Scareface- Alternative endings

The film’s many modifications changed the original intent of all three producers, changing the way the American Italian gangsters are and were portrayed. It is understood that the Hay’s office did not want to condone violence and criminals in a time when violence seemed to be the only option. Gangsters made money and had fun, while everyday American’s waited in soup lines.

The alternative endings had changed the view of who Tony was. The original ending painted him as a hero, a man on top of the world. This sent a red flag to the Hay’s office, thus forcing the alternative ending. In the alternative ending, Tony is basically clawing away, trying to avoid the inevitable fate. The alternative ending painted Tony to be a coward, and taught the audience that ‘violence doesn’t pay’.

This alters the original intent of the producers, the movie no longer portrays the life of a gangster, but rather what the Hay’s office deems morally safe.

Scarface 3 Endings

Scarface has three endings that describes different outcomes on Camonte’s life. In the original script, Tony walks down the stairs and makes an attempt to shoot down the police officers. He fails because he realizes that his gun is out of bullets and gets shot. I would have liked to see this ending on video because it seems like there was more action involved.

During the first film ending,  Cesca acts as if she is excited about loading the guns for Tony. She gets shot by a stray bullet which then brings out the coward side in Tony. Camonte gets scared and attempts to leave the apartment. He is stopped by the police and acts as if he is willing to work with them. As he walks down the steps, he makes a run for it and gets gunned down in the road. I don’t prefer this ending of the movie because not only did Tony die, but so did the ending die very quickly.

In the second film ending, Cesca is protrayed differently. Her feelings and facial expressions are not shown like in ending 1. Cesca looks less animated about helping Camonte load the guns. After Cesca gets shot, Tony goes down the stairs to the police. He is willing to work with the cops. He is sent to court and is sentenced the death penalty, which is to be hung. I did not like this ending very much because I don’t like to see people be hung. Even though we did not get the graphics, in your mind you are still well aware of what is going on.

 I feel that the original script glorifies Camonte because even though he was unsuccessful with his attempt on shooting the police, he still made an effort to win the battle just like any other real gangster would do. In endings 1 and 2, Tony is not glorified because in ending 1 he tries to run but fails. In ending 2 he gives up and does what every criminal should do… and that is go to court to get the right punishment for what you deserve.

The Three Endings of Scarface-Lindsay. C

 

 

In response to the three endings of the film Scarface, “the script”, “the coward runs” and “the hanging”, I felt that the ending from the original script, presented the most believable outcome for the character, Tony Camonte.  It was in this ending in which Tony was determined to fight off the police until the moment of his death. I feel this ending was stronger than the other two because, after every other scene showed Tony as a fearless gangster, it was a very far-fetched way to end the film by having him become a coward.

According to Black, the original script was never filmed because it “condemned American society for tolerating the existence of gangsters”(Black.125) However in 1983, the film was remade with a modern day twist containing an ending very similar to the script from 1932. And from that ending came one of the most famous lines in cinema history which was when Tony Montana said ” Say hello to my little friend,” the friend being his larger than life machine gun.

If the script ending from 1932 had been filmed, I feel that in comparison to the other two endings, Tony Camonte’s death would have been somewhat “glorified.” I feel this way because to me, it is more heroic to be fearless and die a fighter, than to run like a coward trying to escape an inevitable fate.  Even though both endings eventually had him become a coward, my view of Camonte and the government was slightly different depending on the particular version I saw.

One of the biggest differences I felt changed the way I viewed Camonte was that in the first filmed ending, up until the point when his sister Cesca is killed, there was more of an emphasis put on Tony trying to impress his sister by shooting at the police and being brave. Where as, in the ending where Tony is tried for murder and sentenced to death by hanging, there is less focus on gangster behavior and more focus on Tony’s guilt, punishment and death.

  Another difference was that in the ending with the hanging, a judge tries to send a message to the audience about how gangsters like Tony are bad people and do not deserve to live. Therefore my view of the government and their view of criminals like “Tony” was different depending on which ending I saw. Overall, I think the government sent the same message in both endings, but it was just more vivid in the ending with the hanging.  Which was it is ok for the government to murder in movies but not gangsters.   

Scarface- 3 Endings- Teresa S.

    Censors changed several parts of the 1932 version of Scarface.  One of the changes was the use of three different endings.    

