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Bugsy (1991)

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The story of how Bugsy Siegel started Las Vegas.

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New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womaniser with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>

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Glamour Was The Disguise.


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Rated R for violence, language and sensuality | See all certifications »

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20 December 1991 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$49,114,016 (USA)
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Trivia

Barry Levinson:  [Ralph Tabakin]  Ralph (elevator operator) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner to Liberty Heights. See more »

Goofs

When Virginia Hill is being dragged by Ben in the "Fear of flying " scene she is wearing white shoes. When she arrives in the old casino wearing the same dress and hat, she is now wearing dark colored shoes. See more »

Quotes

Mickey Cohen: Hey, this conversation is beneath me.
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Referenced in Gilmore Girls: Haunted Leg (2002) See more »

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"WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT? (GET ME SOME MONEY TOO)"
(1947)
Written by Joe McCoy
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets
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"Twenty dwarfs took turns doing handstands on the carpet. " - Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel
4 October 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I have to say when I rented this golden-oldie which so happened to be nominated for Best Picture at the 1991 Osars, I have to say, I wasn't really expecting much. I heard mixed things about it, and the idea of Warren Beatty playing a vicious mobster kind of seemed unbelievable to me (he did a great job in 'Bonnie and Clyde' but that was a little different.) In all honesty, I really found 'Bugsy' to not only be a very entertaining and enjoyable film, but also very well-made and Oscar-worthy one. Warren Beatty gives an unprecedented performance as the tough mafioso, Bugsy Siegel, who first had the idea of putting casinos in Las Vegas. Annette Bening in an equally brilliant performance plays Bugsy's calculating goomar. The supporting cast is very solid with strong performances from Elliot Gould, Joe Mantegna as actor George Raft, and especially Ben Kingsley as the swift and smart mobster with a heart of gold and Harvey Keital as the mean and ruthless killer who becomes partners with Siegel to start up a hotel/casino. Barry Levinson does a great job directing this period piece which is true to the period (the 1940s), and the screenplay isn't half bad either. Beatty, Keital and Kingsley picked up Oscar nods, along with Levinson for Best Director and the wonderful Annette Bening was somehow unfairly snubbed. If you want to see a cool mob picture that takes place in the 40s, why don't you give 'Bugsy' a shot? It's worth it. Grade: B+


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