Paradise Alley

  • Action
  • Drama
9/22/1978
107
PG

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.

Revenue:
$7,185,518
Budget:
$6,000,000

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  • The Parsi Prince

    • 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 wrestling.

    • Featuring a breath-taking opening sequence involving rooftops with parkour-like free running and Cinematography by renowned DP László Kovács (F.I.S.T.) It also has an amazing soundtrack by Bill Conti of Rocky fame with the title track, "Too Close to Paradise" sung by Sylvester Stallone. There are also songs by Frank Stallone, Jr and Tom Waits.

    • There is a tender story of romance, fraternal exploitation and familial redemption. ...

    April 7, 2016

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