Scarface question

Barth Gimble

Barth Gimble

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I was up late last night and saw Scarface on AMC. While I didn't like it the first time I saw it , I thought I'd watch it again to see if my opinion had changed. It hadn't.... BUT I have a question, Has anyone noticed that Charles Durning's voice was dubbed over the cop's in the opening interrogation scene? What's the deal there?
 
Cheesesailor77 said:
probably because you watched it on AMC? :) I imagine there's a lot of dubbing
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No its not dubbing out curses. Its in the dvd too it looks like they dubbed over his voice for some reason.
 
In the opening sequence with Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and the immigration officers, Charles Durning's voice has clearly been used to overdub an actor playing one of the officers. Another of the officers is dubbed by Brian De Palma regular Dennis Franz. If you listen carefully, Al Pacino also had to overdub his own voice at three or four different points in the same scene.

You didn't like SCARFACE ?
 
John_Hudson said:
Watching FF on AMC will do that; probably a Wes Anderson fan.
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I hear ya.
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It's okay specialed

I like Wes Anderson and that was in reference to another thread for those in the know (Wink wink)

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"Next Scorsese?" Let's not all start jerking each other off just yet.

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But in all seriousness; what's not too like about Scarface ? Unless your a PTA fan
 
I very much like Scarface, but still say The Untouchables is De Palma's opus.

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As crazy as it sounds, I think my favorite De Palma film is Body Double. Followed closely by Carlito's Way and Scarface. And I don't think anyone ever did a better job on a Stephen King story than De Palma did with Carrie.
 
CallaghanFilms said:
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Actually, as hard as it is to say this....Costner was watchable in The Untouchables...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
John_Hudson said:
In the opening sequence with Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and the immigration officers, Charles Durning's voice has clearly been used to overdub an actor playing one of the officers. Another of the officers is dubbed by Brian De Palma regular Dennis Franz. If you listen carefully, Al Pacino also had to overdub his own voice at three or four different points in the same scene.

You didn't like SCARFACE ?
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Thanks. It was bothering me becuase I thought I heard something about that scene before but I couldnt remember. Is it from the commentary on the dvd?
 
John_Hudson said:
In the opening sequence with Tony Montana (Al Pacino) and the immigration officers, Charles Durning's voice has clearly been used to overdub an actor playing one of the officers. Another of the officers is dubbed by Brian De Palma regular Dennis Franz. If you listen carefully, Al Pacino also had to overdub his own voice at three or four different points in the same scene.

You didn't like SCARFACE ?
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....no, I didn't like Scarface... ju godda prolem wid dat?....I just didn't believe any of it.....Just seemed really hokey..... It's amazing to me that he's become such an icon.....I've spent some time these past few years around Humboldt Park in Chicago..... And I'm always amused by the multitude of Scarface mirrors and posters that I see for sale on the street corners.........BTW, I hated Life Aquatic...still haven't seen Rushmore or Bottle Rocket....and the Tennenbaum hype kept me away..... oh...and I like "Art Films" too........:dankk2:...anything else?
 
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Can you be more specific why you didn't like Scarface, ofcourse you're entilted to you opinion, I'm just currious why you didn't like it. There were alot more things going on in that film then him being a notorious drug dealer... I could go on and on.. but what did it for me was his relationship with his sister and mother.

And I agree with you with him being imortalize like this, every young punk now think their Scarface... to jump off topic, my favorite DePalma film has to be Carlito's Way.. beatiful... I'm a sucka for a good love story... and the love story in that film was so good eventhough it's a Gangsta Movie...
 
Have you even seen Scarface in its proper form ?

Widescreen ?

You didnt like it ? Whats not too like ? It swidely considered Pacinos greatest role, it launched Michelle Pfieffer and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonios careers, written by Oliver Stone (Beofre he was Oliver Stone) ....

It was like Miami Vice on Roids. And De Palma at his just best. This is the guy who brought us Blow OUt and Carrie and The Untouchabes and Dressed to KIll and Body Heat ..

The Chainsaw scene alone is amazing

F Murray Abraham (Pre Amadeus) is great in this film !

Scarface inspired a generation of gangster films and fimmakers ..

It is like the '80's caught on tape'

It even has Elizabeth Daily songs in it.

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How could you not like it ?
 
John_Hudson said:
Have you even seen Scarface in its proper form ?

Widescreen ?

You didnt like it ? Whats not too like ? It swidely considered Pacinos greatest role, it launched Michelle Pfieffer and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonios careers, written by Oliver Stone (Beofre he was Oliver Stone) ....

It was like Miami Vice on Roids. And De Palma at his just best. This is the guy who brought us Blow OUt and Carrie and The Untouchabes and Dressed to KIll and Body Heat ..

The Chainsaw scene alone is amazing

F Murray Abraham (Pre Amadeus) is great in this film !

Scarface inspired a generation of gangster films and fimmakers ..

It is like the '80's caught on tape'

It even has Elizabeth Daily songs in it.

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How could you not like it ?
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You make a strong argument↑there, John...

but...

I gotta take exception with one little snippet
...Its widely considered Pacinos greatest role..
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What the hell is...
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...chopped liver?!
 
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