            For the first ending of the film, Camonte runs out of the building and tries to shoot the police officer, but he finds that his gun is out of bullets.  He gets shot.  I would have actually preferred this ending over the other ones, because it is the most exciting.

            For the second ending, Camonte and Cesca show enthusiasm for shooting the cops.  Camonte is egotistic.  Cesca is happy to help Camonte, but while Camonte closes the steel windows, Cesca gets shot.  Camonte is more hopeless than in the first version, but he tries to run away from the cops until he gets shot.   

            For the third ending of the movie, Cesca doesn’t show that much enthusiasm with loading the gun, and Camonte doesn’t show that much egoism when he is standing by the window, shooting at the police.  Cesca still gets shot while he is closing the steel windows.  In this version, Camonte doesn’t run from the cops, and he gets tried and punished by the government official.  The jury sentences Camonte to be hanged.  The judge says that Camonte was killing to “satisfy” his “greed for power”.  This shows the government with the most power, but it seems as if the first two endings are more exciting for the audience (at least the second version was more exciting to me). 

             I don’t think that the ending from the original script glorifies Camonte.  He tries to shoot the police officer and he fails.  He still loses the fight and dies.  This isn’t glorifying.  The police and government do show a little bit more control in the last two endings.  However, I don’t think it makes that much of a difference which ending was used, because he loses and dies in all three versions. 

scarface-3 endings

Scarface had three distinct endings, one of which was never filmed because it was viewed as too brutal. In the original script ending Tony comes out of his apartment only after it is on fire, and he comes out guns blazing. Tony is hit by several bullets but manages to get close to the police officer who has been trying to catch him and as he raises his gun to shot the officer the empty gun clicks and the police officer shoots him. In this ending Tony dies in a blaze of glory as he shoots it out with the cops. In the first filmed ending Cesca comes to Tonys apartment to kill him but she just cant do it, she hugs Tony and says that they are one. When Cesca hears the cops coming she decides to help Tony fight it out with the cops and seems thrilled to help. Tony appears to go crazy and shoots his gun out the window to the crowd of police. As he continues raving about his steel fortress Cesca gets hit with a stray bullet and dies. Tony becomes stricken with fear of being alone and after the police throw tear gas into his window he trys to run down the stairs but is met by the police. Tony begs for his life and cries like a child, he asks for a break but the police are ready to take him to jail and seeing an opportunity he runs into the street and is shot dead by the police. In the second filmed ending all is the same except Cesca never hugs Tony and dosent seem as thrilled to help Tony. When Tony flees down the stairs he is again met by the police only this time he is led away in handcuffs. In the next scene they show a judge condemning Tony and sentencing him to death by hanging, and later we see Tony hung.

The original script ending does appear to glorify Camonte, he defies the police and the comes out ready to duel it out with the police like a warrior. If you watch most modern movies where the hero dies he dies in a blaze of glory fighting the enemy just like Tony did. i believe that tony appears to die a heroic death at the end of the original script, he dies fighting his enemy and never shows weakness, this is a very glorified death. As for the two filmed ending i dont believe that it makes a difference weather the police kills him as he runs or weather he is tried in the court, he dies either way. The only difference i saw in the two filmed endings was that the one were he was killed as he ran was a more entertaining than him going to jail, although i feel the the original script ending would have been more entertaining.

Scarface – *3 Endings*

In the original script ending, Tony Camonte would have fought to the death, shooting out the windows first, and then after the tear gas bomb was thrown by the police through the window, he was to run down the stairs while they were planning to intercept him at the door, his machine guns blazing even while lead and gunfire blew through him, and then at the very end, the click of his empty gun chamber would resonate. This ending was never filmed, but the idea of the head gangster portraying himself as so resilient and courageous does at least give him the benefit of backing up his tough gangster reputation with the worthy act of lashing out at his pursuers in his final moments. For me, it doesn’t only glorify him – it confirms something that was silently established throughout the film – the fact that Tony is the boss, and nothing scares him, because he won’t let it (except for things he is so closely connected to, like the murder of his sister’s husband). This viewpoint of Tony as strong and resistant, of him shooting even while he is being shot himself, gives him somewhat of a godly visage. At the same time, he must be completely crazed, because he is so focused on his goal that he doesn’t even seem to be feeling the pain of repeated gunfire. So I believe that while this ending does something to glorify Camonte’s character, I’m not sure it’s supposed to glorify the idea of the gangster himself. Throughout the film, Tony Camonte was untouchable – as in, nothing bothered him in the slightest. So that phantom ending that was never filmed would have just been his last mission, and because of Tony’s personality, he should have gone down fighting for his life.

