Read the story behind the beloved film -- now available in Essential Modern Classics. In Prohibition-era New York City, Fat Sam runs one of the most popular speakeasies in town -- but his rival Dandy Dan is trying to shut him down. It`s up to the baby-faced Bugsy Malone to save the day! Packed with thrills and spills (and more than a few custard pies and splurge), this is a mobster story with a twist -- the stars are kids!