{"id":33659,"date":"2023-08-31T06:42:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33659"},"modified":"2023-08-31T06:42:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T10:42:23","slug":"paradise-alley-1978-written-directed-and-starring-sylvester-stallone-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33659","title":{"rendered":"“Paradise Alley” (1978) written, directed and starring Sylvester Stallone \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paradise Alley <\/em><\/strong>(1978)<\/span><\/p>\n

Director: Sylvester Stallone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: Sylvester Stallone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Sylvester Stallone<\/strong>, Lee Canalito, Armand Assante, Frank McRae, Anne Archer, Kevin Conway, Terry Funk, Joyce Ingalls, Joe Spinell, Aimee Eccles, Tom Waits, Frank Pesce, Ray Sharkey, Frank Stallone, Ted DiBiase, Dory Funk Jr., Don Leo Jonathan, Gene Kiniski, Dick Murdoch, Ray Stevens\u00a0<\/strong> and Paul Mace<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tagline:\u00a0 Three brothers… One had the brains, one had the muscle and one had the suit. Together they had a million dollar dream.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Carboni brothers, Lenny (Assante), Cosmo (Stallone) and Victor (Canalito) are just getting by.\u00a0 Lenny, who returned from the war a hero with a limp, is an undertaker.\u00a0 Cosmo lives by his wits, always looking for a fast buck.\u00a0 Victor hauls ice.<\/p>\n

After an evening in Paradise Alley where real (not scripted) wrestling matches take place, Cosmo gets an idea.\u00a0 Victor could become a professional wrestler with Cosmo as his manager.\u00a0 Lenny sees that Cosmo has a good idea, but fears that Victor could be exploited.\u00a0 Victor likes the idea of the brothers working together so Lenny becomes his manager and Cosmo his trainer.<\/p>\n

Victor becomes a popular, winning wrestler.\u00a0 This puts him in the crosshairs of Stitch Mahone and Frankie the Thumper.\u00a0 Stitch is a local mobster and Thumper is a big dumb brute who happens to be an undefeated wrestler.\u00a0 As Cosmo begins to have concerns that Victor is being pushed to fight to often, Lenny starts working on a fight with Frankie the Thumper.<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sly Stallone wrote, directed, starred in and sang the title song for Paradise Alley<\/em>.\u00a0 It was his directorial debut.<\/p>\n

Paradise Alley\u00a0<\/em>was Terry Funk’s, Lee Canalito’s and Tom Waits’ feature film debut.<\/p>\n

Frank McRae as Big Glory and Terry Funk as Frankie the Thumper own their scenes.<\/p>\n

The final wrestling match in the Paradise Alley ring during a pouring thunderstorm is amazing.<\/p>\n

I rate Paradise Alley<\/em> higher than most folks.\u00a0 Keep in mind that I am a huge Sly Stallone fan.\u00a0 Your mileage may vary.<\/p>\n

Paradise Alley <\/em><\/strong>(1978) rates 5 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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