Name: Bugsy Malone
Released: 1976
Duration: 93 min

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New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah who wants Bugsy for herself.

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SparklinDiamond

I think one of the only reasons I have a soft spot for this movie is because I was in the musical as a kid! However, it is still funny, and has catchy show tunes. And the kids so play really good parts.

The_Argentinian

Just watching it for the first time. What a charming, original movie.

bhrnd

This was just so completely deranged. Who thought this was a good idea? Of all the kid actors only Foster didn’t seem worse than the kids in an elementary school play. The songs were often fun though and those bicycle/pedicab cars in the back half of the movie were kinda awesome too.

Saint Pauly

Like a puppy dog: cute and messy. Not a particularly well made film with meandering story lines and too many characters to fill the gaps of nothing going on, but the idea is charming and the young actors mostly talented and the nostalgia factor strong. Plus, my hero Paul Williams did the soundtrack so it beats watching election results.

belafonte

I absolutely loved this movie the first time I saw it. Brings back so many memories...enjoy the show!

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CinemaSerf

0/10

There is something cartoon-like about this gangster spoof. The characters are all played by children and instead of spraying their rivals with bullets, they find themselves being creamed to death. The plot centres around the turf wars between "Dandy Dan" (Martin Lev) and "Fat Sam" (John Cassisi) and the shrewd manoeuvrings of the eponymous character (Scott Baio). Add to the mix the seductive, sultry, "Tallulah" (Jodie Foster) and you have the makings of a gently comedic production. There's quite a decent list of songs to keep it moving - "Bugsy Malone", "Down and Out" and "So You Wanna be a Boxer". Not songs you might recognise by their titles, but ones your toes start instinctively tapping to when the ensemble break into their well choreographed delivery. It's an OK watch, this, but I found that the initially innovative joke wore a bit thin quite quickly and the scenarios prove just a little too repetitive. That said, Foster and Baio work quite well together and it does look good - sending up all things Al Capone! Worth a watch, but nothing great.