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Bugsy Malone
“Every year brings a great movie. Every decade a great movie musical!”
6.6 / 10• 1976• 1h 33m•G• English
DramaActionComedyMusicFamily
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Scott Baio
Bugsy Malone
Lead
Jodie Foster
Tallulah
Florrie Dugger
Blousey
John Cassisi
Fat Sam
ML
Martin Lev
Dandy Dan
Paul Murphy
Leroy Smith
Sheridan Earl Russell
Knuckles
A'
Albin 'Humpty' Jenkins
Fizzy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Parker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bugsy Malone is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
