The Lords of Flatbush (1974)

Great B-Movie - "Happy Days" It Ain't

You can't help but see Fonzie when you see Henry Winkler in this film...but Happy Days it ain't.

Don't get me wrong, it is a great little b-movie (even the soundtrack is low budget with original 1970s songs trying to sound 1950s). But this film is not the innocent 1950s that Happy Days portrays. It is a straight, in-your-face look at the juvenile delinquent life--a day in the life of four guys in a gang called The Lords.

These guys get together with girls, fight, disrupt the classroom, and ultimately realize that they eventually have to grow up (or at least Sylvester Stallone's character Stanley does).

If you want a good juvenile delinquent film with familiar faces and cool nostalgia, then go to Flatbush with The Lords!

December 22, 2008

Lords of Flatbush

Great movie, takes me back to a time when you could lube your car's engine by rubbing your greasy head up against it. November 24, 2008

Great little classic in the American Graffiti mode makes it's DVD debut,Stallone and Winkler in before they were famous roles!!!

So glad to have this little gem of a movie on DVD in Anamorphic Widescreen format,the picture is a bit soft and the sound could be better,but this is a very low budget film about life in the 50's(simialr to American Graffiti),so it looks fine enough for me,some better extras would have been nice(all that's included are a very rough looking original theatrical traier and some bios for a few of the stars,and 2 so called bonus trailers for the films Bugsy and La Bamba(,but overall a fine DVD,much better than VHS!!! See Sylvester Stallone before is Rocky role(actully if watch the film,he's starting to bulk up and you even will see him using a hand grip in one scene,hmm getting prepared to go the distance,he would make to classic Death Race 2000 next,next is a pre Fonzie Henry Winkler,also in "Lords" gang are Perry King and Paul Mace,other fimilair faces are also present including Susan Blakely,Paul Jabara,Dolph Sweet,Ray Sharky and Armand Assante spelled in the closing credits as Assanti. A great little cult claasic full of stellar preformances!!! Two thumbs up!!! A+ February 16, 2008

Pre-Grease

This is a pretty good movie. It is pre-grease, for those who are wondering. Grease actually came out a year after this was made. Here's a little tidbit of information, the character Stalone played-Stanley Rosiello, is what the Happy Days crew based Henry Winkler's character-The Fonz, off of. May 12, 2007

Hilarious and Poignant Masterpiece

This disjointed look into the mentality of four not-so bright shop class dropouts is unforgettable in that it captures all the hormonal angst and harmless thuggery of growing up in the 50's. It was a bygone era, where greasing up your hair and riding a motorcycle predated today's sideshows and drivebys. Stallone and King are unforgettable in their honest portrayals without a hint of selfconsciousness. Their girlfriends are as dimwitted as they are. Susan Blakely as the well-to-do girl interested in Perry King plays the role perfectly and honestly. Whether you're a Stallone fan , are into the 50's, or just want to laugh uncontrollably, don't miss this one! January 5, 2007

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