Tucker, Ken 1953-

Scarface nation : the ultimate gangster movie and how it changed America / Ken Tucker. - 1st ed. - New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2008. - x, 278 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Contents: Scarface lives among us -- The move -- Making a Scarface -- Four creators -- Scarface music -- The origins : Howard Hawks's Scarface -- The origins : Armitage Trail's Scarface -- Alterna-Scarfaces : movies, TV shows, novels, and comic books -- President Scarface -- Scarface : its money, its women, its power -- A meaning of Scarface -- Scarface as a business plan.

Why have "Scarface" lines like 'Never underestimate the other person's greed' become mantras on the street and in the boardroom? This title follows the film's influence throughout movies, music, TV shows, graphic novels, and consumer culture since its 1983 release. Přečíst méně

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Scarface (Motion picture : 1983)
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