Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Sam Panico I often write about movies in the middle of the night, when the rest of the world is asleep. Sometimes, a movie will seem like a dream instead of something real. Imagine a musical gangster movie starring all child actors with music by Paul Williams. Yet, wonder of wonders, this movie actually was filmed.Sir Alan Parker's feature-length directorial debut (he also directed Pink Floyd's The Wall, Angel Heart, Fame and so many more), this is also Scott Baio's first movie and features a young Jodie Foster.Why kids? Parker said, "I had four young children and we used to go to a cottage in Derbyshire at weekends. On the long, boring car journey up there, I started telling them the story of a gangster called Bugsy Malone. They'd ask me questions and I'd make up answers, based on my memories of watching old movie reruns as a kid." His oldest son loved the stories and suggested that when he made the movie, children should play the roles. The strangest moment of the film is seeing kids sing with Paul Williams' voice. Parker agrees today. "Watching the film after all these years, this is one aspect that I find the most bizarre. Adult voices coming out of these kids' mouths? I had told Paul that I didn't want squeaky kids voices and he interpreted this in his own way. Anyway, as the tapes arrived, scarcely weeks away from filming, we had no choice but to go along with it!"The film starts with Roxy Robinson being splurged by another gang. In the film, guns shoot whipped cream instead of bullets and once you get splurged, you're done. We meet speakeasy boss Fat Sam and Bugsy Malone (Baio) with a big musical number. Fat Sam is played by John Cassisi, a kid who was selected by Parker after asking for the worst behaved child in his Brooklyn class. Interestingly enough, after he retired from acting, Cassisi became involved in construction, rising to the Director of Global Construction for Citigroup. However, he pleaded guilty to bribery in 2012 and was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison, pretty much making him a real gangster.Then, we meet Blousey Brown, a singer, and Dandy Don, the rival gangster who wants to take over Fat Sam's rackets and splurging all his men. Meanwhile, Sam's girlfriend Tallulah (Foster) tries to get between Bugsy and Blousey.Bugsy helps Sam survive a trap that Dandy Dan sets, drawing Bugsy deeper into the gangster life, despite his budding affair with Blousey. Finally, everyone but our young lovers gets splurged and realizes that they can all get along.This is a movie that defies my descriptions. You should just watch the trailer for yourself to confirm to me that this is all real and not a dream.

ella-48 This film has long been a favourite of mine, and I enjoyed seeing it again this afternoon on Channel 4. To be honest, what I'm about to write isn't really a review at all, merely a curious observation. Here goes anyway...It's fun to watch this film with an eye for identifying people who have since gone on to greater fame. I believe I may have spotted one very well-established performer who has a nice cameo part but isn't even credited in the cast-list!Approximately 25 minutes in, we have the audition scene in which Blousey Brown misses her chance to be heard. The first hopeless "act" we see being auditioned is a light opera singer, warbling ineptly through the opening lines of "Velia, Oh Velia" before being kicked offstage.I may be wrong, but I'm pretty convinced that this is a young Sylvestra Le Touzel - and yet this performance doesn't appear in her resume/filmography at all, either here on IMDb or anywhere else I can find. Chronologically it's possible, as she would have been about 17 years old at the time Bugsy Malone was being made.I wonder if anyone out there can tell me whether or not I'm right? If you're reading this, Ms Le Touzel, do put me out of my misery - is it you? ;-)

mattboy07 There is no way this movie could be made today. Let me be upfront, there are children in this movie in all the roles, even the flapper girls and cut-throat gangsters. But that's part of the fun and honestly it's amazing to watch as a satirical and funny musical.Bugsy Malone follows the story of a group of individuals trying to make it in the world during the 20s, from a well mannered girl trying to break into show business to a ruthless criminal mastermind trying to take over the criminal underworld. The kicker: they're all played by kids and all the normal gimmicks are played up for fun. Bullets are now whipped creme, the cars are powered by bike pedals, the illicit substances and actions are toned down (such as bootlegging liquor now being sarsaparilla), and all the kids sing their musical numbers about deep or adult content by lip syncing an adult voice.It's a genius idea that never could be reproduced with all the politically correct zealots and fear over child exploitation. And, for me personally, that's what makes it so great. I caught most of this flick as a child and tracked it down over a decade of searching. This is meant to poke fun at the overly gratuitous, violent, sexual, and hyped up movies and musicals at the time, and yet, it still serves the same purpose.With all the fuss over Toddlers and Tiaras, and overblown trash movie experiences, the moral and humor still hold up if not more so now than in the late 70s. This movie is great, not perfect, but still loads of fun. Sit down with your friends or your significant other and have a laugh at a source that knows its target humor and nails it. It's a little difficult to find a copy, it'll run you about $20 online, but it's a decent investment if this sort of thing appeals to you.

johnstonjames movies are seldom more clever and original than 'Bugsy Malone'. sure it's been done before but there wasn't anything like it except the 'Our Gang' comedies with the Little Rascals. not only does 'Bugsy Malone' achieve a high level of originality, it also features a winning score by pop icon Paul Williams and is excellently conceived by top notch director Alan Parker of the original 'Fame' movie.there's also nothing about 'Bugsy Malone' that is too saccharine. it's sweet but it's not too sweet and it features some very mature performances from it's all child cast. especially Jodie foster and Scott Baio who seem years beyond their age which is part of the fun.this movie also seems years ahead in terms of the "gangster" genre and it's satirizing of it. there are scenes that seem eerily right out of 'Miller's Crossing' and that movie hadn't even been made yet.most of all 'Bugsy Malone' showcases a excellent pop score by Paul Williams that manages to be good contemporary pop as well as evocative of the 1930's time period.there are few films even to this day that are quite like 'Bugsy Malone', and that's good. it keeps it's spirit of originality fresh. originality is what sets this fine family film apart from other films, especially in a industry full of imitators and sequels and remakes. but most of all, it's a hilarious family film and lots of good clean fun.