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The Lords of Flatbush is a american film of genre Drama directed by Martin Davidson released in USA on 1 may 1974 with Perry King

The Lords of Flatbush (1974)

The Lords of Flatbush
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Released in USA 1 may 1974
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy-drama,    Romantic comedy,    Crime,    Romance
Rating56% 2.801792.801792.801792.801792.80179

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.

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

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Perry King

(Chico Tyrell)
Sylvester Stallone

(Stanley Rosiello)
Henry Winkler

(Butchey Weinstein)
Paul Mace

(Wimpy Murgalo)
Susan Blakely

(Jane Bradshaw)
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