Bugsy Malone

Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alan Parker
Scott Baio
Jodie Foster
Florrie Dugger
John Cassisi
Martin Lev
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A spoof of classic gangster movies with a cast of children. The violence is limited to pies in the face and machine guns that shoot custard as the story of the rise of Bugsy's rise to power is told.
Director
Alan Parker
Cast
Scott Baio

Jodie Foster
Florrie Dugger
John Cassisi
Martin Lev
Paul Murphy
Albine Jenkins
Davidson Knight
Sheridan Earl Russell
Paul Chirelstein
Dexter Fletcher
Vivienne Mckone
Helen Corran
Andrew Paul
Crew
Peter Biziou
Gillian Gregory
Gerry Hambling
Monica Howe
Geoffrey Kirkland
Alan Marshall
Alan Parker
David Puttnam
Michael Seresin
Garth Thomas
Paul H. Williams
Paul H. Williams
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Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Song Score
Quotes
Trivia
All singing was dubbed by adult vocalists.
All of the cast were 16 or under at the time of filming.
The splurge guns did not actually fire the "splurge". Director Alan Parker first tried wax balls filled with cream but these hurt when fired, so in the end the splurge guns actually fired ping pong balls, which the actors fired at nothing and what we see on-screen is clever editing between this and shots of actors being hit by handfuls of cream thrown at them by others.
When looking for Fat Sam, director Alan Parker went to a Brooklyn classroom and asked who was the naughtiest boy in class; all the class replied John Cassisi, who subsequently got the part.
Florrie Dugger was originally only a minor part - until the actress meant to play Blousey underwent a growth spurt and became taller than Bugsy (Scott Baio), thus the two swapped roles.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2014
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1976
Released in United States 2014 (Official Selection)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1976