Revealing mistake: When Tallulah and the girls are acting in the Fat Sam's Grandslam song look at Tallulah as they sing the 'Ra da da da da da' bit. She looks straight into the camera.
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Directed by: Alan Parker
Starring: Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger, John Cassisi
Continuity mistake: After the song "Tomorrow" Bugsy and Blousey are in the cafe. Blousey has a drink and it has two straws and one spoon. The spoon keeps disappearing.
Continuity mistake: When Fat Sam's gang sings 'Bad Guys', just after Snake Eyes says "Look at me, I'm dancing.", a broomstick appears to the right of Mario's barber shop which is not in the previous shot. (00:31:00)
Trivia: All of the singing in this film was dubbed by adult vocalists.
Trivia: Alan Parker's idea of having a film featuring a cast of only children was suggested by his son.
Bangles: Oh, hi, Bugsy.
Bugsy Malone: Hi, Bangles. Is Blousey there, please?
Bangles: She won't see you.
Bugsy Malone: Tell her I'm sick.
Bangles: You're sick?
Bugsy Malone: Yeah, sick of waiting.
Bugsy Malone: What's your name?
Blousey Brown: Brown.
Bugsy Malone: Brown? Sounds like a loaf of bread.
Blousey Brown: Blousey Brown.
Bugsy Malone: Blousey Brown? Sounds like a stale loaf of bread.
Dandy Dan: Okay fellas, this is our moment. Keep a cool head and keep those fingers pumpin', 'cause remember, it's history you'll be writin'.
Question: Re the song "My Name Is Tallulah", what is the significance of North Carolina as a training location?
Answer: It was just a way of saying where she was raised and how she got to be so good. Even though Prohibition became a federal law in 1920, North Carolina enacted their own prohibition in 1908. During these 12 years, some in North Carolina started bootlegging by driving to Virginia or South Carolina to buy alcohol to bring back to the state. I see it has her training as a gun moll or bootlegger.
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Answer: He didn't have the money to pay the diner bill, so he called the operator, in the phone booth, to call the diner number to test the line.