Brian De Palma:Scarface

Brian De Palma was notoriously known for his suspense and crime thriller films main titles include Scarface , Mission Impossible and Untouchables. Brian's reputation began to progress in the 1970's in Hollywood. One of his major successes towards his career was the film titled 'Scarface' which was released in 1983 on the 9th of December. The film Scarface is based around a drug dealing business which is ran by a Cuban refugee   the film is set in the heart of Miami. Scarface received a mixed critics response due to the harsh use of graphic violence used in scenes and foul language however this film had gained over $4.6million in its opening weekend this film was a hit. It drew so many people in to see this shocking crime thriller. In america the film was given and X rating for the violence used which was then cut to rating R after Brian convinced the box office that the film is showing an actual portrayal of the real-life drug underground. Brian then asked if he could release the directors uncut he was refused until studio executives couldn't tell the difference between the three cuts. He was aloud to release them in theaters with an unproved 'R' rating. Scarface yet again is another one of my favorites for showing the reality to the underground and giving us and insight to other cultures and how the illegal drug business can raise and collapse. I feel the way in how the movie is climaxes towards the end is amazing the build up of the characters is done to its best. And the end scene just shows how good Brian De Palma's work is. I give this film *****