Movie
Paradise Alley
1978PG1h 47m5.9 / 10
The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys.
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
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Synopsis
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
Cast, crew and production details
About Paradise Alley
Cast
Sylvester StalloneCosmo Carboni
Lee CanalitoVictor Carboni
Armand AssanteLenny Carboni
Frank McRaeBig Glory
Anne ArcherAnnie
Kevin ConwayStitch
Terry FunkFrankie the ThumperJoyce IngallsBunchie
Credits
- Directed by
- Sylvester Stallone
- Written by
- Sylvester Stallone
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $7.2M
Production
Universal PicturesUnited States- Force Ten Productions
Themes
arm wrestlingbumcrippledancingfamily feudgentle giantghettohustlerice blockice creamirish mobitalian americanmonkeyprostitute
