New York, 1929: A war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam And Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded 'Splurge Gun'. As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone (Happy Days' Scott Baio), an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah (Double academy award winner Jodie Foster) who wants Bugsy for herself.