Bugsy Malone

Bugsy Malone

1976 · 93 min · EN · G · 6.5 (250 votes)
Dir. Alan Parker · Starring Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Florrie Dugger, John Cassisi, Martin Lev, Paul Murphy · Music Paul Williams

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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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A dazzling, song-filled romp through Prohibition-era New York. It's a candy-colored, custard-pie-flinging spectacle where pint-sized gangsters and molls burst into song. Pure, unadulterated, joyous fun for all ages.

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new york cityprohibition eragangstermusical1920sgangster comedy
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