Bugsy Malone is an American-British gangster 1976 music comedy film, directed by Alan Parker and featuring only child actors. Set in New York City, the film is loosely based on events in New York and Chicago from the early 1920s through 1931 during Prohibition, in particular the exploitation of real-life gangsters such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran, as dramatized in theaters. Parker deepens the material for the children's market; in the US the film received a G rating.
The film is a directorial debut of Parker's size, introduces actor Scott Baio, and features 13-year-old Jodie Foster.
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Plot
A mafia named Roxy Robinson "ventured" by gang members, using a "shotgun splurge" fast-fire. Once splurged, a child "all washes... done". Speakeasy boss, Fat Sam introduces himself and Bugsy Malone, a boxing promoter with no money ("Bugsy Malone").
In the speakeasy of Fat Sam, there are many dances and chants ("Fat Sam's Grand Slam"). Fat Sam is worried that his rival Dandy Dan will try to take control of the speakeasy. Blousey Brown, a would-be singer, has come to audition, but Sam is too distracted to see it. Bugsy meets Blousey as he traces his suitcase. He fell in love and flirted with her. Fat Sam's was overrun by Dandy Dan's man, who shot the spot. Dandy Dan's forces continued to attack the Fat Sam empire, and eventually took over the racket and drove the Fat Sam gang members. Fat Sam sends everyone there to see if they can track weapons. They were trapped in the laundry and were all raided by Dan Dandy's gang.
Bugsy returns to Fat Sam to set up a new audition for Blousey. Fat Sam's girlfriend, chanteuse Tallulah, makes a pass on her. Although Bugsy resisted his temptation, Tallulah planted a big kiss on Bugsy's forehead when Blousey entered; Blousey jealous. Fat Sam hired Blousey after her audition, but she refused to talk to Bugsy ("I'm Feelin 'Fine").
Fat Sam hires Bugsy to accompany her to a meeting with Dandy Dan. The meeting was a trap, but Bugsy helped Fat Sam escape. Thankfully, Fat Sam paid him $ 200. Bugsy and Blousey reconcile and have a romantic outing on the lake; Bugs promised to take her to Hollywood. When he returned Sam's car to the garage, he was attacked and his money stolen. Bugsy was kept by Leroy Smith, who attacked the attackers and drove them away. Bugsy realizes that Leroy has the potential to be a great boxer. Bugsy introduces Leroy to Cagey Joe and helps him train ("So You Want to Be a Boxer?"). Fat Sam again sought the help of Bugsys after his assistant Knuckles was accidentally killed. Bugsy refuses, but Fat Sam offers $ 400, enough money to fulfill his promise to Blousey. Blousey was disappointed when she found out that Bugsy had not bought a ticket to California ("Ordinary Fool"). Bugsy and Leroy followed Dan Dandy's army to a warehouse, where weapons were hidden. The two of them could not take the place alone, so Bugsy recruited a large group of workers working in the soup kitchen ("Down and Out").
They stole the casket of weapons and took it to Fat Sam, arriving just as Dan Dandy's gang arrived. Chaos occurs when a big royal arms battle erupts, covering everyone (except Bugsy and Blousey) with cream. Unarmed customers throw cream pie. The piano player is struck from behind and falls into a key, pressing a single bass tone. The tone silences the room, and the cream-covered crowd performs in the last amount ("You Give a Little Love"). They realize that they can all be friends, and Bugsy and Blousey go to Hollywood.
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Cast
Production
Bugsy Malone is the first feature film of Alan Parker. Parker tried to find a "parochial" film project and decided on the American gangster's arrangement: "I have four young people and we used to go to a cottage in Derbyshire at the weekend, on a long, dull car ride there, I started telling a story gangsters named Bugsy Malone.They will ask me questions and I will make an answer, based on my memory of watching a rerun of an old movie as a child. "Her eldest son suggested children should be made as" heroes ".