The first filmed ending, where Camonte runs, pleads for his life, and then is shot down in the street, is one that made a better impression on the Hays’ Office. Tony is in the room where the second to last scene takes place, and Cesca comes in, holding a gun that she is pointing at Tony, with tears glimmering in her eyes as she thinks of her lost husband. Her brother turns around and sees her, and then Cesca’s expression softens, and she realizes she can’t kill him. After the sirens sound out the window, she looks over toward the street in fright and then runs over to Tony, grabs him, and urges him to do something, or else they’re going to get him. Tony is still shell-shocked and he only asks her why she didn’t shoot him. She says “because you’re me and I’m you and that’s how it’s always been,” which gives an idea of how close their relationship is and proof of why she would never abandon him. They start fighting back, but Cesca soon gets shot by a ricochet bullet and he lays her down. But Tony is scared and egotistic, first by ignoring Angelo’s death, then at this point he is accusing Cesca of leaving him when she has basically just died because of Tony. He continues to be an egotistical coward when he is smoked out of the room, ends up on the stairway, and begins to plead for his life after a police officer shoots his gun out of his hand. He wants them to give him a break, because he “doesn’t have anyone,” he’s “got no gun,” and his “steel shutters don’t work.” That statement brought back some humor at that point, but also made him look like a stunned and babbling moron. Then, after he gets down the stairs, he is shot once – and he is finally dead. I think this version of the film is very poignant, because it is a great turning point. Tony had everything that he wanted in the world, but he went down so quickly. Not only that, but his cowardice and egotism is very unattractive to see, and reinforces the idea that a gangster’s life may look glamorous, but in the end it never is. To add to the irony, the “The World is Yours” sign is shown as the end scene. This was further reinforcement of my previous statement. Earlier on, we saw the sign as a motif three times or so, each time in a scene where Tony was looking out on the city before him (the world) and he would feel that great contentment of having everything he’d ever wanted. So it’s very powerful when it’s shown one more time at the end, as if to say ‘Tony could have had the world if he had just played by the rules.’ In the alternate version, it isn’t shown, and so I’m glad they went with the version they did because I think the message truly belongs there, and it also makes the ending more believable, and the film better in general, because we are reminded of all the times Tony bragged about his apartment and looked out at the sign, thinking he would spend the rest of his life doing that, and eventually he would have the world. But you can’t have the world if you try to steal it from innocent people.

In the alternate ending, many things are the same but there are some things that they took out, or changed. First off, Cesca doesn’t get emotional with Tony; she stills looks as if she’s going to shoot him for her own revenge, but changes her mind after she hears the police sirens. Their reactions are fast; Cesca silently loads bullets as Tony goes to the window and he starts shooting back and closing the steel shutters, but Cesca gets hit by a stray bullet and soon dies, saying “I don’t want to stay; you’re afraid,” while Tony is pestering her about how she’s leaving him, then she murmurs her dead husband’s name a couple times and passes on. Everything after that is the same except Tony is taken away by the police instead of getting shot down. The scene then cuts to some officials talking about the sentencing, and then cuts to a court and focuses on the judge. The judge condemns Tony for his many murders and sentences him to “hang by the neck until dead.” Out of the three different added end scenes this one is the longest. The next and last scene is the hanging. You see Tony being led to the scaffold and then the three men each cutting a rope. After that, you hear the a sound of a wooden trapdoor falling open, but you don’t see anything of Tony. This scene feels somewhat rushed and fake. Everything happens too fast – practically no time is spent before Tony is hanging dead. I guess it could make the government look efficient and on top again, but it’s not enjoyable at all for me to watch. I preferred the dramatic, yet cowardly death that Tony endured during the first filmed ending. It felt like everything was settled – the chief of police got their revenge on Tony (they saw him as a coward and did not show him the mercy he asked for), and Tony got to die without any more embarrassment. I guess I feel sorrier for Tony in the second filmed ending, where he is tried and executed. But I liked the first filmed ending because it left a better message and everything felt resolved and equal. Tony was shot down just like all of the men, women, and children he ended up shooting down.

