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Overview

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Director:
Alan Parker
Writer:
Alan Parker (writer)
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Release Date:
15 September 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Family | Musical more
Tagline:
Every year brings a great movie. Every decade a great movie musical!
Plot:
A gangster movie where all the gangsters are children. Instead of real bullets they use "splurge guns" that cover the victim in cream... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
My Name Is Tallulah! more (60 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Scott Baio ... Bugsy Malone
Florrie Dugger ... Blousey Brown

Jodie Foster ... Tallulah
John Cassisi ... Fat Sam
Martin Lev ... Dandy Dan
Paul Murphy ... Leroy Smith / Gangster
Sheridan Earl Russell ... Knuckles (as Sheridan Russell)
Albin 'Humpty' Jenkins ... Fizzy
Paul Chirelstein ... Smolsky / Boxer
Andrew Paul ... O'Dreary
Davidson Knight ... Cagey Joe
Michael Jackson ... Razamataz
Jeffrey Stevens ... Louis
Peter Holder ... Ritzy
Donald Waugh ... Snake Eyes
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Italian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
All of the cast were 16 or under at the time of filming. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Moments before Blousey Brown comes to Fat Sam's place for her audition, we see Tallulah kiss Bugsy in the center of his forehead and leave a lipstick mark. A few moments later, however, the mark is much further over to the left hand side of his forehead. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Fat Sam: Someone once said it was raining brains; Roxy Robinson wouldn't even get wet. Roxy had spent his whole life making two and two into five, but he could smell trouble like other people could smell gas. But believe you's me, he should've never taken that blind alley by the side of Parido's Bakery. Whatever game it was everybody was playing, sure as eggs is eggs, Roxy the Weasel had been scrambled.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Doctor Who: Daleks in Manhattan (#3.4)" (2007) more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
My Name Is Tallulah!, 24 September 2006
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Author: loopy_lucy14 from United States

The first and only gangster movie to involve cream. Bugsy Malone (Baio) was a ladies man and a regular at the club "Fat Sam's" were the famous Tallulah (Foster) normally performs, Tallulah is going out with Fat Sam (Cassisi) the owner of the club, this is also the head quarters of his gang. Fat Sam's gang is under threat as another gang is trying to take other there territory, and doing this very successfully as they have "Splurge Guns". Whilst as Fat Sam's Bugsy meets Blousey (Dugger) and they start dating. One, by one all of fat Sam's gang is killed off and only he is left. Bugsy then promised Blousey he will buy them a ticket to Hollywood, so to get the money he begging to work for fat Sam and help him save his business but will he succeed and will him and Blousey ever make it to Hollywood? This is a very unique movie and they will never by one like it. It is unique in3 ways.1. It is a gangster movie which uses child actors, which brings a knew type of energy to the movie.2. It uses splurge guns instead of real guns which use dream instead of bullets and this makes the movie more suitable for younger children and 3. When the children are singing it's not actually them singing, which make the songs sound nicer but is also quite a comedic effect to see this big strong voices, coming out of such little kids .I also think it is interesting that some of the actors become very famous actors when they got older such a Scott Baio and Jodie Foster. I think this movie is great and there is just something about it is just great, and all the characters are so lovable. It's just a great family film for anyone and is suitable for all ages and everyone will enjoy it!

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