performance as Tony Camonte. Critics praised Muni for his robust and fierce performance.{{sfn|Thomas|1985|p=74}} Al Pacino stated Paul Muni greatly inspired him. Muni influenced his performance in the 1983 ''Scarface'' remake.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Leight|first=Elias|title='Scarface' Reunion: 10 Things we Learned at Tribeca Film Festival Event|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/scarface-reunion-10-things-we-learned-w519371|access-date=May 25, 2018|agency=Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 20, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526041354/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/scarface-reunion-10-things-we-learned-w519371|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, despite the impressive portrayal of a rising gangster, critics claim the character minimally resembled Al Capone. Unlike Camonte, Capone avoided grunt work and typically employed others to do his dirty work for him. Moreover, Muni's Scarface at the end revealed the Capone character to be a coward as he pleaded for mercy and tried to escape before getting shot in the street. Capone was not known for his cowardice and did not die in battle.{{sfn|Hossent|1974|p=21}}

''Scarface'' was Ann Dvorak's best-known film.{{sfn|Rice|2013|p=1}} The film launched Raft's lengthy career as a leading man. In the film's second lead, Raft had learned to flip a coin without looking at it, a character trait, and he made a strong impression in the comparatively sympathetic but colorful role. Howard Hawks told Raft to use this in the film to camouflage his lack of acting experience.{{sfn|Aaker|2013|p=24}} A reference is made in Raft's later role as gangster Spats Columbo in ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' (1959), wherein he asks a fellow gangster (who is flipping a coin) "Where did you pick up {{em|that}} cheap trick?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Corliss|first=Richard|title=That Old Feeling: Hot and Heavy|url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,181984,00.html|access-date=May 15, 2018|agency=Time|publisher=Time, Inc|date=2001}}</ref>

''Scarface'' may have influenced gangster life 4 years after the film was released. In 1936, [[Jack McGurn]], who was thought to be responsible for the St. Valentine's Massacre depicted in the film, was murdered by rivals in a bowling alley.<ref>{{harvnb|Fetherling|1977|p=96}}; {{harvnb|Wallace|2015}}</ref>

===Home media===
The film was one of the first films released on video by [[MCA Videocassette]] in May 1980.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=February 6, 1990|page=78|title=Mixed Reviews|last=Bierbaum|first=Tom}}</ref> The film was released on DVD on May 22, 2007, and was rereleased on August 28, 2012, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], by [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]. Both DVD versions include an introduction by ''Turner Classic Movies'' host and film historian [[Robert Osborne]] and the film's alternate ending.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Scarface-Universal-Cinema-Classics-Paul/dp/B000N3T0H8|title=Scarface (1932)|work=[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]]|publisher=[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]|location=[[Universal City, California]]|date=May 27, 2007|access-date=January 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113171318/https://www.amazon.com/Scarface-Universal-Cinema-Classics-Paul/dp/B000N3T0H8|archive-date=January 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Scarface|date=August 28, 2012|url=https://www.amazon.com/Scarface-Digital-Universals-100th-Anniversary/dp/B0087ZG7W0|publisher=Universal Studios Home Entertainment|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228005004/http://www.amazon.com/Scarface-Digital-Universals-100th-Anniversary/dp/B0087ZG7W0|archive-date=February 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> On video and on television, the film maintains Hawks's original ending but still contains the other alterations he was required to make during filming.{{sfn|Smith|2004|p=45}} A completely unaltered and uncensored version of the film was not known to exist until the limited-edition set of ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' (1983) was released on October 15, 2019.{{sfn|Smith|2004|pp=44–45}} In 2024, [[The Criterion Collection]] announced a [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K]]/[[Blu-ray]] release for November of that year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scarface (1932) |url=https://www.criterion.com/films/32139-scarface |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=The Criterion Collection}}</ref>