Scarface-3 endings

The original script of Tony Camonte’s death differs greatly from the other two endings. The first ending depicts Tony as fearless as he refuses to give up his battle with the cops.  Once he’s forced out of his home with tear gas, he comes out “with his guns blazing, not crawling and begging for mercy.” He is obviously outnumbered by police and still continues to fire his gun with no hesitation.  He is hit by several bullets and still continues to fire, but his gun is now empty.  “Only a click is heard”, and he is unprotected. The policeman shoots one last bullet, and Tony still attempts to click his gun in the process. Several “clicks” are heard, before Tony’s last seconds of life come to an end.  I would relate Tony’s death as going down in true gangster style.  He never gave up, never showed fear, and fought till the death.

The first ending in the film version turns Tony into a fearful character before he is gunned down by police.  His sister Cesca sneaks to his home to kill her brother, but ultimately doesn’t go through with it. He asks her several times why she didn’t go through with it, as if he deserved to be killed.  Once a swarm of police arrive, stray bullets are fired everywhere. Tony makes use of his steel doors and windows and feels untouchable at this point. He becomes excited in the moment, and Cesca becomes his assistant in helping him load bullets. A stray bullet hits Cesca, and she collapses on the floor.  Tony immediately panics, becomes afraid and of being left alone. You can see the fear in his eyes and he realizes that he no longer has anyone.  The police finally break into his home with an axe and Tony is cornered with no where to run. He slowly comes down the stairway and submits to the police. “Give me a break will you” he says several times to the police. Tony desperately tries to bargain with the police and make himself seem like a victim. The police have no pity, and attempt to handcuff him and take him away. With one last attempt of pride, Tony tries to flee out the door to escape, and is immediately shot down in the street.

The second filmed ending of Scarface is similar to the first with some scenes that are taken out. The emotional scene between Cesca and Tony,(“I’m you, you’re me, its always been that way”) was removed. The scene of Cesca and Tony helping each other excitedly load guns and prepare for the cops was also removed. I feel the closeness of Tony and Cesca was de-emphasized for this ending, to stick with the fact that Tony is supposed to be a “bad guy”.  Adding the soft moments, would give the audience a sense of feeling bad for him. Once Tony is forced out of his home by police, he’s captured and taken put on trial. As he stands in front of a jury, the judge makes a point to call him “Ruthless, immoral and vicious”, and sentences him to be hung.

2).I feel the ending in the original script glorifies Camonte. He is a man that stays consistent with his ruthlessness and is fearful of no one. He kills almost all of the characters by the end of the film, including is supposed “good friend” Guino Rinaldo.  He shows no weakness and submits to no one. He has everything he wants, and makes sure he gets everything he wants. He’s able to slickly dodge police officials and get away with murder (literally). To his understanding, he runs things, and anyone who disagrees should be willing to put up a fight (and probably lose their life). Once Camonte is captured by police, he shows no mercy and fires til the death.

3)The differences of how Camonte is killed makes a difference on our view of the government. In the first filmed ending, Camonte is shot only because he tries to escape. We don’t know what the outcome would have been if he didn’t try to run, or  how extensive his punishment would have been.  The second filmed ending accomplishes a more effective ending by capturing Tony, and sentencing him to death. It shows that the government has no sympathy for this man and will give him what he deserves. His hanging makes clear that the government till not tolerate this behavior by anyone in society.

 

