Bugsy Malone
Every year brings a great movie. Every decade a great movie musical!
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7/22/1976Runtime
93 minsOverview
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 cheerful pastiche of 1920s gangster movies remade as an elaborate musical performed entirely by children, where custard pies stand in for bullets and charm replaces violence. It's a clever, sweet-natured romp that works as both a loving genre parody and a genuine family musical.
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