Bugsy Malone ( Roaring 20 )

Bugsy Malone (1976)

A gangster’s movie that all of gangsters are children. Instead of real bullets they use "splurge guns" that cover the victim in cream. The story tells of the rise of "Bugsy Malone" and the battle for power between "Fat Sam" and "Dandy Dan".

JODI FOSTER (TALULLAH)SCOTT BAIO (BUGSY

FLORRIE DUGGER (BLOUSEY)JOHN CASSISI (FAT SAM)

MARTIN LEV (DANDY DANPAUL MURPHY (LEROY)

FIZZ

A slapstick musical comedy, Bugsy Malone follows the rivalry between two half-witted street gangs and the washed up, well-intentioned, one-time boxer who steps in to take control of Fat Sam’s gang and give Dandy Dan and his boys what they’ve got coming. In this film noir spoof, the message is one of good, clean fun; the characters are wonderful cartoon cutouts; and the weapons of choice are “splurge” whip cream guns, flour bombs, and custard pies.

As the musical opens, Bugsy Malone, a one-time boxer who’s neither completely honest nor crooked, ushers us through his neighborhood where three murders have just occurred (“Bugsy Malone”). Bugsy winds up at the local speakeasy, owned by gangster boss Fat Sam (“Fat Sam’s Grand Slam”). Turns out, one of those murders was that of Roxy “the Weasel” Robinson – one of Fat Sam’s best men. Enraged, Fat Sam, vows revenge on Dandy Dan whose henchman carried out the hit.

Meanwhile, Bugsy’s been chatting up Blousy Brown, the new girl in town who’s come to audition for Fat Sam’s club; but Fat Sam’s given her the brush off and tells her to come back tomorrow. Bugsy takes Blousey for dinner and she tells him she’s going to audition for the Lena Marelli show as well. Just as the mood turns romantic, however, Dandy Dan’s men raid the club. Dan’s determined to become the fashionable kingpin of the neighborhood, bringing all the other gangs under his control (“That’s Why The Call Him Dandy”) using his newly fashioned weapon of choice – the splurge “mark two” gun.

Meanwhile, back at the Fat Sam’s speakeasy they’re closing up shop. Fat Sam and his girl, Tallulah, are preparing to go out on the town. Fizzy, the janitor, sings about his ever-elusive chance to audition for Fat Sam (“Tomorrow”).

The Lena Marelli shows, Lena has quit, and Oscar de Velt is casting a replacement. Just as Blousey takes the stage to sing, however, Lena returns and takes the stage (“Show Business”). Bugsy tries to cheer a dejected Blousey up and promises to talk to Fat Sam about an audition.

Cut to Fat Sam’s speakeasy, where Fat Sam and his gang are getting nervous about Dandy Dan’s new initiative (“Bad Guys”). Fat Sam fears his gang is behind the times. They need to upgrade their weapons; so he contacts Shady, a Chinese laundry man, who locates a stash of “splurge guns;” but, Shady’s a two-timer, paid off by Dandy Dan to lure Fat Sam’s gang into a trap. Upon retrieving the guns, however, Fat Sam’s gang is wiped out. Fat Sam and Knuckles are panicking now, but determined to “act normal” as they try to figure out what to do. Just then, Blousey arrives to audition. Instead of turning her away, however, they ask her to wait – they’ll be right with her. They decide to enlist the help of the murdering lunatic Looney Bergonzi and arrange a meeting with Dandy Dan.

At the club, Tallulah is putting the moves on Bugsy as Fat Sam and Knuckles arrive to audition Blousey, who walks in just as Tallulah plants a big smooch right on Bugsy (“I’m Feeling Fine”). Blousey books the gig and Fat Sam offers Bugsy $200 to drive him to his meeting with Dandy Dan. Back at the girls’ dressing room, Bugsy tries to reconcile with a very angry Blousey, but Blousey is unconvinced.

Fat Sam and Dandy Dan confront each other. But just as Fat Sam reveals his secret weapon, Looney Bergonzi, Dan’s gang emerges from the trees and “splurge” him. Bugsy grabs Fat Sam and they escape. Grateful, Fat Sam gives him an extra $100 for being quick on his feet and tells him to get a new suit (“Bugsy Malone” reprise).

In the girls’ dressing room at Fat Sam’s and Tallulah is rehearsing her number (“My Name Is Tallulah”). Having earned his money and the loan of Fat Sam’s snazzy car, Bugsy calls on Blousey to take her out on a date. He tells her he wants to use the cash to buy them two tickets to Hollywood. Elated, she agrees to go. (“I’m Feeling Fine” reprise).

Meanwhile, Fat Sam has fashioned his own “splurge gun,” but the gun misfires and he kills his main man Knuckles. In an additional bit of bad luck, Bugsy is jumped by some thugs who steal his hard won $200. Leroy, a stranger who happens to be walking by, beats off the thugs. Bugsy’s impressed by his punching skill; and although he’s $200 poorer, he’s found a his first boxing client and proclaims himself Leroy’s manager. Bugsy takes Leroy to meet Cagey Joe who determines that Leroy has what it takes to be a champion (“So You Wanna Be A Boxer”).

