| Before Rocky was a knock-out, before âthe Fonzâ was TVâs âLeader of the Packâ, two unknown actors named Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) and Henry Winkler (TVâs âHappy Daysâ) starred in their first major screen roles. Soon theyâd rule the box office and the airwaves, but before they were kings, they were THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH! Clad in blue jeans, black leather jackets and bad attitudes, Stanley (Stallone), Butchey (Winkler), Chico (Perry King, TVâs âRiptideâ) and Wimpy (Paul Mace, Paradise Alley) are a 1950s Brooklyn gang of four cool, sexy rebels. Despite their tough appearance, these boys just want to have fun, but reality - a.k.a. adulthood - rears its ugly head when Stanleyâs steady informs him they have to get married, and blue-collar Chico falls for a beautiful blonde (Susan Blakely, Over the Top) from the right side of the tracks. A high-octane cruise down memory lane, THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH is âimmensely appealing, often hilarious, surprisingly touching and superbly actedâ (The Hollywood Reporter). Newly remastered. |