===Related films===
After the rights for ''Scarface'' were obtained after the death of Howard Hughes, Brian de Palma released a [[Scarface (1983 film)|remake of the film]] in 1983 featuring Al Pacino as Scarface. The film was set in contemporary 1980s Miami in the Hispanic underworld and is known for its inclusion of graphic violence and obscene language, considered "as violent and obscene for the 1980s" as the original film was considered for 1930s cinema.<ref name="Thomas 1985 76"/><ref name="Scarface 1983">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/414137/scarface#credits|title=Scarface (1983)|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]])|location=[[Atlanta]]|access-date=January 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118033323/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/414137/Scarface/full-credits.html|archive-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> The 2003 DVD "Anniversary Edition" limited-edition box set of the 1983 film includes its 1932 counterpart. At the end of the 1983 film, a title reading "This film is dedicated to Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht" appears over the final shot.<ref>{{cite news|last=AP|title=Al Pacino, Brian de Palma reflect on legacy of "Scarface" 35 years later|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/al-pacino-brian-de-palma-reflect-on-legacy-of-scarface-35-years-later/|access-date=May 15, 2018|agency=CBS News|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|date=2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chaney|first=Jen|title='Scarface': Carrying Some Excess Baggage|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/28/AR2006092800593.html|access-date=May 15, 2018|agency=Washington Post|publisher=The Washington Post Company|date=2006}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Martin|1985|p=xii}}</ref>

Universal announced in 2011 that the studio is developing a new version of ''Scarface''. The studio claims the new film is neither a sequel nor a remake, but will take elements from both the 1932 and the 1983 version,<ref>{{cite news |title=New 'Scarface' In Development At Universal |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/21/new-scarface-in-development-universal_n_974981.html |access-date=March 5, 2019 |work=Huffington Post |date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> including the basic premise of a man who becomes a kingpin in his quest for the [[American Dream]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Freeman |first=Thomas |title='Scarface' Remake Casts its Tony Montana, 'Rogue One' Actor Diego Luna |url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/scarface-remake-tony-montana-diego-luna-2017-1 |access-date=March 5, 2019 |work=Maxim |publisher=Maxim Media Inc |date=January 31, 2017}}</ref> In 2016, [[Antoine Fuqua]] was in talks to direct the remake,<ref>{{cite news |last=Gracie |first=Bianca |title=Looks Like Antoine Fuqua May Be Directing 'Scarface' After All |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2018/02/antoine-fuqua-in-talks-to-direct-scarface-once-again |access-date=March 5, 2019 |work=Complex |publisher=Complex Media Inc. |date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> but left the project the following year in February, with the [[Coen brothers]] rewriting the script.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Coen Brothers to Polish Script for 'Scarface' Reimaging |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/scarface-reboot-coen-brothers-1201984424/ |access-date=March 5, 2019 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> Universal later hired [[David Ayer]] to direct and contracted [[Diego Luna]] to star, but dismissed Ayer because his script was too violent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Universal's 'Scarface' Reboot Loses Director David Ayer (Exclusive) {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scarface-reboot-david-ayer-no-longer-directing-1020462|access-date=2020-09-28|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=July 12, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Fuqua was back on the project,<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Antoine Fuqua Back in Talks to Direct 'Scarface' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/antoine-fuqua-scarface-director-1202711048/ |access-date=March 5, 2019 |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> but left again in May 2020. Instead, [[Luca Guadagnino]] has signed to direct the film, with the script from Coen brothers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/luca-guadagnino-scarface-reboot-director-universal-1203452103/ | title=Luca Guadagnino to Direct 'Scarface' Reboot | work=Variety | location=United States | last=Kroll | first=Justin | date=May 14, 2020 | access-date=May 14, 2020 | archive-date=May 16, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516110855/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/luca-guadagnino-scarface-reboot-director-universal-1203452103/ | url-status=live}}</ref>

''Scarface'' is often associated with other [[Pre-Code crime films|pre-code crime films]] released in the early 1930s such as ''[[The Doorway to Hell]]'' (1930), ''[[Little Caesar (film)|Little Caesar]]'' (1931) and ''[[The Public Enemy]]'' (1931).{{sfn|Smyth|2006|p=59}} According to Fran Mason of the [[University of Winchester]], ''Scarface'' is more similar to the film ''[[The Roaring Twenties]]'' than its early 1930s gangster film contemporaries because of its excess.{{sfn|Mason|2002|p=24}}