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Paradise Alley (1978)

"The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys."

5.8/10 1h 47m Sep 22, 1978
Action Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Paradise Alley
Original Language EN
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $7,185,518
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Cosmo Carboni
Popularity: 7.1
Lee Canalito
Lee Canalito
Victor Carboni
Popularity: 0.3
Armand Assante
Armand Assante
Lenny Carboni
Popularity: 3.8
Frank McRae
Frank McRae
Big Glory
Popularity: 1.1
Anne Archer
Anne Archer
Annie
Popularity: 2.0
Kevin Conway
Kevin Conway
Stitch
Popularity: 1.0
Terry Funk
Terry Funk
Frankie the Thumper
Popularity: 0.9
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Joyce Ingalls
Bunchie
Popularity: 0.3
Joe Spinell
Joe Spinell
Burp
Popularity: 1.1
Aimée Eccles
Aimée Eccles
Susan Chow
Popularity: 1.1
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Mumbles
Popularity: 2.0
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Chick Casey
Doorman
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Sylvester Stallone
Writer Sylvester Stallone
Editor Eve Newman
Producer John F. Roach, Ronald A. Suppa, Jeff Wald
Executive Producer Edward R. Pressman

Production

Universal Pictures
US
Force Ten Productions

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Keywords

dancing prostitute sibling relationship italian american sports hustler ghetto irish mob monkey bum ice cream racial slur arm wrestling gentle giant ice block family feud street life cripple

Reviews from TMDB

The Parsi Prince 9/10
Apr 7, 2016

* **Paradise Alley** marks the Directorial Debut of **Sylvester Stallone**. It is a highly under-rated period piece, set in 1940's Hell's Kitchen, (where Stallone was born in New York), about the three Carboni brothers and the sibling rivalry they endure against the backdrop of professional wrestli ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 22, 1978
Runtime 1h 47m
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $7,185,518
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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