![]() Over the next few weeks Dan's men continue to attack Fat Sam's empire, eventually taking over all of Sam's moneymaking rackets and splurging members of Fat Sam's gang until only the speakeasy remains. Just then, Fat Sam's is raided by Dandy Dan's men, who shoot up the place. Bugsy meets Blousey when he trips over her luggage he is instantly smitten and attempts to flirt with her. Blousey Brown, an aspiring singer and actress, has come for an audition at the speakeasy, but Sam is too distracted to see her. ![]() Fat Sam rants about the loss of Roxy, who was one of his best men, laying the blame on up-and-coming rival mob boss Dandy Dan and worried that Dan is trying to take control of his criminal empire. but a nice guy' ("Bugsy Malone").Īt Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy, there is much dancing and singing ("Fat Sam's Grand Slam"). Mob boss Fat Sam Staccetto introduces himself in the opening narration, as well as introducing Bugsy Malone, a penniless boxing promoter who is 'a little too popular with the broads. Once splurged, a gangster is "all washed up. The film also received three nominations at the 34th Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.ĭuring the prohibition era, a mobster named Roxy Robinson is "splurged" by members of a rival gang, using rapid-fire cream-shooting "splurge guns". The film received eight nominations at the 30th British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film and won three: Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for Foster and Best Screenplay for Parker. In 2008, Empire ranked it 353rd on their list of 500 greatest movies of all time. In 2003, it was voted #19 on a list of the 100 greatest musicals, as chosen by viewers of Channel 4 in the UK. The film received critical acclaim, with praise drawn for Parker's screenplay and direction, its musical numbers, unique narrative and the performances of the cast. Although a commercial success in the UK, it was not a financial success overseas. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on July 12, 1976, by Fox- Rank Distributors, and in the United States by Paramount Pictures on September 15. Bugsy Malone premiered at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. Parker lightened the subject matter considerably for the children's market and the film received a G rating in the U.S. The film is based loosely on events in New York and Chicago during Prohibition era, specifically the exploits of real-life gangsters such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran. Set in New York City, it is a gangster movie spoof, substituting machine guns that fire gobs of whipped cream instead of bullets. The film tells the story of the rise of "Bugsy Malone" and the battle for power between "Fat Sam" and "Dandy Dan". A co-production of United States and United Kingdom, it features an ensemble cast, featuring only child actors playing adult roles, with Jodie Foster, Scott Baio and John Cassisi in major roles. Bugsy Malone is a 1976 gangster musical comedy film written and directed by Alan Parker (in his feature film directorial debut).
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