Film Study: The Lords of Flatbush (1974)

This time capsule movie features, for more or less the first time, lead roles by Perry King, Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler. Pre-fame for all. Many scenes shot in a close view POV style.

Apparently this film was the respective lead piece for 50s greaser culture that spawned Winkler as Fonzi in Happy Days, some degree of Stallone in Rocky ETA: The Outsiders as well perhaps, and for King, nothing huge despite his servible lead role performance. Also like contributes to Grease and others.

I can see this movie not taken well at the time it was released and even now by many. Scenes are often snoozy but there is much historical context for true film appreciationatos. At 35 minutes an interesting scene where King and Stallone trade shoulder punches evinces a rough early Rocky persona that would persist for decades later. Winkler seems very underutilized but effective nonetheless.

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