This month marks the 50th anniversary of one of the oddest musicals I've ever heard of; but also one that I thoroughly enjoyed. How many of you watched "Bugsy Malone"?
As the trailer says, the entire cast (of up to 200 people) was made up of children and young teenagers, including a very young Jodie Foster. Most of the songs used adult vocalists, but were then filmed using the young actors (to avoid problems such as voices breaking mid-sentence, and so on).
The movie was not a commercial success on its launch, but has become something of a legend among aficionados of 1960's and 1970's movie musicals. Here are a couple of tracks to illustrate why it's still popular.
And here's a 40-year retrospective, from the BBC ten years ago.
Fond memories . . .
Peter
2 comments:
Saw it years ago on TV. Strange film.
It's one of our favorites. We have both the movie and the soundtrack.
If you want REALLY strange, see "Phantom of the Paradise", also with music by Paul Williams.
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