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Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical comedy crime film directed by Alan Parker. The screenplay was written by Paul Williams and Alan Parker, with music composed by Williams. Produced by Alan Marshall, David Puttnam, and Robert Stigwood for RSO Records, the movie features a cast including Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, and Dexter Fletcher. Peter Biziou and Michael Seresin served as directors of photography, while Gerry Hambling edited the film.
The narrative is set in New York City during the prohibition era and focuses on organized crime and gang wars. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios. The production had a capital cost of 575,000. The runtime is 93 minutes. It was distributed by The Rank Organisation and Netflix, with a distribution format including video on demand. The film originated in the United Kingdom and Australia, with additional involvement from the United States of America.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores include 6.5 out of 10, 79 percent, and a vote average of 6.61. The IMDb rating is 6.8. The tagline states, "Every year brings a great movie. Every decade a great movie musical!"
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6.6New 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.
Cast
- Scott Baio as Bugsy Malone
- Jodie Foster as Tallulah
- Florrie Dugger as Blousey
- John Cassisi as Fat Sam
- Martin Lev as Dandy Dan
- Paul Murphy as Leroy Smith
Themes
- new york city
- prohibition era
- gangster
- gang war
- musical
- speakeasy
- 1920s
- gangster comedy
- rival gangs
- all-child cast
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Screenwriter
- Alan Parker
- Composer
- Paul Williams
- Producer
- Robert Stigwood
- Production company
- RSO Records
- Cinematographer
- Michael Seresin
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 874286
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1977-05-11
- film editor
- Gerry Hambling
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- Bugsy Malone
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 79%
- Commons category
- Bugsy Malone
- different from
- Bugzy Malone
- capital cost
- 575000
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