The Lords of Flatbush (1974)

Directed by

Stephen Verona, Martin Davidson

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, teen film, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 96 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The story follows a group of teenagers in leather jackets hanging out in 1950s Brooklyn. They get into small fights, chase girls, and deal with the ups and downs of being young.

nostalgiclightheartedgrittyslow-pacedbittersweetearthysheepishretro

What happens

The Lords of Flatbush (stylized on-screen as The Lord's of Flatbush) is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen F. Verona. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Perry King, Paul Mace, Henry Winkler, and Susan Blakely. 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. The movie, along with American Graffiti, the television hit Happy Days, the musical Grease and its film adaptation, and novelty rock act Sha Na Na, was part of a resurgence in popular interest in the '50s greaser culture in the 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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