Casting
The director chose to release some unknown actors in the movie. To find his Fat Sam, Parker visited the Brooklyn classroom, asking for "the most mischievous boy in class". The students unanimously voted for John Cassisi, and Parker gave him a role. Florrie Dugger (Blousey) initially played a smaller role; when the actress who plays Blousey suddenly grows taller than Baio, Dugger is promoted. He had been "discovered" at RAF Chicksands, an air force base in Bedfordshire where his American father was stationed. At the time of shooting, all players are under 17 years old.
Parker throws Baio after he slams the script and storms out of his audition. Baio then remember:
I have quit my business, because I do not like driving to Manhattan. Well, the long and the short is I want to play with my friends after school, but it was raining that day, so I went to town to meet with Alan Parker. I read it, but I hardly read it. I do not even want to be there. He's English, but I do not even know what it is. He's just a strange man with long hair, and I do not know who he is. [Laugh.] So I sort of read the script, threw it at him, and walked out the door. That's it: I've got the part before I go home.
Dan Dandy's Gang, a mob named Shoulder may be inspired by Luca Brasi's character in The Godfather, while Benny Lee has a resemblance to Oddjob at Goldfinger. Louis's shadow followed the rest of Fat Sam's gang, carrying a rolled carpet might be a reference to Pete Clemenza and Vito Corleone stealing the carpet at Godfather II.
Music
Parker chose Paul Williams to print a movie to get a more "nice" modern sound, and just because he liked it. Williams has printed the commercial failure of Brian De Palma Phantom of the Paradise, but has also written major pop-radio hits (such as "We're Only Just Begun"), and "(Just An) Old Fashioned Love Song "). In fact, Williams will soon win an Oscar for his song "Evergreen" from the film A Star Is Born (1976).
Williams feels that "... the challenge for me is to provide songs that reflect the period... and yet maintain the energy that will attract the attention of young audiences." According to Parker, Williams wrote while on tour, recorded songs in various cities, and sent a complete tape to Hollywood. Arriving during the first pre-shooting exercise, the songs should be accepted and used as is, with a voice by Williams, Archie Hahn, and others.
Both the director and the songwriter are not at all comfortable with the results. Williams later wrote, "I'm really proud of the job and the only thing I ever doubted was the choice of using an adult voice, maybe I should give the kids a chance to sing the songs." Parker also commented: "Watching movies after many years, this is one of the most bizarre aspects I find the adult voice out of the mouths of these kids? I have told Paul that I do not want the children's voices to shrill and he interprets this in his own way, and anyway, when the tapes arrive, barely weeks away from filming, we have no choice but to go with him! "
Filming
The film is trained and shot in the UK, mostly on the "H" stage at Pinewood Studios, with locations in Black Park Country Park (Wexham, Buckinghamshire) and Reading, Berkshire.
"Firearms royal" proved problematic. After an initial experiment with a wax ball containing a proven painful cream, Parker decided to abandon the idea of ​​making a firearms movie directly. Instead, firearms shoot ping-pong balls, and quick cuts for stunned casualties are used to convey the impression of firearms firing quickly.
Baio then says making the film "amazing":
Children's fantasy: You have to dress up like a gangster, you can fire weapons that burn the cream, you can drive a car with a pedal that looks like a real car, and you can talk like an adult. I mean, you can not ask for the first big show better. Talk about getting you hooked on business! It was incredible.
Release
Bugsy Malone was released in late 1976 for generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, currently holds an 83% score based on 18 reviews, with an average grade of 6.6/10. Despite the positive critical reception, Bugsy Malone is not commercially successful in the US, generating more than $ 2.7 million. Paramount gave it a limited release, usually in a second-rate cinema in double bills with The Bad News Bears, which has been out for six months and is no longer much of a draw. According to Parker, the film was "quite successful" in the UK. In 1985, it has gained about Ã, £ 1,854,000.