Poor Fat Sam’s luck has turned from bad to worse when he gets a phone call that Dandy Dan has destroyed his hooch stills and taken over his grocery racket. He sends Tallulah to ask Bugsy for help. She finds him waiting for Blousey to catch a train to Hollywood. But when she says he’ll be handsomely rewarded for his help, Bugsy decides to delay the trip. Fat Sam offers him $400 to help him save what’s left of his empire and Bugsy agrees. Just then, Blousey calls. She’s been waiting for him for an hour to catch a train to Hollywood. He tells her Hollywood’s going to have to wait – he has business to attend to.

Blousey is heartbroken (“Ordinary Fool”).

Dejected, she returns to Fat Sam’s to get her job back as Bugsy enlists the help of Leroy, the wanna be prize fighter, to take care of Dandy Dan once and for all. They arrive at the center of Dan’s gun running operation “Splurge Imports” only to find they are severely outnumbered. Just then they come across a group of “down and outs” waiting in a soup line. Together, Bugsy and Leroy convince them to be their ad-hoc army (“Down and Out”).

They distract the guards, and storm the warehouse only to be surrounded by the police.

Fortunately, they find a secret escape and leave the police holding their hats. They arrive back to Fat Sam’s just in time for the show down with Dandy Dan’s gang. Bugsy presents Blousey with her their two tickets to Hollywood and everyone tries to “act normal” as they wait for the rumble (“Fat Sam’s Grand Slam” reprise).

Immediately, however, Dan and his henchman arrive and the stage explodes into a pitched battle of splurge whip cream guns, custard pies to save Sam’s club

(“You Give A Little Love”).


My opinion

I think this movie is funny. It has so cute of children, they has a good performance. It is a battle of children that they used a pie, splurge guns, to be bullets. It is a musical film, has a great song in this movie that written by Paul William.

In another cite, the movie showed Bugsy Malone’s life who is bystander, boxer and boxing promoter. He loves Blousey Brown who is a shy but ambitious girl desperate to be a film star in Hollywood.

You can see this thing in this movie:
· Boxer
· Speakeasy
· Splurge; whip cream guns, flour bombs, and custard pies.
· Audition
· the rise of the womanizing
· Nightclub
· Child As Adult
· All Child Cast
· Gangster
· Spoof
· Backstage
· Barbershop
· Bootlegging
· Boxing Gym
· Boxing
· Car Accident
· Car Chase
· Chinese Laundry
· Crime Boss
· Dance
· Driver
· Film Making
· Gang Warfare
· Great Depression
· Hotel
· Ice Cream Parlor
· Jealousy
· Kids And Family
· Mansion
· Mob Hit
· Mob Violence
· Moll
· Mugging
· New York City
· Nightclub
· Piano
· Pie Fight
· Pie In The Face
· Plaster
· Police
· Priest
· Radio Broadcasting
· Self Referential
· Singer
· Soup Kitchen
· Telephone Box
· Tommy Gun
· Trap
· Twist In The End
· Weapon
· Dine And Dash
· Children
· Flapper
· Hit men
· Bartender
· Splat guns

The song in “Bugsy Malone”

• Bugsy Malone
  
  "Title track. With an Irish father and an Italian mother, naturally Bugsy had grown up a little confused."
  
• Fat Sam's Grand Slam
  
  "Razamataz and the girls welcome you to Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy."
  
• That’s Why Thy Call Him Dandy Dan
  
  “Dandy Dan is the unflappably stylish, debonair under­world businessman who outwits Fat Sam every step of the way.”
  
  

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL ME DANDY Lyrics

There's pie in the sky and it belongs to me

I'm the legal owner of the recipe

The upper crust looks up to me

Didn't you know gang

We're beginning to see

That's why they call you Dandy

I rule this town with a velvet fist

Oh, yeah, that's our Dan

I got a sense of humour that they can't resist

It's our Dan

I give that plot a lemon twist

Oh, what a plan

Didn't you know gang

We're beginning to see

That's why they call you Dandy

The fact is, the fact is

The very celebrated man

Who created custard pie

Is directly related to me

Didn't you know gang

The Marquis De Meringue

Didn't you know gang

I was born with something more than an urge

I was born to manufacture the splurge!

Didn't you know gang

We're beginning to see

That's why they call you Dandy!

Didn't you know gang

It's a magical plan

That's why they call me (him) Dandy Dan!Yeah!

• Tomorrow
  "Fizzy's song. At night in the Speakeasy Fizzy sings his lonely song as Velma dances for him."
  
• Show Business
  
• Bad Guys
  
  "Fat Sam's gang of dumb bums sing their song."
  
• I’m Feeling Fine
  
  "Blousey sings at her audition for a job at FatSam's Grand Slam."
  
• My Name Is Tallulah
  
  "Tallulah (played by a young Jodie Foster), Sam's girlfriend and the vamp of the chorus, sings her tantalising number."
  
• So You Wanna Be A Boxer
  
  "Cagey Joe gives Leroy the low down on being a champion fighter. You're nothing, if you haven't got 'it."
  
• Ordinary Fool
  
  "Bugsy doesn't turn up and Blousey feels let down. She sings her love song."
  
• Down And Out
  
  "Bugsy needs his own private army so he sings to the miserable down-and-outs to raise their spirits."
  
• You Give A Little Love
  
  "Razamataz is joined by everyone to raise their spirits after the showdown at Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy."
  
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