Bugsy Malone

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British film film gangster film musical film

Bugsy Malone is a 1976 British musical gangster film, featuring an all-child cast in a parody of 1920s mobster movies, in which Jodie Foster plays a prominent role.

Aliases (2)

Bugsy Malone (character) ×2
Bugsy Malone (song) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British film → film → gangster film → musical film →
awardReceived	BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay nomination → BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Jodie Foster) →
basedOn	original screenplay →
castMember	Florrie Dugger → Jodie Foster → John Cassisi → Martin Lev → Paul Murphy → Scott Baio → Sheridan Earl Russell →
characterIn	Bugsy Malone (character) →
cinematographyBy	Peter Biziou →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Alan Parker →
distributor	Paramount Pictures →
editedBy	Gerry Hambling →
featuresCharacter	Blousey Brown → Bugsy Malone (character) → Dandy Dan → Fat Sam → Tallulah →
genre	gangster film → musical → parody film →
hasOriginalSong	Bugsy Malone (song) → Fat Sam’s Grand Slam → My Name Is Tallulah → So You Wanna Be a Boxer → You Give a Little Love →
musicBy	Paul Williams →
narrativeLocation	fictionalized New York City →
notableFeature	all-child cast → use of splurge guns instead of real firearms →
originalLanguage	English →
parodies	1920s mobster films →
producer	Alan Marshall → Robert Stigwood →
productionCompany	Goodtimes Enterprises → Robert Stigwood Organisation →
releaseDate	1976-06-26 →
releaseYear	1976 →
runtimeMinutes	93 →
screenwriter	Alan Parker →
setInPeriod	1920s →
setting	New York City →
writer	Alan Parker →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bugsy Malone ("Bugsy Malone (character)") →	characterIn
Bugsy Malone ("Bugsy Malone (character)") →	featuresCharacter
Bugsy Malone ("Bugsy Malone (song)") →	hasOriginalSong
Jodie Foster →	notableWork
Jodie Foster →	starredIn