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
Editing by	Muffie Meyer Stan Siegel
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	May 1, 1974
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$160,000 (estimated)

The Lords of Flatbush is a 1974 American drama film about a street gang 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 (who also wrote additional dialog^{[citation needed]}).

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. School scenes were shot at Abraham Lincoln High School in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn.

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

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 wants him to marry her.

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

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 AllRovi
• The Lords of Flatbush at Box Office Mojo