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Bugsy Malone

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G,1hr 33min

Genres:

Comedy,Drama,Musical

Released:

September 12, 1976

Director:

Alan Parker

Distributor:

Paramount Pictures

Starring:

Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Florrie Dugger ...more

Synopsis: Here's the basic "shtick" of Bugsy Malone: it's a gangster picture enacted by children. Acted out before scaled-down sets, the film details the career of Bugsy Malone (Scott Baio), who rises to the top of the criminal ladder in 1920s New York. Whenever gunfire is called for, the kiddie crooks substitute whipped cream for bullets. Paul Williams contributes several songs, which are performed by adult singers and lip-synched by the pint-sized actors. The cast includes John Cassisi as diminutive Capone ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review Bugsy Malone is nothing if not unusual. Very few other films have featured a cast comprised entirely of children, and possibly no other film has called upon those children to play adult roles, let alone adult gangster roles. There's a curiosity value to this concept, but there doesn't seem to be any real reason for its existence -- what's the purpose behind the children as gangsters metaphor? Director/screenwriter ... Full Review

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	Scott Baio Bugsy Malone Jodie Foster Tallulah Florrie Dugger Blousey John Cassisi Fat Sam

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