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Release Date:
20 December 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
Glamour Was The Disguise.Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 20 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(19 articles)
That's not the IMAX I grew up with (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 29 May 2009, 2:05 AM, PDT)
SFIFF52 Day 10: James Toback and "Tyson"
(From JustPressPlay. 3 May 2009, 9:06 PM, PDT)
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"Twenty dwarfs took turns doing handstands on the carpet. " - Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Warren Beatty | ... | Bugsy Siegel | |
| Annette Bening | ... | Virginia Hill | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Mickey Cohen | |
| Ben Kingsley | ... | Meyer Lansky | |
| Elliott Gould | ... | Harry Greenberg | |
| Joe Mantegna | ... | George | |
| Richard C. Sarafian | ... | Jack Dragna (as Richard Sarafian) | |
| Bebe Neuwirth | ... | Countess di Frasso | |
| Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi | ... | Count di Frasso | |
| Wendy Phillips | ... | Esta Siegel | |
| Stefanie Mason | ... | Millicent Siegel | |
| Kimberly McCullough | ... | Barbara Siegel | |
| Andy Romano | ... | Del Webb | |
| Robert Beltran | ... | Alejandro | |
| Bill Graham | ... | Charlie Luciano |
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Rated R for violence, language and sensuality.Parents Guide:
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136 min | USA:149 min (extended edition)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1992) | Finland:K-18 (2006) (extended version) (self applied) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Director Trademark: [Barry Levinson]Ralph Tabakin (elevator operator) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner (1982) to Liberty Heights (1999). moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In the scene where Bugsy is viewing an outdoor patriotic rally through a basement window, all the American flags are hanging incorrectly. They are displayed with the blue fields in their upper right corners, when in fact the fields should be in the upper left corners. moreSoundtrack:
THERE I'VE SAID IT AGAIN! moreFAQ
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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+