The Lord's of Flatbush (1974)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Martin Davidson
Stephen Verona

Writers:

Stephen Verona (screenplay) and
Gayle Gleckler (screenplay) ...
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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
Antonia Rey	...	Mrs. Rosiello
Lou Byrne	...	Mrs. Bradshaw
Bill Van Sleet	...	Mr. Bradshaw
Margaret Bauer	...	Nancy Bradshaw
Rose Rothman	...	Mrs. Malincanico
Lillian Davidson	...	Mah Jong Player
Ann Lefkowitz	...	Mah Jong Player
Florence Schissler	...	Mah Jong Player
Mildred Deutsch	...	Mah John Player
Ray Sharkey	...	Student
Geraldine Smith	...	Student
Darryl Peck	...	Student
Bernie Hiller	...	Student (as Bernardo Hiller)
Caren Kaye	...	Student (as Karen Kaye)
Phyllis Gibbs	...	Student
Helen Calahan	...	Student
Dana Foley	...	Student
Barbara Foley	...	Student
Thomas Clarke	...	Student
Bonnie Sylvano	...	Student
Linda Troiano	...	Student
Mark Flanagan	...	Student
Linda Lanna	...	Student
Tia Millman	...	Student
Armand Assante	...	Wedding Guest (as Armand Assanti)
George Goomishian	...	Wedding Guest
Arlene Gelb	...	Wedding Guest
Jamie Gelb	...	Wedding Guest
Stacy Gelb	...	Wedding Guest
Peter Mintz	...	Wedding Guest
Tom Bauer	...	Wedding Guest
David Stein	...	Wedding Guest
Ralph Rogers Trio	...	Wedding Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brooke Adams	...	(uncredited)
Monica Dizozza	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Peter Dizozza	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Davidson
Stephen Verona		(as Stephen F. Verona)

Writing credits
Stephen Verona		(screenplay) (as Stephen F. Verona) and
Gayle Gleckler		(screenplay) and
Martin Davidson		(screenplay)
Sylvester Stallone		(additional dialogue)

Produced by
Richard Millman	....	associate producer
Stephen Verona	....	producer (as Stephen F. Verona)

Original Music by
Joseph Brooks		(as Joe Brooks)

Cinematography by
Edward Lachman
Joseph Mangine		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Muffie Meyer
Stan Siegel

Art Direction by
Glenda Ganis		(as Glenda Miller)

Costume Design by
Glenda Ganis		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Hillary Bean	....	hair stylist
Jacques Lawlor	....	hair stylist
Marlene Lorenzen	....	hair stylist
Count Vincenzo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Arthur Chobanian	....	production manager
Steve Sirkin	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Arthur Gelb	....	graphic artist: advertising

Sound Department
Vincent Deleo	....	sound recordist (as Vincent de Leo)
Tom Dillinger	....	sound mix engineer: Cinemix
Mike Engle	....	boom operator
Nigel Noble	....	sound recordist (as Nigel Nobel)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Adlowitz	....	gaffer
Larry Beinhart	....	key grip
Jack Cummins	....	grip
Haim Pekelis	....	grip
Danny Quinn	....	assistant camera (as Dan Quinn)
Mike Spera	....	assistant camera
Jeff Stolow	....	grip
Carl Teitelbaum	....	gaffer
Kit Whitmore	....	grip

Editorial Department
Susan Brockman	....	assistant editor
Kathy Dougherty	....	assistant editor
Ron Silver	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Malcolm Addey	....	music recording engineer: Bell Sound Studios
Joseph Brooks	....	conductor (as Joe Brooks)
Joseph Brooks	....	music arranger (as Joe Brooks)
Robb Navrides	....	music editor: TV version (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dan List	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Frankie Ciraolo	....	production assistant
Jimmy Ciraolo	....	production assistant
Arthur Gelb	....	title designer
Jules Gerber	....	production accountant
Nancy Hertz	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Ebbets Field

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Bell Sound Studios  music recorded at
• Bonnie Dune Socks  wardrobe supplied by
• Capezio  wardrobe supplied by
• Cinemix  sound mix
• Delta Consultants  props supplied by
• Flamingo Joe  wardrobe supplied by
• Mediary, The  public relations
• Milady Bridal Co.  wardrobe supplied by
• New World Clothing Co.  wardrobe supplied by
• Obsolete Fleet, The  cars furnished by
• Optical House, The  opticals
• Sound One  equipment and sound transfers by
• Stone Free  wardrobe supplied by
• Technicolor  film print by (as Technicolor/Radiant Division)
• We Give Great Haircuts  hair stylist

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:

The title on screen is actually a shot of the back of the jacket of one of the gang members, and the ungrammatical "The Lord's of Flatbush" is exactly how it is rendered, to show that these guys may be lords of Flatbush, but they're not lords of English grammar.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the opening credits the camera pans the skyline of NY, and shows the construction of the Twin Towers in the background. The movie is set in the late 1950s and the Twin Towers were not constructed until the 1970s.

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 FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

Soundtrack:

Wedding Song

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.