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Writer-director Alan Parker's feature debut Bugsy Malone is a pastiche of American movies, a musical gangster comedy set in 1929, featuring prohibition, showgirls and gang warfare, with references to everything from Some Like It Hot to The Godfather. Uniquely, though, all the parts are played by children, including an excellent if underused Jodie Foster as platinum-blonde singer Tallulah, Scott Baio in the title role and a nine-year-old Dexter Fletcher wielding a baseball bat. Cream-firing "spluge guns" side-step any real violence and the movie climaxes cheerfully with the biggest custard pie fight this side of Casino Royale (1967).

Unfortunately for a musical, Paul Williams' score--part honky-tonk jazz homage, part 1970s Elton John-style pop--lets the side down with a lack of memorable tunes. Nevertheless, Parker's direction is spot on and the look of the film is superb, a fantasy movie-movie existing in the same parallel reality as The Cotton Club and Chicago. A rare British love letter to classic American cinema, Bugsy Malone remains a true original; in Parker's words "the work of a madman" and one of the strangest yet most stylish children's films ever made.

On the DVD: Bugsy Malone's picture is presented non-anamorphically at 1.66:1, with rich colours and plenty of detail. The print is excellent. The audio is stereo only and while full and clear seems to leave a hole in the middle of the soundstage. Extras include an informative commentary by Parker, eight pages of trivia notes by Parker and a very informative 12-page booklet, also by the director. There are three trailers, nine character profiles, two scored galleries, and more imaginatively, a multi-angle option to compare Parker's sketches, their comic-strip realisation by Graham Thomson and the finished opening sequence. Quality over quantity make this a strong collection of extras, though recollections from the stars would have added so much more. --Gary S. Dalkin

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Poor soundtrack? WHAT?!?, 2 May 2006
By R. Cook "robcook16" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Not so much a review (it's an excellent film - 'nuff said) but more a comeback to the laughable review by Amazon.

"Unfortunately for a musical, Paul Williams' score--part honky-tonk jazz homage, part 1970s Elton John-style pop--lets the side down with a lack of memorable tunes."

What? No memorable tunes? Bugsy Malone has one of the most famous movie soundtracks of all time.

The Amazon reviewer who introduced this item should hang his head in shame and seriously reconsider whether he is actually capable in his job.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The difference between the two DVD editions, 6 Feb 2005
By Steven W. Hill "Owner of shillpages.com" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Love the movie. I'm just here to help those who might be wondering about this edition (the newer, brown cover special edition) compared to the earlier DVD release, ASIN B00004D0AJ.

EXTRAS: The earlier edition has no extras. This special edition has a fair amount: director's commentary audio track, trailers, brief (one page per) character biographies, a photo gallery (motion accompanied by music), an art gallery (from sketches to full painted art, motion accompanied by music), a featurette, trivia, and a very nice 12-page booklet with a detailed production history by Alan Parker.

VIDEO: This special edition presents the movie properly letterboxed, and the print is clean and sharp. HOWEVER - the earlier edition is not just widescreen, it's ANAMORPHIC widescreen (formatted for 16:9 televisions). And because there are no extras on the older edition, the average bitrate for encoding is higher. The picture, though, is not quite as good. So you need to decide how important it is to have an anamorphic widescreen DVD.

I can't understand why the newer edition takes such a step backward (non-anamorphic widescreen) in its presentation, but I felt it would be worthwhile to let people know.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, 18 Mar 2006
I recently bought the DVD and I have to say it is one of the most cleverly written musicals ever. I was recently in a stage production of the show, and on the last night of the show, all cast members sat down to watch the original version. The acting was miles better than ours! I would definitely recommend this film, particularly young children. Young boys will enjoy all the different gangsters such as Fat Sam and Dandy Dan, while young girls will love the character of Tallulah the show-girl. 10 out of 10.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bugsy Malone
I bought this DVD for my Daughter who was doing this show at Centrestage Musical Theatre it was a great help for her and the parts she was playing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hasn't outdated thirty years on
I watched this film at various stages throughout my life and still have a soft spot for Bugsy Malone. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, great acting, great songs.........
I can thoroughly recommend this film, a real tongue-in-cheek look at gang warfare from a child's perspective. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2006 by Stephen Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic-a great one for the kids!
I bought this for my 10 year old daughter as she was acting in her school production of it.Wow,what a great bit of harmless family entertainment. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2006 by Mrs. A. L. Parsons

5.0 out of 5 stars blast from the past for me &a new experience for my daughter
Brilliant! I remember watching this with my brother and sister when we were very young and we loved it! and to watch it now 25 years later is fantastic! Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2005 by lulubella662

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
This is such a great to film to watch, so funny and fantastic performances from the cast. The story is basically about a mob war, but the twist is that they'll all children. Read more
Published on 13 May 2005 by R. K. Harvey

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply superb
A lovely movie. If you haven't seen it - see it. If you have - then you need no recommendation from me.
Published on 8 Jul 2004 by J. W. Chew

5.0 out of 5 stars Bugsy malone-Smash Hit forever
I remember Bugsy Malone since 1996, and I Seen it again in February 2004, Bugsy is one of the greatest movie I remember in my whole life, I sometimes I could be the smart,... Read more
Published on 2 May 2004 by www21

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I remeber seeing this as a kid way back when. So when my wife told me that the dvd was out I snapped it up. Y'know what? It still works! Read more
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