The Lords of Flatbush

The Lords of Flatbush
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Directed by	Martin Davidson Stephen Verona
Produced by	Stephen F. Verona
Written by	Martin Davidson Gayle Gleckler Sylvester Stallone Stephen Verona
Starring	Perry King Sylvester Stallone Henry Winkler Paul Mace
Music by	Joe Brooks Paul Jabara Joseph Nicholas
Cinematography	Edward Lachman Joseph Mangine
Edited by	Muffie Meyer Stan Siegel
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	May 1, 1974 (1974-05-01)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$160,000 (estimated)

The Lords of Flatbush (stylized onscreen as The Lord's of Flatbush) is a 1974 American drama film about street teenagers in leather jackets from the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen Verona, The Lords of Flatbush is a low-budget film starring Perry King, Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone. Stallone was also credited with writing additional dialogue.

A portion of this film was shot in Stamford, Connecticut. The wedding scenes were filmed in an area of town called Cove on Dale Street. Some school scenes were shot at Abraham Lincoln High School in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn. The opening exterior scenes were shot at Samuel J. Tilden High School, the only school used in the film which is actually located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.^[1]

Richard Gere was originally cast in this movie but, after coming to blows with Sylvester Stallone, was given his walking papers by the director.^[2]

Plot

Set in 1958, the coming-of-age story follows four Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, play pool and hang out at a local malt shop. The film focuses on Chico (Perry King) attempting to win over Jane (Susan Blakely), a girl who wants little to do with him, and Stanley (Sylvester Stallone), who impregnates his girlfriend, Frannie (Maria Smith), who pressures him to marry her. At their wedding, it is revealed that Frannie never was pregnant. Butchey Weinstein (Henry Winkler) is highly intelligent but hides his brains behind a clownish front, while Wimpy Murgalo (Paul Mace) is a colorless follower in awe of Chico and Stanley.

Cast

• Perry King as Chico Tyrell
• Sylvester Stallone as Stanley Rosiello
• Henry Winkler as Butchey Weinstein
• Paul Mace as Wimpy Murgalo
• Susan Blakely as Jane Bradshaw
• Maria Smith as Frannie Malincanico
• Renee Paris as Annie Yuckamanelli
• Paul Jabara as Crazy Cohen
• Bruce Reed as Mike Mambo
• Ray Sharkey as Student
• Dolph Sweet as Stanley's father

References

External links

• The Lords of Flatbush at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lords of Flatbush at the TCM Movie Database
• The Lords of Flatbush at AllMovie
• The Lords of Flatbush at Box Office Mojo