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What a fun movie, Alan Parker & Paul Williams are geniuses


Found this last night for the first time (I had seen about 5 seconds as a kid) and had to check it out, Wow. Let me say, this is such a fun, and in someways strange movie. You want to laugh at first, but it slowly grows on you! What else can be said about the songs. Paul Williams is a treasure. The songs are heartfelt, and catchy as hell (Even though they're dubbed) Try and get "My name is Talulah" "So you want to be a boxer" & "Bad Guys" out of your head. You can't. The story is good, as the kids play it straight.
One scene I loved is when Bugsy's girl Blousy is daydreaming about being a Hollywood movie star. The close up on her face, and the absolutely beautiful music Paul Williams adds, makes the scene so much more than it may have been. Absolutely beautiful, I must have watched it then times already. I'm going to try and get my kids to watch this, they love musicals. Highly Recommended!

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