The Lord's of Flatbush (1974)

Directors:

Martin Davidson
Stephen Verona

Writers:

Stephen Verona (screenplay) and
Gayle Gleckler (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 May 1975 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

When was the last time someone gave you a hickey?

Plot:

A group of kids in Brooklyn form a gang. From this moment on they do everything together. This makes...

Plot Keywords:

Drive In | Pigeon | 1950s | Pregnancy Issue | New York

Cast

Perry King	...	Chico Tyrell
Sylvester Stallone	...	Stanley Rosiello
Henry Winkler	...	Butchey Weinstein
Paul Mace	...	Wimpy Murgalo
Susan Blakely	...	Jane Bradshaw
Maria Smith	...	Frannie Malincanico
Renee Paris	...	Annie Yuckamanelli (as Reneé Paris)
Paul Jabara	...	Crazy Cohen
Bruce Reed	...	Mike Mambo
Frank Stiefel	...	Arnie Levine
Martin Davidson	...	Mr. Birnbaum
Joe Stern	...	Eddie
Ruth Klinger	...	Mrs. Tyrell
Joan Neuman	...	Miss Molina
Dolph Sweet	...	Mr. Rosiello

Also Known As:

The Lords of Flatbush (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | West Germany:16 (video rating) | Denmark:A (2003) | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Sylvester Stallone stated that his payment for his role was 25 free t-shirts.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chico takes Jane to the drive-in, the license plate number of the stolen Packard changes. When they arrive at the theater it is SV-5875, yet when they start to pull out, the plate has changed to 4N-4290.

Quotes:

Stanley Rosiello: If you ever show my girl a ring like that again, you know what's gonna be written on your tombstone? "I was dumb enough to show Frannie Malincanico a $1600 ring," ya got that?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Luke Can See Her Face (#4.20)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

There's A Better Way To Say Goodnight

Messy amateurish fifties type fun

This is not a slick movie. It looks like it was made with cheap handheld cameras, and probably was. The movie is primarily interesting due to the future stars seen here. This was Henry Winkler's first big movie as a greaser type ( this character was NO Fonzie ). Sylvester Stallone is his typical mumbly early self ( I vote for subtitles on his speaking parts on his first 6 Nothing really much happens, just an hour and a half of greaser posing and vague wonderings about "futures". Only interesting from a historical perspective. Not reaslly strongly recommended.