{"product_id":"say-hello-to-my-little-friend-hardcover","title":"Say Hello to My Little Friend (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrating the 40th anniversary of \u003ci\u003eScarface \u003c\/i\u003estarring Al Pacino—Brian DePalma’s 1983 gangster film that shook the world, shocked the critics, and shot bullet holes through the American Dream—this explosive Hollywood tell-all charts not only the phenomenon of this controversial classic but also the equally controversial legacy of the original 1932 \u003ci\u003eScarface \u003c\/i\u003ethat inspired it . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWITH A FOREWORD FROM STEVEN BAUER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow many movies in the history of film have truly shaken society? Scarface did it twice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Brian DePalma’s operatically violent and profane \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e debuted in 1983, the film drew almost as much fire as the relentless gunfire in the film itself. Starring Al Pacino as Cuban refugee-turned-crime-boss Tony Montana, Steven Bauer as his best friend Manny, and rising star Michelle Pfeiffer as an Eighties gangster’s moll, the movie was a remake of 1932’s \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e—revamped for a new era of drugs, sex, and graphic violence. Attacked as both a celebration of cocaine-fueled excess and a condemnation of it, the film’s reputation only grew as the years went by. But the real story of its success started nearly a century ago—when Hollywood first fell in love with the American gangster . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood’s infatuation with money, power, and organized crime has captured the public’s imagination and made \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e one of its most enduring modern myths. From a 1912 gangster film by D.W. Griffith to the 1932 hit \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e starring Paul Muni, to Brian DePalma’s 1983 shocker, the antihero’s rise and fall exposes the dark side of the American Dream—whether it’s Prohibition Era bootleggers or modern-day drug dealers. When actor Al Pacino got the idea of doing a remake of \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e after screening the original, a legend was (re)born—and the rest is history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, untold tales from Old and New Hollywood, and sixteen pages of eye-popping photos, \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate guide to everything \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e. With guns blazing and chainsaws whirring, movie biz writer Nat Segaloff tears into this pop culture phenomenon with fascinating insights, stunning revelations, and a true fan’s glee. This is a must-have book for movie buffs, crime lovers, and culture vultures everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Brilliant. One of my favorite films. So many ways to look at it. So much I didn’t know. Nat Segaloff is that rare film scholar: as entertaining as he’s informative.” —David Morrell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (Rambo) on \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Segaloff, Nat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337304502546,"sku":"9780806542966","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/3899413482475.jpg?v=1780440186","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/say-hello-to-my-little-friend-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}