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Bugsy Malone (1976)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:12
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: In this unique mobster movie, Scott Baio heads up a prepubescent cast as the title character, a child gangster determined to rule over New York City. Instead of throwing fists or bullets, the... In this unique mobster movie, Scott Baio heads up a prepubescent cast as the title character, a child gangster determined to rule over New York City. Instead of throwing fists or bullets, the Prohibition-era kiddie mobsters sling confections at one another. When Bugsy learns that a rival gang has developed a secret weapon capable of firing sweets as quick as a machine gun shoots bullets, he sets out to heist the high-tech tart-launcher. BUGSY MALONE, director Alan Parker's first feature, cleverly spoofs the rich, cliché-ridden history of films about organized crime while lightly mocking the childlike, selfish traits of grown-ups. The engaging silliness is periodically spirited forward by several song-and-dance numbers composed by bubblegum pop maestro Paul Williams. [More]
Starring: Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Florrie Dugger, John Cassisi
Starring: Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Florrie Dugger, John Cassisi
Director: Alan Parker
Director: Alan Parker
Screenwriter: Alan Parker
Producer: Alan Marshall
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Reviews for Bugsy Malone
The songs and set pieces are still fresh and infectious and most of the child cast are mesmerisingly good. I defy anyone not to be caught up in the charm and nostalgia.
There's little here that delivers even the bare minimum for a musical or a comedy
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