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.
Direction
Alan Parker directing actual children like hardened criminals.
Production
Gangster cars scaled to child size—pure practical magic.
Writing
Paul Williams' songs slap harder than they have any right to.
Director
Alan Parker
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