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Actors: Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger, Jodie Foster
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bugsy Malone |
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In the heart of New York City, the night is young and full of entertainment with chorus girls and illegal booze. At the local speakeasy, Fat's Sam Grand Slam is the second home for gangsters to chill, have a little drink and take their mind off their business. The gang leader of them all happens to be Bugs Malone, the kind of guy that is untouchable. But Malone is a little guy- just a kid. He works for Fat Sam a mob boss and owner of Fat Sam Grand Slam, and does small jobs here and there for Sam and also has a job as a boxing talent scout.
Malone get the the respect from his fellow gangsters but has a special respect for Blousely, a young girl who dream of becoming a chorus girl. Malone refers the girl to Fat Sam's place where she eventually goes to audition but is told to come back the next day, just like every girl that was told and before her. Not taking no for a answer, bascially what Blousely wants, Blousely gonna get, eventually she got a job as a chorus dancer.
Other than Malone and Blousely, other interesting people are Talluha, a regular stage performer and sassy girlfriend of Sam's, Razamataz the little guy who is the leader of the band and Fizzy, adorable but clumsy janitor that often dream of becoming a professional dancer, hopefully to perform right on Sam's stage. Things are going smoothly at Fat Sams until his rival mobster Dandy Dan is planning to overtake Sams power as the mob king and is willing to take the chance to create a war that might be his downfall. Sam boys are ready to take on Dandy Dan's and his crew, loaded up with cream-filled pies uses as weapon and bicycles to pay a visit on Dan's territory. So who will be defeated? Sam or Dandy Dan? If Sam loses, Dandy will become new mob king, leaving Bugs out of a job and Blousely potential to make it as a true star.
--Alicia M. , Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bugsy Malone |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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