Bugsy Malone

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Bugsy Malone

G

1976

1h 33m

Musical

Comedy

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Fat Sam (John Cassisi), Bugsy (Scott Baio) and Tallulah (Jodie Foster) are kids playing adults in Roaring '20s New York.

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Critics Consensus

Delightfully bizarre, Bugsy Malone harnesses immense charm from its cast of child actors playing wise guys with precocious pluck.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

12/02/2023

Bugsy Malone is nothing but its godawful idea.

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Mark Monahan

Daily Telegraph (UK)

04/18/2014

Parker's script is as sharp as a wiseguy's suit, his attention to period and genre detail a constant joy, and he coaxes scarily poised performances from his young performers.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

12/30/2006

3/5

It's boisterous and good-natured, with catchy songs, and always sublimely unaware of its own strangeness.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

03/05/2024

3/5

…was and is an innocent film, made by kids for kids, and with adult concerns only getting in the way…there’s an appropriately child-like glee in Bugsy Malone’s best songs, which all sound great today, and the staging is agreeably quaint...

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Michael Barrett

PopMatters

10/22/2021

7/10

Williams writes good songs and the whole production has a good-natured, uncynical vibe.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

09/03/2021

2/4

Alan Parker directed a handful of exemplary musicals over the course of his career, but this isn't one of them.

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John D

@bilbot Jan 23

What a deeply strange film this is on every level.

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John K

@WQCMI Nov 4

Bugsy Malone is an instant classic! The songs are memorable and catchy, the characters are enjoyable to watch, the idea of making a parody of gangster movies was a unique concept back in the 70s, and the film's budget shows that sometimes you don't have to rely on a Hollywood formula to make a masterpiece.

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Jamie B.

@jcdcj4 Sep 4

I have always loved busgy malone. I can’t even count how many times I have watched this movie. My little sister and I have grown up watching this movie over and over again. Fan favorite for life.

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Shaggy I

Aug 13

First saw this movie in the late 90's early 2000's and absolutely loved it and have been listening to the soundtrack since YouTube allowed longer videos and I can't get enough of it even though it cane out before I was born I have been addicted to this movie and have been wanting to buy it on DVD

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 7

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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john w

11/18/2024

An absolute classic , if you don't enjoy this you need to go see your Doctor , it may be you don't have a heart or a soul

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Synopsis

Fat Sam (John Cassisi), Bugsy (Scott Baio) and Tallulah (Jodie Foster) are kids playing adults in Roaring '20s New York.

Director: Alan Parker
Producer: Alan Marshall
Screenwriter: Alan Parker
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, The Rank Organisation, Goodtimes Enterprises
Rating: G
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 1976, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 6, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

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