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Channel 4[edit]

"In 2003, Bugsy Malone was voted #19 on a list of the 100 greatest musicals, as chosen by viewers of Channel 4 in the UK, placing it higher than The Phantom Of The Opera, Cats, and The King and I. Channel 4 adapted the list to a TV special format, on which Scott Baio appeared."

I wouldnt put much stock in this... this show also put Buffy the musical episode at number 13, above Phantom, Cats, Miss Saigon, Les Mis etc, put Miss Saigon at number 99, didnt add Sunset Boulevard, and the winner was Grease! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adcro (talk • contribs) 17:20, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph and the technicolor dreamcoat? Jolih (talk) 07:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sexuality?[edit]

Finally, although any references to sexuality are absent, Jodie Foster's Tallulah is notable for her smouldering flirtatious nature, and her forthright, sassy character.

I think that this statement needs reworded. Although explicit sexual references are absent, it is not correct to state that any reference to sexuality are absent. Don't know how to proceed, any ideas. --Brideshead 18:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Stage Show[edit]

Doesn't this get any reference? ElphaPearl (talk) 15:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here are a few references:
- NYT 1983
- MTI Shows (see the additional facts tab - which cannot be directly hyperlinked to)
- AscendPR 2008 (some of the same facts, but more linkable)
- NYMT Past Productions 1993, 1997
- (searching news archives for Bugsy Malone London 1983, 1993 and 1997 should turn up more)
  - BrianFennell (talk) 21:58, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I played the musical in school. I was 9. hyper sexualized actually playing tallulah… imagine the audacity of then gen z parents freaking out these days Jolih (talk) 07:01, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Home Video Releases, etc.[edit]

I couldn't help but add some much needed info to this article about a movie from my childhood that I love very much!! I guess the blu-ray version would be ok to own, but I still can't help but be cautious. Until I see "US Region 1 Blu-Ray" on the header, I just can't bring myself to justify the purchase.MJEH (talk) 06:43, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Damn[edit]

I love this article. Sometimes, I put hours of sweat equity into one, and somebody else comes along and hacks the crap out of it. This article is the very rare occurrence where (almost) all the edits have been improvements. So nice. Btw, for the IP editor who decimated my phrase "cutely meets", I restored it b/c I liked it. And b/c it's a reference to the screwball comedy tradition of a meet cute. Just FYI. Eaglizard (talk) 20:58, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Six months later, and its still the same! Every edit has been an improvement (or a vandal-fix)... Sometimes WP works so well, huh? :) Eaglizard (talk) 08:02, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that they mirror godfather and once upon a time in America in a fashion like ‚scary movie ‚ nobody gets. And the sexual presentation for gen z these days… #govegan Jolih (talk) 07:12, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago or New York?[edit]

The article says it is set in Chicago, but the spinning newspapers in the film are from New York, and one of the characters comes from the "Lower East Side", which is also New York. Where was it really supposed to be?87.115.211.94 (talk) 12:00, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It’s a mash of The Godfather and Scarface and Casablanca… and goop is blood. It’s the Bermuda Triangle. Kinda like mtv but without jersey shore Jolih (talk) 06:56, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merger proposal[edit]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was to WP:REDIRECT. --Muzilon (talk) 21:39, 10 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

With only one acting role, I'm not sure Florrie Dugger - or some of the other supporting cast members, for that matter - meet the "notability" criteria for a standalone biographical article as per WP:NACTOR. Perhaps her biographical article should be merged with this one? --Muzilon (talk) 10:45, 4 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - it's reasonable to merge similar or forked topics, but I think that putting an actor's entire biography in a film article is a bit of a stretch. If she's not notable she's not notable, I see nothing in her article which has any relevance to this one. -mattbuck (Talk) 10:49, 4 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Response from nominator - her brief "biography" overlaps considerably with the main Bugsy Malone article, and could easily be merged here in one or two sentences. By way of comparison, see the article for the 1970's Famous Five TV series. The two "notable" child stars have separate WP biographies, while an "Aftermath" section deals briefly with what became of the other two ("non-notable") child actors who never appeared in anything else. See also Carrie Henn, whose name redirects to Aliens (her only film appearance). --Muzilon (talk) 11:17, 4 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

And the very slight let’s say mirror scenes of The Godfather that was released a bit before? Casablanca etc? Jolih (talk) 07:06, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

American?[edit]

Why has the film's nationality been changed to 'American-British'? The film was made in England by a British director and producers, was made by the British film company 'Good Times Enterprise' and was even distributed by the British distributor 'Rank Organisation'. How much 'American' involvement was there? The Afi seemed to be basing the country of origin because Paramount distributed the film in the US only which does not make the film an American production. The BFI lists the film as a British production and the film is often included on 'Best British films' lists, or, is this another case of the American-biased Wikipedia trying to make America take credit for everything? Jonnarichards91 (talk) 10:47, 15 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, I dont see how it's "American". There are some American actors, but if that makes it American then House would be British, which is equally silly. Sadly some on Wikipedia seem determined to claim everything they can for their country. Since nobody has responded to your comment in over six months, I guess there is no objection to changing it. Done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.149.222.159 (talk) 09:17, 28 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And it's been changed back to a US-UK co-production, which it is not. So much for accuracy on Wikipedia, huh? Oh wait, there never was any attempt, was there? What a joke this site is.2604:6000:6D42:4800:0:0:0:2 (talk) 18:59, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Roxy Robinson…[edit]

The character bio for Roxy Robinson says he is “Fat Sam's best bodyguard”… I can’t remember if Fat Sam actually says this in dialogue elsewhere in the movie, but the fact that Roxy is splurged at the very start of the movie, accompanied by Sam’s narration: “Someone once said, "If it was raining brains, Roxy Robinson wouldn't even get wet."”, suggests that even by Sam’s gang standards, Roxy (nickname “Roxy the Weasel” according to the voice-over) wasn’t the brightest - so was he the best bodyguard? Jock123 (talk) 16:39, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Try watching it in German Jolih (talk) 07:14, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jodie Foster fourth wall intro[edit]

(Possibly only in Britain and to thwart critics of the film's obvious far-fetched nature) the film actually starts with Jodie Foster breaking character and the 4th wall - basically saying to camera something like - "Yes, this is a kids film, so we weren't really ever going to be shooting each other - and yes it is far-fetched having kids as gangsters - we know. But if you think Bugsy Malone is just another kids movie you are wrong. Just enjoy the movie as is".

Something like that.

But in other versions it just runs as stated in the Plot section, where Roxy Robinson is splurged, so maybe in those regions they thought the Jodie intro was not needed or wouldn't be understood. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr gobrien (talk • contribs) 15:18, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Link to suggested articles?[edit]

Trying to find the the link of the suggested connecting articles of the mob theme does not interact. Only newspaper, year and perhaps author but not suggesting articles… would love to actually read the chronicle Jolih (talk) 06:52, 8 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]