Bugsy (1991)
“Glamour was the disguise.”
Movie19912h 16mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 467 ratings.
Movie review: Bugsy
Bugsy is a film from 1991. It is catalogued under Crime, Drama, Mystery. Its listed tagline is “Glamour was the disguise.”
Story
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.3/10 based on 467 votes.
Production
Release date: December 10, 1991 · Runtime: 136 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $30,000,000 · Reported revenue: $49,114,016
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Cast
Warren Beatty
Annette Bening
Harvey Keitel
Ben Kingsley
Elliott Gould
Joe Mantegna
Bebe Neuwirth
Lewis van Bergen
Wendy Phillips
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