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Praise for Nat Segaloff "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, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood (Rambo) on Say Hello to My Little Friend " The Exorcist Legacy conjures new scares while telling a great story about a landmark horror film. Insightful, surprising, and damn fun!" --Jonathan Maberry , New York Times bestselling author of Kagen the Damned and editor of Weird Tales Magazine on The Exorcist Legacy "Veteran journalist Nat Segaloff engrossingly charts the making, marketing, and enduring reception of the spiritual horror blockbuster that has haunted the nightmares of two generations of filmgoers, as well as spawned a cottage industry of theories about the 'curses' that allegedly bedeviled the production. . . . A great read even if you're not a lapsed Catholic!" --Joe Dante , director of Gremlins, Innerspace, The Howling, and Matinee on The Exorcist Legacy " The Exorcist is not just a classic, but a living, breathing presence in our culture. Nat Segaloff has followed it from the very beginning and is uniquely qualified to chart its history and impact." --Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian on The Exorcist Legacy "Nat Segaloff's deep dive into all things Exorcist will spin your head around with exhaustive details, smart reporting, intriguing insights from cast and crew members, philosophical and religious explorations, and more. Segaloff tells his tale with intelligence, warmth, and lively occasional doses of skepticism and snark." --Stephen Rebello , author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho and Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! on The Exorcist Legacy " Segaloff chronicles this legacy not as a fly-on-the-wall, but as a battlefield medic with his finger pressed firmly on the pulse. If there's a more comprehensive and exhaustive history of The Exorcist , I have not read it." --Ronald Malfi , bestselling author of Come with Me and Black Mouth on The Exorcist Legacy, Praise for Nat Segaloff "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, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood (Rambo) on Say Hello to My Little Friend " The Exorcist Legacy conjures new scares while telling a great story about a landmark horror film. Insightful, surprising, and damn fun!" --Jonathan Maberry , New York Times bestselling author of Kagen the Damned and editor of Weird Tales Magazine on The Exorcist Legacy "Veteran journalist Nat Segaloff engrossingly charts the making, marketing, and enduring reception of the spiritual horror blockbuster that has haunted the nightmares of two generations of filmgoers, as well as spawned a cottage industry of theories about the 'curses' that allegedly bedeviled the production...A great read even if you're not a lapsed Catholic!" --Joe Dante , director of Gremlins, Innerspace, The Howling, and Matinee on The Exorcist Legacy " The Exorcist is not just a classic, but a living, breathing presence in our culture. Nat Segaloff has followed it from the very beginning and is uniquely qualified to chart its history and impact." --Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian on The Exorcist Legacy "Nat Segaloff's deep dive into all things Exorcist will spin your head around with exhaustive details, smart reporting, intriguing insights from cast and crew members, philosophical and religious explorations, and more. Segaloff tells his tale with intelligence, warmth, and lively occasional doses of skepticism and snark." --Stephen Rebello , author of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho and Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! on The Exorcist Legacy " Segaloff chronicles this legacy not as a fly-on-the-wall, but as a battlefield medic with his finger pressed firmly on the pulse. If there's a more comprehensive and exhaustive history of The Exorcist , I have not read it." --Ronald Malfi , bestselling author of Come with Me and Black Mouth on The Exorcist Legacy
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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Scarface starring 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 Scarface that inspired it . . . WITH A FOREWORD FROM STEVEN BAUER How many movies in the history of film have truly shaken society? Scarface did it twice. When Brian DePalma's operatically violent and profane Scarface 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 Scarface --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 . . . Hollywood's infatuation with money, power, and organized crime has captured the public's imagination and made Scarface one of its most enduring modern myths. From a 1912 gangster film by D.W. Griffith to the 1932 hit Scarface 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 Scarface after screening the original, a legend was (re)born--and the rest is history. Filled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, untold tales from Old and New Hollywood, and sixteen pages of eye-popping photos, Say Hello to My Little Friend is the ultimate guide to everything Scarface . 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. "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, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood (Rambo) on Say Hello to My Little Friend, Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Scarface starring 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 Scarface that inspired it . . . WITH A FOREWORD FROM STEVEN BAUER How many movies in the history of film have truly shaken society? Scarface did it twice. When Brian DePalma's operatically violent and profane Scarface 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 Scarface -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 . . . Hollywood's infatuation with money, power, and organized crime has captured the public's imagination and made Scarface one of its most enduring modern myths. From a 1912 gangster film by D.W. Griffith to the 1932 hit Scarface 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 Scarface after screening the original, a legend was (re)born-and the rest is history. Filled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, untold tales from Old and New Hollywood, and sixteen pages of eye-popping photos, Say Hello to My Little Friend is the ultimate guide to everything Scarface . 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. "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, New York Times bestselling author of First Blood (Rambo) on Say Hello to My Little Friend
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