Bugsy Malone

1976

Action / Comedy / Crime / Family / Musical

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 79% · 29 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 21122 21.1K

new york city prohibition era gangster gang war musical speakeasy

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Alan Parker Photo
Alan Parker

Top cast

Jodie Foster Photo
Jodie Foster as Tallulah
John Williams Photo
John Williams as Roxy Robinson
Dexter Fletcher Photo
Dexter Fletcher as Baby Face
Louise English Photo
Louise English as Ballet Dancer
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
861.95 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
G
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 6
1.73 GB
1904*1072
English 5.1
G
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

There is something cartoon-like about this gangster spoof

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.
Reviewed by 6 / 10

Cute Fun

Well produced on what appears to be a medium budget, "Bugsy" is a cute romp through the NY gangster heyday. The under 16 year old cast is what truly makes this film fun to watch. This is especially true knowing that most of the kids never appeared in anything else. (Notable exceptions being a pre-Happy Days Scott Baio and, an already accomplished film and TV star, Jodie Foster...) The film has it's flaws, the most striking to me being the decision (possibly budget related) to have adults sing the musical numbers. This caused what was actually a pretty decent musical score to seem little more than catchy background music at times. Even if the cast sang off-key, it would have been a little better than hearing Paul Williams' voice coming out of a kid's mouth. (very awkward) This is to take nothing away from Mr. Williams singing or writing ability because if you were around in the 70's and were sober enough to have memories of it you will instantly recognize his unique voice and musical style. All in all, "Bugsy Malone" is a great movie to enjoy with the kids. My 9 year old is now bugging me to get the soundtrack. (Good luck finding that...)
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