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The Lords of Flatbush (stylized on-screen as The Lord's of Flatbush) is a 1974 American drama film directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen F. Verona. The film stars Perry King, Sylvester Stallone, Paul Mace and Henry Winkler. Stallone was also credited with writing additional dialogue. The plot is about street teenagers in leather jackets from the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.[3] The movie, along with the television hit Happy Days, Grease in its Broadway and film versions was part of a resurgence in popular interest in the 50's greaser culture in the 1970s.[4] Indeed, Henry Winkler went on to play a similar character as "The Fonz" in "Happy Days."

The Lords of Flatbush
Official DVD cover
Directed by	Martin Davidson Stephen F. Verona
Written by	Martin Davidson Gayle Gleckler Stephen Verona Sylvester Stallone (additional dialogue)
Produced by	Stephen F. Verona
Starring	Perry King Sylvester Stallone Henry Winkler Paul Mace Susan Blakely
Cinematography	Edward Lachman Joseph Mangine
Edited by	Muffie Meyer Stan Siegel
Music by	Joe Brooks Paul Jabara Joseph Nicholas
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 1, 1974 (1974-05-01) (United States)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$380,000[1]
Box office	$4 million[2]

Plot

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into street fights, and hang out at a local malt shop. Chico attempts to win over hard-to-get, waspy Jane while throwing over easier-to-get Annie. Stanley seemingly impregnates his girlfriend Frannie, who pressures him to marry her. Stanley eventually agrees to marry even after finding out before the wedding that Frannie was never pregnant. Butchey Weinstein is highly intelligent but hides his brains behind a clownish front in order to fit in with the gang. Wimpy Murgalo is a loyal follower in awe of Stanley, eventually becoming best man at his wedding. All four boys seem to discover maturity and responsibility at the end of the film as we witness them bonding during the wedding in their dress suits, eschewing their typical leather jackets.

Cast

In addition, other notable names amongst the supporting and background performers include co-director Martin Davidson in a cameo as Mr. Birnbaum, future Academy Award–winner and disco superstar Paul Jabara as Crazy Cohen, future Golden Globe–winner Ray Sharkey as a random student and future Emmy Award–winner Armand Assante as an anonymous wedding guest.

Production

Casting

Richard Gere was originally cast as Chico but was fired due to conflicts with Stallone during rehearsals. In a 2006 interview Stallone explained:

We never hit it off. He would strut around in his oversized motorcycle jacket like he was the baddest knight at the round table. One day, during an improv, he grabbed me (we were simulating a fight scene) and got a little carried away. I told him in a gentle fashion to lighten up, but he was completely in character and impossible to deal with. Then we were rehearsing at Coney Island and it was lunchtime, so we decided to take a break, and the only place that was warm was in the backseat of a Toyota. I was eating a hotdog and he climbs in with a half a chicken covered in mustard with grease nearly dripping out of the aluminum wrapper. I said, "That thing is going to drip all over the place." He said, "Don't worry about it." I said, "If it gets on my pants you're gonna know about it." He proceeds to bite into the chicken and a small, greasy river of mustard lands on my thigh. I elbowed him in the side of the head and basically pushed him out of the car. The director had to make a choice: one of us had to go, one of us had to stay. Richard was given his walking papers and to this day seriously dislikes me.[5]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 64% based on reviews from 14 critics.[6] On Metacritic it has a score of 53 out of 100 based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Quentin Tarantino calls it "a pretty good film...the first time I was introduced to the New York independent low-budget film aesthetic."[8]

See also

• Greaser (subculture)
• Happy Days
• List of American films of 1974
• Grease (movie)
• Grease (play and musical)

References

External links

• The Lords of Flatbush at IMDb 
• The Lords of Flatbush at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Lords of Flatbush at Box Office Mojo

На других языках

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[de] Brooklyn Blues – Das Gesetz der Gosse

Brooklyn Blues – Das Gesetz der Gosse (Originaltitel: The Lords of Flatbush) ist ein US-amerikanisches Filmdrama aus dem Jahr 1974 über heranwachsende Jugendliche. Regie führten Stephen Verona und Martin Davidson, die zusammen mit Gayle Glecker auch das Drehbuch verfassten.

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- [en] The Lords of Flatbush

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[it] Happy Days - La banda dei fiori di pesco

Happy Days - La banda dei fiori di pesco (The Lords of Flatbush), pubblicato in Italia anche col titolo Brooklyn Graffiti, è un film del 1974 diretto da Martin Davidson e Stephen Verona ed interpretato da Perry King, Henry Winkler e Sylvester Stallone, quest'ultimo anche co-sceneggiatore della pellicola.

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[ru] Лорды из Флэтбуша

«Лорды из Флэтбуша» (англ. The Lords of Flatbush) — это низкобюджетный американский фильм 1974 года выпуска. В фильме рассказывается об уличной банде из района Флэтбуш, расположенного в Бруклине. Съёмки проводились в самом Флэтбуше, Стэмфорде, штат Коннектикут и Западном Флэтбуше.

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