#bugsy malone

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[doyouknowthismusical]

[rottedsonnets]

gahh I wish screaming musical songs and dancing to your made-up choreography in the middle of class was considered "socially appropriate" but alas, it's not, so I will continue to do my little jig in my head.

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

why does this ad for a bunch of random family movies go so ridiculously hard

[mygreatadventurehasbegun]

What did you think of Bugsy Malone? I've never seen it and have been on the fence about watching it... that is, until I learned Paul Williams wrote the music

It was an interesting movie!

I came across it on TCM the other night and decided to just stick with it (like in the old days, lol). And it was definitely a fun watch!

Every actor in the movie is a child, but they are all playing adult characters to varying degrees of success. Some of the kids you could tell have probably not acted a lot (or at least didn't understand the adult humor that they were parodying) and some were fantastic. Jodie Foster was great, of course...and I was really impressed by Martin Lev, who played Dandy Dan, the film's main antagonist. Both of them really brought the subtlety when so many of their costars are hamming it up. And Jodie Foster always had that wise beyond her years feel as a kid, which works for playing the gangster's moll.

I think the main thing to remember is that this movie is a parody...this isn't a straight drama, where the main characters just happen to be kids. I mean, the guns shoot whipped cream.

And to top it all off, it's a musical!

With music written by a pre-Muppets Paul Williams!

And all the kids are dubbed by adult singers (with Paul Williams dubbing Scott Baio).

I can see why some people don't like it, but I can also see why some people absolutely love it. I think if you go in knowing it's going to be kinda bonkers, it makes it an enjoyable ride.

Also, I was really impressed by the late 1920's costumes and hair! I don't think I saw a single girl wearing fringe!

[davy-zeppeli]

OK I feel better now. Have a Blousey Brown.

[pazoo-underscore]

Musical song starter pack:

• Banger opening song

• sad song by a side character telling their life story

• inspiring song my female lead

• two songs that mirror each other but one is a new look on it

• banger ending song with a lovely last line that in kind of sad in a bittersweet way

[that-ari-blogger]

Happy New Year

In 1976, two years after the second Godfather film, came Bugsy Malone, a satirical musical with a surprisingly stacked cast and a message of hope.

The final song manages to reflect on what has come before, and what might happen in the future.

We could have been anything we wanted to be

And it's not too late to change

Maybe this past year hasn't been your best, maybe you aren't where you want to be right now. Maybe there are moments you are proud of, maybe this year you achieved something.

It doesn't matter who you are, you can be anything. Even in your darkest hour, you can make a choice or a change and see where it takes you.

And what choice does Bugsy Malone suggest? What advice does it give for the future?

You give a little love and it all

comes back to you

Be kind. That's all.

As you go into this new year, I beg you to be kind to those in your life who need it. You can be anything you want to be, so why not be kind?

Happy new year y'all.

[pygartheangel]

[arothsteinsdoo-dahband]

I feel like people are going to hate me for this but imagine if they made a Boardwalk Empire Musical but it's like the aesthetic of Bugsy Malone ( cause it's the 1920s obv ) paired with the campiness of High School Musical.

[princeloww]

Stayed over after school for a rehearsal just for the director to ignore us for the first 10 mins because her last class annoyed her. GIRL

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Vintage Poster - Bugsy Malone

Art by Charles Moll

Paramount (1976)

[moovees]

Jodie Foster as Tallulah In Bugsy Malone (1976)

[wizardpigeon]

Buggsy Malone is a masterpiece of parody writing that still manages to take itself, it's actors, and it's entire team seriously enough to be a beautiful film all on its own,

Paired with a banging soundtrack of showtunes that fit not only thematically but also for the time period it's set in (prohibition adjacent)

Not to mention the wild departure from the common tropes of 1920s themed gangster films by the choice to have the entire cast -ACK *lemon pie splat sound affect*