Accolades
The film earned 15 award nominations, including "Best Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy)", "Best Original Score" and "Best Original Song" (for the title song) from Golden Globes, and Oscar for "Best Original Song Score" Paul Williams.) The film competes for the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. Actress Jodie Foster received two BAFTAs, "Best Supporting Actress" and "Most Promising New Promoter for Movie Role," but both nominations were for the year's work formerly at Taxi Driver in addition to his work at Malone Bugsy Alan Parker received the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Direction nomination Geoffrey Kirkland won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design. In addition, Paul Williams received nominations for the Asquith Anthony Award for the Music Movie, and Monica Howe nominated Best Costume Design The film itself received Best Film nomination.
In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated this film for a list of Top 10 Gangster Movies.
Home media
In the early eighties, Bugsy Malone was released on VHS. On April 16, 1996, it was re-released by Paramount at VHS. Although the film has never been commercially released on DVD Region 1, it is available through the website as an Asian import supporting Region 1 (US). On September 9, 2008, Arista/SME released a Blu-ray version, encoded for "all regions", as UK imports. This edition includes director comments as well as other special features, however, in October 2009, the Blu-ray version was discontinued. US DVD release (Region 1) was registered around 2003/04 as it is available soon, but the movie has not been released in this format.
Soundtrack
The album was originally released as LP in 1976. In March 1996, Polydor UK released the soundtrack on CD. It has not been released in the US on CDs but is available through various outlets as imports.
Perpetrators include Paul Williams, Archie Hahn, Julie McWhirter, and Liberty Williams. Track list is:
- "Bugsy Malone" - Paul Williams
- "Grand Slam Fat Sam" - Paul Williams
- "Tomorrow"
- "Bad Guy"
- "I'm Feeling Good"
- "My Name Is Tallulah" - Louise "Liberty" Williams
- "So You Want To Be a Boxer?"
- "Stupid"
- "Going Down and Out"
- "You Give a Little Love" - ​​Paul Williams
A recording of a player from the Bugsy Malone National Theater Music Theater stage was released in 1998. Like the stage show, the recording featured two songs originally written by Williams, but not used in the movie: "That's Why They're Calling Dandy "and" Show Business ". There are also some additional incidental orchestral scores, such as Overture and Exit Music , with music compiled by John Pearson.
Legacy
In 2003, Bugsy Malone was voted # 19 on the top 100 musical list, chosen by Channel 4 audiences in the UK, placing it higher than The Phantom of the Opera I, Cat, and King and Me. Bugsy Malone rated 353 on the 2008 Empire Magazine list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.
Bugsy Malone has been adapted into a stage show in two forms. A 2003 television documentary entitled Bugsy Malone After They Were Famous featured reunions and interviews with Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, John Cassisi and Florrie Dugger. The British actor who plays Fat Sam's gang is also reunited at Pinewood Studios. The documentary reports that Dugger, who (unlike his co-star) never acted again, has chosen to pursue a career at the United States Air Force Medical Service.
In 2010, UK Silvery bands included the cover of "You Give a Little Love" on their second album 'Railway Architecture', and Olly Murs, runner up in UK 2009 series from The X Factor , sample "So You Want to Be a Boxer "in his song" Hold On "which can be found on his debut album.
In 2011, this film is the most widely played movie in high school in the UK.
In 2017, the song "You Give A Little Love" was sung by a children's choir at the end of Netflix episode "Black Mirror" (Season 4 episode 3 "Crocodile").
Adaptation stage
Parker wrote the book for Bugsy Malone's stage adaptation, using Williams music. It premiered in the West End in 1983 at Her Majesty's Theater and played for 300 shows. The film was directed by Michael Dolenz and the cast featured Catherine Zeta-Jones as Tallulah. In 1997, the National Youth Musical Theater installed an all-youth version. It was revived at Queen's Theater in 1997, starring Sheridan Smith and Jamie Bell. Another revival is played in 2015 and again in 2016 at the Lyric Hammersmith theater, where he was nominated for the Olivier Prize for the best musical revival.
References
External links
- Bugsy Malone in IMDb
- Bugsy Malone in the TCM Movie Database
- Bugsy Malone in Rotten Tomatoes
- Bugsy Malone shows the site at Music Theater International
- Busy Malone JR. shows the site at Music Theater International
- Guide to Musical Theater Bugsy Malone - Synopsis, etc.
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