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Bugsy Malone

Year:

1976

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Musical

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Alan Parker

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1976-09-15

Filming Locations: Black Park Country Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Earnings

Gross: $2,783,840 (USA)SEK 7,681,000 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Bonnie Langford

Scott Baio

Bugsy

Florrie Dugger

Blousey

Jodie Foster

Tallulah

John Cassisi

Fat Sam

Martin Lev

Dandy Dan

Paul Murphy

Leroy Smith

Sheridan Earl Russell

Knuckles (as Sheridan Russell)

Albin 'Humpty' Jenkins

Fizzy (as 'Humpty' Albin Jenkins)

Paul Chirelstein

Smolsky

Andrew Paul

O'Dreary

Davidson Knight

Cagey Joe

Michael Jackson

Razamataz

Jeff Stevenson

Louis (as Jeffrey Stevens)

Peter Holder

Ritzy

Donald Waugh

Snake Eyes

Michael Kirkby

Angelo

Jon Zebrowski

Shoulders

Jorge Valdez

Bronx Charlie

John Rafter Lee

Benny Lee (as John Lee)

Ron Meleleu

Doodle

Paul Besterman

Yonkers

Kevin Reul

Laughing Boy

Brian Hardy

Jackson

Dexter Fletcher

Baby Face

Mark Curry

Producer

Kathryn Apanowicz

Assistant

Vivienne McKone

Velma

Helen Corran

Bangles

Lynn Aulbaugh

Louella

Nick Amend

Barman

John Williams

Roxy Robinson

Herbert Norville

Sarsaparilla Man

Louise English

Ballet Dancer

Kathy Spaulding

Lorretta

Fifi Marchese

Dancer

Romana Kyriakou

Dancer

Joanna Garbutt

Dancer

Melanie Kelly

Dancer

Beverley Horn

Dancer

Susan Baker

Dancer

Geraldine Cobb

Dancer

Caren Lumsdale

Dancer

Phil Daniels

Waiter Who Spills Spaghetti (uncredited)

Paul DeFreitas

Boy in stage audition

Ella Harper

(uncredited)

Lee Mannering

Ukulele Player Fat Sams Band (uncredited)

Jonathan Scott-Taylor

Newsreporter / Johnston The Butler /

Julie K. Smith

(uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

All singing was dubbed by adult vocalists.

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Florrie Dugger was at first only given a minor part - until the original actress meant to play Blousey underwent a growth spurt and became taller than Bugsy (Scott Baio), and Dugger was given the role of Blousey.

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First of two films that British producer David Puttnam made with then young American actors Scott Baio and actress Jodie Foster. The second would be Foxes (1980) around four years later in 1980.

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Goofs

When Blousey and Bugsy are queuing up for the audition for the Lena Marelli show, the girl behind her comes on before Blousey, even though she was behind Blousey.

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Although Alan Parker noted that American actors were cast for many of the speaking roles to insure the use of American accents, he pointed out a Cockney accented "Me, too!" as Bugsy rallies the soup line boys during the "Down and Out" chorus.

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When Blousey returns for the second time to Fat Sam's for an audition, Knuckles opens the door. He tells Blousey, "He's busy lady. Come tomorrow" in an English accent. Throughout the movie, he has an American accent.

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Quotes

Fat Sam: Someone once said, "If it was raining brains, Roxy Robinson wouldn't even get wet." Roxy had spent his whole life making two and two into five, but he could smell trouble like other people could smell gas. But believe you's me, he should've never taken that blind alley by the side of Parido's Bakery. Whatever game it was everybody was playing, sure as eggs is eggs, Roxy the Weasel had been scrambled.

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Bugsy Malone: Me and Fat Sam, we're like this.

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Bronx Charlie: Your name Robinson?

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