Bugsy Malone Page #5

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then he'll call it quits.

Come on, Leroy.

So you wanna be a boxer,

wanna be the champ...

there's a golden boy inside

you, not a punchy tramp...

if you listen and you learn,

there's an honor you can earn...

when you see the crown,

you're a king, not a clown.

But you might as well quit...

if you haven't got it.

Put him in the ring,

something new to punch...

let me have a swing...

then we'll go to lunch...

then he'll get the drift.

Put him in the ring,

chicken la carte...

let me have a wing,

tearing him apart.

The chicken will crow...

let me have him, Joe.

He's got it.

You sure this is going to work?

Sure. Looks like a splurge gun.

Doesn't it?

- Sort of.

- Nonsense.

Anything Dandy Dan can

do, I can do better.

Are you ready?

Ready.

Don't do that!

Sorry, boss.

All right, take aim.

Ready.

Get set.

Fire.

Missed!

Back to the drawing board.

Knuckles!

Knuckles, speak to me.

Knuckles.

It's all your fault, hear me?

Hello?

Not the grocery racket, too?

Yeah.

That's the whole empire

gone. Hear me? Everything.

They'll be coming here next.

There's only one thing for it.

You have to get him to help me.

Who? The Lone Ranger?

No, Bugsy Malone. Call him.

I'm in trouble, and all I got for

company is a female comedienne.

I'm in trouble, bad trouble.

Is he there?

No. There's no answer.

Then get him to me poysanally.

Personally?

- Poysanally.

- Poysanally.

So long, lover boy.

I like men at my feet.

What you doing here?

I brought you a message.

What's wrong with Western Union?

Thought you'd like the company.

I'll buy you a drink.

Where?

How about Fat Sam's?

Won't he be there?

He sure will.

Maybe I'll stay home.

Don't flatter yourself...

it's him that wants to see you.

Come on.

Before your suspenders strangle you.

Quit whistling, it makes me edgy.

Yes, boss.

- Pour me a double on the rocks.

- Sure, boss.

What's funny? You find me amusing?

I wasn't smiling at you.

Honest, I wasn't.

You find my suit funny?

No, boss.

It was your flower.

Yeah, it is kinda droopy.

Yeah, a little.

In fact, it's very droopy.

Very droopy, boss.

Hold it a minute.

It needs some water.

Don't ever laugh at me again...

or I'll ram that

smile down your throat.

I'm Fat Sam, don't forget

that. Number one man, Mr. Big.

Always have been,

always will be. Now get out.

Careful, the floor is wet.

Hi, honey.

Here he is.

Hey, Bugsy.

How you doing, Sam?

Glad to see you.

Pull up a chair.

Fix him a drink.

A special on the rocks.

What can I do for you?

Bugsy...

I'm in a jam.

Dandy Dan's gonna take

over my organization.

You still got this.

If Dan gets his way,

I won't have a dime.

Can you leave us alone?

This is men's talk.

That's all right,

I'm unshockable.

Go fix your make-up.

I've already fixed it.

Then go make yourself

look more beautiful.

You know that's impossible.

Anything's possible.

I'll go and manicure my gloves.

Bugsy, believe me...

my gang's gone. My

business is in ruins.

My friends don't wanna know me.

I'm a wreck.

In short, I need your help.

Why me?

'Cause you've got

brains, not pretzels.

No, it's not my line.

Do we have a deal?

Hello?

Bugsy, it's for you.

I think it's Blousey.

You got a deal.

Hold on, he won't be a second.

See you, Bugsy.

Hello, Blousey.

What are you doing there?

Just business.

With Tallulah?

No, with Fat Sam.

Did you get the tickets?

No, you see...

You promised me.

I know.

But Hollywood can wait, can't it?

You had no intention of

taking me to Hollywood!

I do! But there's something

I've got to do first.

You promised me.

Trust me. I can't

talk now. I'll call you.

Only a fool...

like fools before me...

I always think with my heart.

Only a fool...

that same old story...

seems I was born

for the part.

It's a lesson that I've learned...

and a page I should have turned.

I shouldn't cry, but I do.

Like an ordinary fool...

when her ordinary

dreams fall through.

How many times have I mistaken...

What can you see?

How many times have I mistaken...

love songs and laughs

for the blues.

When a road I've walked before...

ends alone at my door...

I shouldn't cry, but I do...

when my ordinary dreams

fall through.

- Splurge guns!

- Where?

In the crates. Look

what it says on the truck.

I can't.

Can't you read?

Sure. But I'm short-

sighted. What's it say?

It says:
Splurge

Imports Incorporated.

Dock 17, East River.

- Must be where the guns are.

- Right.

Look out!

It's a lesson that I've learned...

and a page I should have turned...

I shouldn't cry but I do...

like an ordinary fool...

when her ordinary

dreams fall through.

Blousey, miss your train?

What have I done?

Bugsy let you down?

The broad needs her head testing.

You better believe it.

Oh, yeah.

Can I have my job back?

Sure, the more

the merrier. Go right in.

Hi, Blousey.

Hi, Blousey.

Ever see a broad

carry a torch so high?

Yeah, the Statue of Liberty.

This must be the place.

Two guards on the door.

Two on the roof.

Two on the pier.

- What we gonna do?

- Go home?

There must be a way in.

Don't be stupid. We'll never get...

past them.

You're right. Let's go.

What we gonna do, Leroy?

We need more men.

We need an army.

No armies around here.

Yeah, I know.

Hang on a minute.

Don't complain about the way

your life has wound up...

think of all the time you waste,

and time's a precious thing...

sure you've hit the bottom,

but remember you're building up...

every day's another step that

takes you closer to the sky...

so give it a try.

Don't be depressed about

the way luck deceived you...

fortune sailed away,

you missed the boat...

and found you'd been left behind.

What's the matter with you?

Fight and fight some more,

till the world receives you...

Lady Luck is fickle, but

a lady can change her mind.

Come on, guys, who's with me?

No!

What's the matter with you?

All right, here's somebody.

Me too.

What about the rest of you?

And you?

Why not?

Come on.

Don't sit around complaining...

about how your life's wound up...

be a man, you can't be certain

you'll lose till you try.

Don't sit around complaining

about how your life's wound up...

you can't be certain you'll lose...

till you try.

So give it a try.

- Is everybody with me?

- Yeah!

Come on.

There they are.

This is what we'll do.

Get Baby Face.

Get Baby Face.

Get Baby Face.

I'm Baby Face. What am I saying?

I gotta have courage.

Give this to Baby Face.

Big courage.

Give it to Baby Face.

Thanks. Just what I need.

Okay, you know what to do.

I'm scared.

Will you get out there!

Yeah, right, get out there.

I'm a big movie star now.

Geronimo!

Get that guy.

Dummies.

Come back here.

Come on, open the boxes.

My name is Tallulah,

my first rule of thumb...

Stop fooling around.

Sorry, Bugsy.

I don't have to tell you

how important this is.

This is gonna take

the lid off City Hall.

- This is the big one.

- The big one.

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