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Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Open, If It Was Raining Brains Clever voice-over open (by 13 year-old John Cassisi as Fat Sam), from director Alan Parker’s original screenplay, leading to a highlight-shot credit sequence featuring Scott Baio (title character, in his first credited role), and the title song by Paul Williams from his Academy Award-nominated score, from the sometimes beloved kids-as-gangsters musical Bugsy Malone, 1976.

Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Fat Sam's Grand Slam Inside the speak-easy for which the song is named, another tune from Paul Williams’ score with kids in the cast lip-synching to grown-ups’ vocals, with the first glimpse of Jodie Foster as Tallulah, and the first encounter between the title character (Scott Baio) and aspiring singer Blousey (Florence Garland), from Bugsy Malone, 1976, written and directed by Alan Parker.

Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Go Feed The Ducks Probably more provocative in retrospect than it seemed at the time, writer-director Alan Parker in his kids-playing-gangsters musical has brassy Tallulah (Jodie Foster), girlfriend of the owner of the night club, apply her charms to the hustler title character (Scott Baio), igniting his potential girlfriend Blousey (Florence Garland), in Bugsy Malone, 1976.

Midnight Express (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Will It Ease The Pain? Brad Davis as American Billy Hayes, narrating a letter to his parents, being processed into a Turkish prison for smuggling hashish, early in director Alan Parker's Midnight Express, 1978, from Hayes' book.

Midnight Express (1978) -- (Movie Clip) I've Been Poisoned From the opening scenes, American Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) preparing to smuggle hashish out of Istanbul, then with girlfriend Susan (Irene Miracle) at the airport, from Alan Parker's Midnight Express, 1978.

Midnight Express (1978) -- (Movie Clip) Choose Your Own Death American Jimmy (Randy Quaid), compatriot Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) and Brit Max (John Hurt) considering prospects of breaking out of their Turkish prison, in Midnight Express, 1978, directed by Alan Parker.

Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982) -- (Movie Clip) The Thin Ice First Christine Hargreaves the inattentive mother, then sequences confirming the death of his father at Anzio, the recording of the Roger Waters original song a remix from the 1979 album, Bob Geldof as rock star Pink wierding out in his hotel, in Pink Floyd - The Wall, 1982.

Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2 Probably the best known sequence from director Alan Parker, seen widely in the MTV movie-promo video, Alex McAvoy as the teacher, Kevin McKeon as student “Pink,” the recording remixed from the hit 1979 single, composed by Roger Waters, from Pink Floyd - The Wall, 1982.

Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982) -- (Movie Clip) In The Flesh Pink (Bob Geldof) now in a mental breakdown, completely assuming his neo-Nazi alter ego, with Geldof’s own vocal and a new recording of the song from the original 1979 album, composed by Roger Waters, directed by Alan Parker, in Pink Floyd - The Wall, 1982.

Birdy (1984) -- (Movie Clip) Things You Put Me Through After the introduction of the title character in the credits, scenes with injured Vietnam vet Al Columbati (Nicolas Cage), from director Alan Parker's Birdy, 1984, from William Wharton's novel.

Birdy (1984) -- (Movie Clip) The Weird Kid In the first flashback, young Al (Nicolas Cage), goaded by little brother Mario (James Santini) confronts the title character (Matthew Modine) over a stolen knife, in Alan Parker's Birdy, 1984.

Fame - (Original Trailer) Students at a performing arts high school struggle with personal problems in Fame (1980).

Midnight Express - (Original Trailer) A young man arrested for drug smuggling fights to survive the horrors of a Turkish prison in Midnight Express (1978).

Shoot the Moon - (Original Trailer) Albert Finney and Diane Keaton star in Shoot the Moon (1982), a portrait of a family in the midst of divorce.

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