
A gangster movie in which all the gangsters are played by children. Instead of real guns and ammo, they use "splurge guns" that cover the victim in whipped cream. The story tells of the rise of Bugsy Malone and the battle for power between Fat Sam and Dandy Dan.... (Full plot summary below)
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A gangster movie in which all the gangsters are played by children. Instead of real guns and ammo, they use "splurge guns" that cover the victim in whipped cream. The story tells of the rise of Bugsy Malone and the battle for power between Fat Sam and Dandy Dan.
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| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasPretty goofy idea, but kids will probably be diverted by it. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn an uncanny way the movie works as a gangster movie and we remember that the old Bogart and Cagney classics had a childlike innocence, too. The world was simpler then. Now it's so complicated maybe only a kid can still understand the Bogart role. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Mark MonahanWriter-director Alan Parker's utterly delightful, tongue-in-cheek love letter to the gangster genre. |
| EmpireIan NathanThe songs and set pieces are still fresh and infectious and most of the child cast are mesmerisingly good. I defy anyone not to be caught up in the charm and nostalgia. |
| Empire MagazineAlan MorrisonThe songs and set pieces are still fresh and infectious and most of the child cast are mesmerisingly good. I defy anyone not to be caught up in the charm and nostalgia. |
| NewsweekJack KrollPaul Williams’ annoyingly hummable honky-tonk soundtrack punctuates proceedings, which graze the zenith of that seventies inclination towards sexualising teen performers (think ‘Minipops’ in America). |
| StarburstJ.R. SouthallYou'll have seen the film already, but this is a timely reminder of just how accomplished a production it is; once Parker had made the decision to cast only children in all the roles... everything else fell perfectly into place. |
| Common Sense MediaHeather BoernerJodie Foster stars in goofy kid mobster movie. |
| Filmcritic.comDon WillmottThere's little here that delivers even the bare minimum for a musical or a comedy |
| User Reviewtim fIts a gr8 film. im also acting it out soon as bugsy malone. its hellova gd film |