The Lords of Flatbush
The Lords of Flatbush stylized onscreen as The Lords of Flatbush is a 1974 American drama film about street teenagers in leather jackets from the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
Set in 1958, the comingofage 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.Richard Gere was originally cast as Chico but was fired due to conflicts with Stallone during rehearsals. As Stallone put it ........
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