Bugsy Malone (Scott Baio) is a child gangster who instead of littering his victims with bullets, use a “splurge gun” to cover them in cold cream. Bugsy starts off as a lowly gangster but begins to gain power as the crime organization is splintered by the struggle for power between bosses Fat Sam (John Cassisi) and Dandy Dan (Matin Lev). Bugsy becomes the unifying figure in the family and takes the organization to financial and political heights which it has never reached before. This also leads to many members of the crew becoming jealous of Bugsy and taking a serious interest in his demise.