Scarface Endings

In the original script ending, Tony is bombarded with tear gas and bullets to no effect by the police. The cops then set the building on fire. Tony finally come out with guns blazing and not begging for mercy like shown in the 2 film ending versions. He then comes face to face with Guarino, the cop who has been following him the whole movie. He pulls his gun to Guarino’s face and shoots. There are no more bullets left in his gun ( Black 126). In the first film film ending, Camonte and his sister are together in the room. She is about to pull a gun on him but then hears the sirens and begs her brother to get away. Camonte asks his sister why she didn’t shoot him. She then replies, ” Because you are me and I am you. It’s always been that way.” Camonte then goes into a sort of gun blazing craze out the window. He seems almost psychotic. Cesca is in the backround loading guns. Camonte then starts shutting the steel shuters on his windows and a bullet ricochets off the steel shutter into his sister. Camonte goes crazy yelling for her to not leave him. She then calls out for her dead husband that her brother killed and says that Camonte is afraid. She then dies. The police then bombard the room with tear gas and he comes out begging for mercy like a coward. He then tries to run and get shot down in the gutter. The 2nd film ending is shown on the dvd. In this ending, Cesca still come up the the room with her gun. She then hears the sirens and wamrs Tony to get out. He asks, ” Why didn’t you shoot me?” They then try to run down the stairs, but the cops are there. There is not as much excitement or craziness as in the first film ending. Cesca is loading guns and Tony starts to shut the steel shutters. A bullet ricochets and hits Cesca. Tony starts yelling for her not to leave. That he needs her. Cesca says she is cold but its okay. He keeps yelling for her to not leave. She can’t leave him. She tells Tony that Guino wasn’t afraid. She doesn’t want to stay because tony is. She then dies. The police bombard the building with the tear gas. He then goes downstairs and is greeted by the cops. They arrest him. He is tried nd found guilty in court for murder in the 1st degree. The judge then preceeds to say he desearves this. He is sentenced to be hung by noose. I think the original script ending did glorify Camonte. He wasnt a coward. He wasn’t afraid of anything. He met the cops in the eye without fear. When you think of a gangster you think of a big bad tough guy who isn’t afraid of anything. Who isn’t afraid of dying. This is exactly how Camonte was in the script ending. I don’t think the 2 film ending made a difference to the peoples view. This is because the violence from before in the movie is still with the audience. The first filmed ending is violent because he is shot to death. The second ending shows him getting tried for his crimes and hung which is still gruesome.

Scarface-3 endings- Laura M

         Scarface was a very controversial film, which lead to its three different endings. There was the scripts version, the ‘cowards run’, and the hanging. I think the script version, which was never filmed did glorify Camonte. Police threw tear-gas into his apartment and shot at him and not until the building was on fire did he come out. He came out courageous and not begging for his life. Tony confronted Guarino the cop who has been after him since the beginning and tried to shoot him, but realized he had no more bullets. Guarino then shot Tony and as he fell to his death he still tried to shoot his gun at him. This showed he wasn’t afraid and was going to go out the way he wanted to go out. 

         The second ending was with Tony begging for his life as he came down the stairs and he tried to run, but he was shot down by the police. I think our view on how Camonte is killed as he runs from his hideout does make a difference in the second ending. They wanted us to view Tony as a coward and that all gangsters are like that.                                              

         The third ending would have been more modern to have. Tony had a trial and was punished by government officials. The judge pointed out that he was only being convicted of one crime, but has committed several and that he will be punished for them. Everyone should have a court trial, but the outcome of Tony’s was for him to be hanged to death, which was justice, since he killed all those people.
       

         My personal opinion would be that they should have shown the script version, since it matched the rest of the movie. Tony was living his life on his own terms and left his life on his own terms.

Scarface-3 Endings: Dee Nouv

I believe that if this movie is made in present time, the scripted ending would be the one used to conclude the film. Although many people think that this ending glorifies Tony, it also shows you the high price that comes along with it. Living life in the fast lane could cost you your life, and gangsters know the risks they are taking. It is this characteristic that draws the audience to them; the fact that they would risk it all, something many Americans wish they could do at certain times. It is a shame that they never got to shoot this original ending. It is interesting that in the remake of Scarface, starring Al Pachino, the ending is similar to the original script in which Tony Montana comes out with his guns blazing. This ending is more accepted in our time because we our able to distinguish reality from fantasy more easily.

The “coward runs ending” is one that leads to an alternate, less glorifying death for Tony. It also shows the bond that he shares with his sister. Although it does not provide any more insight into the incest plot, it undoubtedly shows the commitment they owe to each other. This ending is shot exceptionally well. Tony is portrayed in a realistic way, acting hysteric and shooting crazily. The stair scene accomplishes its goal by showing Tony acting cowardly and begging to be spared. I believe that the reason for a “hanging ending” to be shot was the fact that Tony was still killed without going to trial and went out his way, which in some eyes, could be viewed as still glorifying Tony and gangsters.