History Film / Bugsy

** In the film, Siegel [[spoiler:is killed the same night the Flamingo opens.]] In real life, this didn't happen until nearly two years later.

** Siegel's [[spoiler:assassination]] occurred in Virginia Hill's house, and she was likely the one who ratted him out to the mob in first place, unlike in the film where she has [[spoiler:no involvement in his death and her reaction to it is PlayedForDrama.]]

** The ending implies Virginia committed suicide shortly after Siegel's death. She did but it was in ''1966'', almost 20 years later.

** The ending implies Virginia committed suicide shortly after Siegel's death. She died in 1966, almost 20 years later.

* HairTriggerTemper: Bugsy is definitely someone you don't want to cross; this was the basis for the nickname Bugsy, he got bugged out by many things. Calling him that, of course, made him even ''more''' angry.

** The film completely omits Billy Wilkerson, the originator of The Flamingo. A Los Angeles real estate mogul and compulsive gambler, he was halfway finished with construction of the hotel before running out of money, at which point Siegel and his "partners" bought a majority stake in the project investing $1 million (which eventually ballooned to $6 million) and effectively took over.

** The film completely omits Billy Wilkerson, the originator of The Flamingo. A Los Angeles real estate mogul and compulsive gambler, he was halfway finished with construction of the hotel before running out of money, at which point Siegel bought a majority stake in the project and effectively took over.

** The film completely omits Billy Wilkerson, the originator of The Flamingo. A Los Angeles estate mogul and compulsive gambler, he was halfway finished with construction before running out of money, at which point Siegel bought a majority stake in the project and effectively took over.

** Siegel's [[spoiler:assassination]] occurred in Virginia Hill's house, and she was likely the one who ratted him out to the mob in first place, unlike in the film where she has [[spoiler:no involvement in his death.]]

** Siegel's [[spoiler:assassination]] occurred in Virginia Jill's house, and she was likely the one who ratted him out to the mob in first place, unlike in the film where she has [[spoiler:no involvement in his death.]]

''Bugsy'' is a 1991 film directed by Barry Levinson, which starred Creator/WarrenBeatty as real-life Gangster Bugsy Siegel and Creator/AnnetteBening as his mistress, Virginia Hill.

** The film completely omits Billy Wilkerson, the originator of The Flamingo. A Los Angeles estate mogul and gambler, he was halfway finished with construction before running out of money, at which point Siegel bought a majority stake in the project and effectively took over.

** The real Siegel killed Harry Greenberg and was subsequently aquitted in 1939. The film depicts this as happening years later, during World War II.

* SeriousBusiness: One of Bugsy's many girlfriends has access to Mussolini, and Bugsy wants to use this access to plot to assassinate him. Meyer, of course, thinks he's crazy, and warns him not to talk about this to anyone else. In real life, Bugsy wanted to try and assassinate Hitler.

** The film completely omits William R. Wilkerson, the originator of The Flamingo. A Los Angeles estate mogul, he was halfway finished with construction before running out of money, at which point Siegel bought a majority stake in the project and effectively took over.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Needless to say, the film plays pretty fast and loose with the actual history of Siegel and Las Vegas

** The ending implies Virginia committed suicide shortly after Siegel's death. She died in 1966.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Needless to say, the film plays pretty fast and loose with the [[actual history of Siegel and Las Vegas.]]

-->'''Virginia:''' Now what exactly does Mr. Esta (Bugsy's wife's name) want with Miss Virginia?//
'''Bugsy:''' Right now, Mr. Esta is having a hard time figuring out what he ''doesn't'' want from Miss Virginia.

''Bugsy'' is a 1991 film directed by Barry Levinson, which starred Creator/WarrenBeatty as real-life Gangster Bugsy Siegel and Annette Benning as his mistress, Virginia Hill.

-> I only talk this much before I kill someone.
--> Bugsy Siegel

A 1991 film directed by Creator/BarryLevinson, ''Bugsy'' starred Creator/WarrenBeatty as real-life Gangster Bugsy Siegel and Annette Benning as his mistress, Virginia Hill.

* HairTriggerTemper: Bugsy is definitely someone you don't want to cross; this was the basis for the nickname Bugsy.
** Calling him that, of course, made him even more angry; see BerserkButton above.
* KosherNostra: Bugsy Siegel and his associates.

* ProtagonistTitle

* SeriousBusiness: One of Bugsy's many girlfriends has access to Mussolini, and Bugsy wants to use this access to plot to assassinate him. Meyer, of course, thinks he's crazy, and warns him not to talk about this to anyone else.
** In real life, Bugsy wanted to try and assassinate Hitler.

* CharacterTitle

A 1991 film directed by Barry Levinson, ''Bugsy'' starred Creator/WarrenBeatty as real-life Gangster Bugsy Siegel and Annette Benning as his mistress, Virginia Hill.

It tells the story of how he and his associates built the Las Vegas Strip. It starts with Bugsy visiting L.A. and being entranced by starlet Virgina Hill. After visiting a humble gambling joint in Las Vegas, he decides to create the Flamingo Casino Hotel. Because of Siegel's extravagance, and Virginia embezzling some of the funds, the budget for the hotel swells to $6 million, riling the mob.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Bugsy gets off for killing Harry by bribing the only witness, a Taxi Driver.

* EmbarassingNickname: Per the real-life man, Bugsy never liked his nickname.