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As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Born 6 years after this film was made, I can't stop watching this movie anytime I see it. I'm 33 years old. Found myself smiling at the end scene. Such a great film with fitting songs, jokes and fantastic dialog. I call my brother Tallulah as a result.The film is timeless and suitable for adults and children to watch, yet still enjoy. When I have kids I will definitely watch this with them. But saying that, I would happily watch this on a Friday night in with a pizza! There is not much to say (IMDb wants at least 10 lines of text). Great cast - I would recommend watching YouTube after to see the actors' and director's views on the movie and what they look like now.A must watch! Timeless masterpiece!

"Suddenly everybody wants to be in show business."Bugsy Malone the prohibition era gangster/musical, cast entirely with kids. Is a little gem of a picture. Providing great fun and whimsy to a serious genre.The story is about a gang war in 20's/30's New York, and the well liked and smart Bugsy Malone who is roped in to help his pal Fat Sam. The main thing to remember about this film is the word FUN. Because that is what this film is all about, who wouldn't at that age, want to shoot a splurge gun or drive around in a pedal car. All while playing a modified version of cops and robbers. The costumes are great, the songs still feel fresh, and were performed very well. Sung by adults as the children were dubbed over. The ending is also good as it reminds us that is a children's film and keeps it light and sweet.Thinking critically some of the characters seemed unnecessary, and are only there to set up a new song. Kinda making wish the film could run a little longer to flesh these characters out a bit. Also you would not expect great acting, but some of the interaction between actors came across as clunky, and could of done with a couple more takes being shot.On the whole a fun original film, that hopefully kids will enjoy for years to come.

I was about 8 when I saw this film and I mostly loved it for being a child's chance to emulate the adult world with cool props and realistic dialogue. But even at that age songs sung by adults coming from kids mouths seemed plain wrong to me. At 14 Jodie Foster (Tallulah) who "mothered" the film looked sensational and could carry a fair tune (though I'd have chosen a better song for her) and other cast members wouldn't have had to sing like professionals to fill the role.Bugsy (Scott Baio) was overly cute and sassy - two things that don't go together, in anyone but mostly in Baio. The Al Capone clone, Fat Sam (John Cassisi) needed, I felt, a firm slap every time he opened his cavernous gob, but that just meant he'd nailed the part perfectly. And he did.Still, much of the film worked: the splurge gun shootouts were funny then and are funny now. (As a child I had "shoot-outs" with friends and we did the whole 'Cagney' and staggering about mortally wounded thing as kids do.) The pedal-car Packards were hilarious squeaky-wheeled parodies. The dancing was well choreographed and rehearsed.Sadly the film won't age well because soon there will be kids that won't understand what the film is a parody of - let alone being able to find Chicago on a map of Chicago. But for the lucky ones this is mostly a fun and entertaining film.

Alan Parker's quirky musical takes typical Prohibition-era gangster-flick tropes and remixes them into a children's comedy adventure with some seriously catchy songs. The outcome is certainly daft and often disjointed, but never dull. Scott "Chachi" Baio got his big break as the titular hero, a streetwise but stone-broke boxing promoter. He finds love interest in Blousey Brown (Florrie Dugger), while frequenting a speakeasy run by wiseguy Fat Sam (John Cassisi). The show is thoroughly stolen by Jodie Foster, as Sam's girlfriend Tallulah, who at age 13 is already showing more acting nous than many can muster by 30. Sadly, the same can't be said for the rest of the cast (all kids, a noteworthy feat) and some of the interplay is clumsy and forced. The film's real strength is in its musical numbers. You'll be humming them for days, whether you want to or not. The adult singers' voices don't always marry well with the babyfaced performers on screen, but judged by their own merits they're genuinely good and make the film well worth a look. You'll need to suspend your disbelief for an hour and a half – the film won't do that for you – but if you do, you're rewarded by an enjoyable romp that affectionately takes on a genre reluctant to laugh at itself, and opens it up to a wider audience: if you like gangster-noir, you'll appreciate the parody; if you hate gangster-noir, you'll love the deprecation. 3/5