Bugsy Malone (film)

Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in Chicago, Illinois in the Prohibition era, specifically, the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone as dramatized in cinema. The tongue-in-cheek movie stars children as the gangsters and their molls, toning down the subject matter sufficiently to receive a "G" rating. The plot concerns the manufacture of a brand of custard, which is used first in cream-topped pies (being hit with one "kills" the character) then later in "splurge guns" that enable the dessert to be deployed on an unprecedented level. The musical centers on Fat Sam's Grand Slam speakeasy.

Written and directed by Alan Parker and produced by David Puttnam, the film stars Scott Baio as the title character, with Jodie Foster in the role of Fat Sam's moll Tallulah. The music and lyrics are by singer-songwriter Paul Williams. All the songs on the soundtrack were actually performed by adults, including Williams himself, in his unmistakable high-pitched voice, and lip-synched by the cast. To commemorate its 30th anniversary, the film was re-released in limited theaters in the UK on December 8, 2006.

Tagline: Quite simply there has never ever been a movie like it

Cast

Scott Baio - Bugsy Malone
Florrie Dugger - Blousey Brown

Jodie Foster - Tallulah
John Cassisi - Fat Sam
Martin Lev - Dandy Dan
Paul Murphy - Leroy Smith / Gangster
Sheridan Earl Russell - Knuckles (as Sheridan Russell)
Albin 'Humpty' Jenkins - Fizzy
Paul Chirelstein - Smolsky / Boxer
Andrew Paul - O'Dreary
Davidson Knight - Cagey Joe
Michael Jackson - Razamataz
Jeffrey Stevens - Louis
Peter Holder - Ritzy
Donald Waugh - Snake Eyes
Michael Kirkby - Angelo
Jon Zebrowski - Shoulders
Jorge Valdez - Bronx Charlie
John Rafter Lee - Benny Lee (as John Lee)
Ron Meleleu - Doodle
Paul Besterman - Yonkers
Kevin Reul - Laughing Boy
Brian Hardy - Jackson

Dexter Fletcher - Baby Face
Bonnie Langford - Lena Marelli (as Bonita Langford)
Mark Curry - Oscar DeVelt (Producer)
Kathryn Apanowicz - Assistant
Vivienne McKone - Velma
Helen Corran - Bangles
Lynn Aulbaugh - Louella
Nick Amend - Matt The Barman
John Williams - Roxy Robinson
Herbert Norville - Sarsaparilla Man
Louise English - Ballet Dancer
Kathy Spaulding - Lorretta
Fifi Marchese - Dancer
Romana Kyriakou - Dancer
Joanna Garbutt - Dancer
Melanie Kelly - Dancer
Beverley Horn - Dancer
Susan Baker - Dancer
Geraldine Cobb - Dancer
Caren Lumsdale - Dancer
Ella Harper

Phil Daniels - Waiter who spills spaghetti
Jonathan Scott-Taylor - Newsreporter / Johnston The Butler / English Boy On Telephone
Julie K. Smith - (uncredited)

Plot

The film centers around an ongoing gang battle between Fat Sam, named because of his physique, and Dandy Dan, named for his classy fashion sense. The conflict is set in 1930's America gripped by Prohibition. Fat Sam's various business interests are being systematically raided by Dandy Dan's gangsters, who with their superior firepower (splurge guns) easily eliminate Sam's henchmen.

Bugsy Malone, the main character, begins the film as a bystander, a penniless boxing promoter who is down on his luck. A desperate Fat Sam recruits Bugsy as a driver, and Bugsy, hard-up and needing the money, agrees to help him.

Bugsy's love interest in the film is Blousey Brown, a shy but ambitious girl desperate to be a film star in Hollywood. Bugsy meets Blousey early in the film at Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy. With the money Bugsy earns from Sam, Bugsy promises to take Blousey to Hollywood. However, Bugsy is later mugged and his money stolen. During the mugging, Bugsy is rescued by Leroy Smith, whose natural fighting talent he recognizes. Bugsy takes Leroy to his local gym to train him as a boxer. Leroy becomes Bugsy's unofficial sidekick.

Blousey's worries intensify as she finds Bugsy flirting with Tallulah, Fat Sam's girlfriend and the lead singer at the speakeasy.

Songs
"Bugsy Malone"
"Fat Sam's Grand Slam"
"Tomorrow"
"Bad Guys"
"I'm Feeling Fine"
"My Name is Tallulah"
"So You Want to Be a Boxer"
"Ordinary Fool"
"Down and Out"
"You Give a Little Love"
"That's Why They Call Me Dandy"
"Show Biz"
"We Could Have Been Anything (That We Wanted To Be)"

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