It seems a relatively low budget for a movie with such scope and style. 'Scarface' cost around $25 million to make in 1983 - that's about $62 million in today's money. In 'Scarface', and some other key movies, perhaps Hollywood looked in the mirror, and didn't like what it saw. The movie industry, particularly in the 1980s USA, was not generally seen as having a serious social agenda. Brian DePalma openly admitted that 'Scarface' was in many ways not only a cautionary tale for Miami, but should also make other sections of society think about their lifestyles. Oliver Stone had written the screenplay in Paris, after undergoing a tough rehabilitation for his cocaine addiction, and had fallen seriously out of love with the LA studio system. The real reason for all the nervous distaste was probably that 'Scarface' was a thinly disguised allegory for the dysfunctional aspects of Hollywood, which in the 1980s was awash with drug culture, corruption, nepotism and exploitation. Other stars made similar negative comments.īut these behaviours may have been a smokescreen. Tom Hanks walked out midway through the premiere, complaining about the 'immoral stance' of the movie. It's well known that the critics were less than impressed when 'Scarface' received its first press screenings.
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