The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot ( talk) 05:33, 20 October 2018 [1].
The original film version of Scarface made by Howard Hawks and Howard Hughes in 1932 was based on the life of Al Capone. Al Capone himself reportedly liked the film and was rumored to own a copy of it. As one of the first and most important gangster films, this film significantly influenced the future of the gangster genre including the 1983 version Brian de Palma version of Scarface starring Al Pacino. The film battled with censors over its excessive violence, sympathetic portrayal of criminals, and undertones of incest between the main character and his younger sister. Due to censorship, the film has three different endings, two of which were released and can be found currently on the DVD box sets. Upset that he did not make money on the film, Howard Hughes took the film out of circulation after its release and hid it in his vault until it was discovered after his death in 1979. The most violent gangster film of its time, Scarface depicts the violent life of a prohibition-era Chicago gangster through murder, betrayal, lawlessness, and Thompson sub-machine guns. Skyes(BYU) ( talk) 21:05, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
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Coord note -- This nom has been open a couple of weeks without attracting any comprehensive commentary, a bit surprising considering it's such a classic and has the connection to the infamous Pacino version. On a procedural note, I see that there's a Peer Review that's still open -- per FAC instructions, articles shouldn't be appearing at PR and FAC simultaneously. We could close the PR, but I think we'd be better off if we close this and you actively try and scare up some commentary from film/crime-related projects and editors at PR, then renominate here. Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 01:28, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
1a: Oppose. Not good enough on the basis of the first half of the lead.
The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot ( talk) 05:33, 20 October 2018 [1].
The original film version of Scarface made by Howard Hawks and Howard Hughes in 1932 was based on the life of Al Capone. Al Capone himself reportedly liked the film and was rumored to own a copy of it. As one of the first and most important gangster films, this film significantly influenced the future of the gangster genre including the 1983 version Brian de Palma version of Scarface starring Al Pacino. The film battled with censors over its excessive violence, sympathetic portrayal of criminals, and undertones of incest between the main character and his younger sister. Due to censorship, the film has three different endings, two of which were released and can be found currently on the DVD box sets. Upset that he did not make money on the film, Howard Hughes took the film out of circulation after its release and hid it in his vault until it was discovered after his death in 1979. The most violent gangster film of its time, Scarface depicts the violent life of a prohibition-era Chicago gangster through murder, betrayal, lawlessness, and Thompson sub-machine guns. Skyes(BYU) ( talk) 21:05, 1 October 2018 (UTC)
Image review
Coord note -- This nom has been open a couple of weeks without attracting any comprehensive commentary, a bit surprising considering it's such a classic and has the connection to the infamous Pacino version. On a procedural note, I see that there's a Peer Review that's still open -- per FAC instructions, articles shouldn't be appearing at PR and FAC simultaneously. We could close the PR, but I think we'd be better off if we close this and you actively try and scare up some commentary from film/crime-related projects and editors at PR, then renominate here. Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 01:28, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
1a: Oppose. Not good enough on the basis of the first half of the lead.