1978·Action·1h 47m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Sylvester Stallone
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
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Cast
Sylvester Stallone
Cosmo Carboni
Lee Canalito
Victor Carboni
Armand Assante
Lenny Carboni
Frank McRae
Big Glory
Anne Archer
Annie
Kevin Conway
Stitch
Terry Funk
Frankie the Thumper
Joe Spinell
Burp
Aimée Eccles
Susan Chow
Tom Waits
Mumbles
Michael Jeffers
Paradise Alley Bum
Paul Mace
Rat
Crew
Sylvester Stallone
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Writer
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
László Kovács
Director of Photography
Edward R. Pressman
Executive Producer
Michael Westmore
Makeup Artist
Dar Robinson
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Popular Reviews
19 reviews
sidney
3.0★ · 05/14/26
I'll watch anything to see you my cutiepie good God in heaven
I'll watch anything to see you my cutiepie good God in heaven
Jimmy Wpaylel
7.0★ · 04/17/26
Nothing but iconic.
Nothing but iconic.
Jimmy Wpaylel
7.0★ · 04/17/26
Nothing but iconic.
Nothing but iconic.
Lis
9.0★ · 04/06/26
Esto me parece genuinamente una obra arte
Esto me parece genuinamente una obra arte
D Meda
4.0★ · 04/02/26
This really had me pretty enthralled at the beginning when it seemed to be a character piece about Stallone being a shitty brother and having to learn to be better. Original? No. But entertaining premise nonetheless.
However, around an hour in Stallone loses control over his brother, Victor's, career and it seems like he's going to have to learn his lesson after watching Lenny and Victor do what he was doing far better and more respectfully. Good escalation of the premise, I thought. But no, that's not what happens.
All of a sudden Lenny and Stallone switch places, where Lenny becomes the man using Victor for money and Stallone is where Lenny once was, worrying about Victor. Out of nowhere! Flip of a switch! Not only that, but the love interests of both Stallone and Lenny dip out in the last 30 minutes without any real send off. Then the ending comes and oh boy... A good wrestling match occurs, but then theres a very unearned happy ending to top it off!
It's a well-directed movie, and individual parts of it are written well, but the whole piece comes together to be quite a frustrating mess of unearned lessons learned. I've heard this was a big product of studio meddling which I can definitely see. But I can only judge the film based on what is in front of me, not what was on the cutting room floor. A much better movie I'd imagine.
However, around an hour in Stallone loses control over his brother, Victor's, career and it seems like he's going to have to learn his lesson after watching Lenny and Victor do what he was doing far better and more respectfully. Good escalation of the premise, I thought. But no, that's not what happens.
All of a sudden Lenny and Stallone switch places, where Lenny becomes the man using Victor for money and Stallone is where Lenny once was, worrying about Victor. Out of nowhere! Flip of a switch! Not only that, but the love interests of both Stallone and Lenny dip out in the last 30 minutes without any real send off. Then the ending comes and oh boy... A good wrestling match occurs, but then theres a very unearned happy ending to top it off!
It's a well-directed movie, and individual parts of it are written well, but the whole piece comes together to be quite a frustrating mess of unearned lessons learned. I've heard this was a big product of studio meddling which I can definitely see. But I can only judge the film based on what is in front of me, not what was on the cutting room floor. A much better movie I'd imagine.
This really had me pretty enthralled at the beginning when it seemed to be a character piece about Stallone being a shitty brother and having to learn to be better. Original? No. But entertaining premise nonetheless.
However, around an hour in Stallone loses control over his brother, Victor's, career and it seems like he's going to have to learn his lesson after watching Lenny and Victor do what he was doing far better and more respectfully. Good escalation of the premise, I thought. But no, that's not what happens.
All of a sudden Lenny and Stallone switch places, where Lenny becomes the man using Victor for money and Stallone is where Lenny once was, worrying about Victor. Out of nowhere! Flip of a switch! Not only that, but the love interests of both Stallone and Lenny dip out in the last 30 minutes without any real send off. Then the ending comes and oh boy... A good wrestling match occurs, but then theres a very unearned happy ending to top it off!
It's a well-directed movie, and individual parts of it are written well, but the whole piece comes together to be quite a frustrating mess of unearned lessons learned. I've heard this was a big product of studio meddling which I can definitely see. But I can only judge the film based on what is in front of me, not what was on the cutting room floor. A much better movie I'd imagine.
However, around an hour in Stallone loses control over his brother, Victor's, career and it seems like he's going to have to learn his lesson after watching Lenny and Victor do what he was doing far better and more respectfully. Good escalation of the premise, I thought. But no, that's not what happens.
All of a sudden Lenny and Stallone switch places, where Lenny becomes the man using Victor for money and Stallone is where Lenny once was, worrying about Victor. Out of nowhere! Flip of a switch! Not only that, but the love interests of both Stallone and Lenny dip out in the last 30 minutes without any real send off. Then the ending comes and oh boy... A good wrestling match occurs, but then theres a very unearned happy ending to top it off!
It's a well-directed movie, and individual parts of it are written well, but the whole piece comes together to be quite a frustrating mess of unearned lessons learned. I've heard this was a big product of studio meddling which I can definitely see. But I can only judge the film based on what is in front of me, not what was on the cutting room floor. A much better movie I'd imagine.