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Cast verified as complete
Sylvester Stallone | ... |
Cosmo Carboni
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Lee Canalito | ... |
Victor Carboni
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Armand Assante | ... |
Lenny Carboni
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Frank McRae | ... |
Big Glory
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Anne Archer | ... |
Annie
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Kevin Conway | ... |
Stitch
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Terry Funk | ... |
Frankie the Thumper
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Joyce Ingalls | ... |
Bunchie
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Joe Spinell | ... |
Burp
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Aimee Eccles | ... |
Susan Chow
(as Aimée Eccles)
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Tom Waits | ... |
Mumbles
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Chick Casey | ... |
Doorman
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James J. Casino | ... |
Paradise Bartender
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Fredi O. Gordon | ... |
Paradise Alley Hooker
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Lydia Goya | ... |
Bar Room Hooker #1
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Michael Jeffers | ... |
Paradise Alley Bum
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Max Leavitt | ... |
Mr. Gaimbelli
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Paul Mace | ... |
Rat
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Polli Magaro | ... |
Fat Lady
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Pamela Des Barres | ... |
Vonny
(as Pamela Miller)
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John Monks Jr. | ... |
Mickey the Bartender
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Leo Nanas | ... |
Store Owner
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Frank Pesce | ... |
Skinny the Hand
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Stuart K. Robinson | ... |
Towel Boy
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Ray Sharkey | ... |
Legs
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Maria Smith | ... |
Dance Hall Girl
(as Maria Smith-Caffey)
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Patricia Spann | ... |
Bar Room Hooker #2
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Frank Stallone | ... |
Singer
(as Frank Stallone Jr.)
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Jeff Wald | ... |
Sticky
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John Ayers | ... |
Wrestler
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Rolland Bastien | ... |
Wrestler
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Ted DiBiase | ... |
Wrestler
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Vincent Albert DiStefano | ... |
Wrestler
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Dory Funk Jr. | ... |
Wrestler
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Don Leo Jonathan | ... |
Wrestler
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Don Kernodle | ... |
Wrestler
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Gene Kiniski | ... |
Wrestler
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Larry Lane | ... |
Wrestler
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Randy Morse | ... |
Wrestler
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Dick Murdoch | ... |
Wrestler
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Reg Parks | ... |
Wrestler
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Alex Perez | ... |
Wrestler
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Rock Riddle | ... |
Wrestler
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Robert Roop | ... |
Wrestler
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Douglas Ryan | ... |
Wrestler
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Don Slatton | ... |
Wrestler
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Ervin Smith | ... |
Wrestler
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Dennis Stamp | ... |
Wrestler
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Thomas Gilbert Sr. | ... |
Wrestler
(as Johnny Starr)
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Ray Stevens | ... |
Wrestler
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Tonga Fifita | ... |
Wrestler
(as Tonga Yociato)
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Jay S. York | ... |
Wrestler
(as Jay York)
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John Zenda | ... |
Wrestler
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John Edward Allen | ... |
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Ralph Gambina | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Raven Grey Eagle | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Chester Hayes | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Jeff McCracken | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Ray Pourchot | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sylvester Stallone |
Written by
Sylvester Stallone | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Arthur Chobanian | ... | associate producer |
Edward R. Pressman | ... | executive producer |
John F. Roach | ... | producer |
Ronald A. Suppa | ... | producer |
Music by
Bill Conti |
Cinematography by
László Kovács | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Eve Newman |
Editorial Department
Rudy Freeman | ... | assistant film editor |
Casting By
Caro Jones |
Production Design by
John W. Corso |
Art Direction by
Deborah Beaudet |
Set Decoration by
Jerry Adams |
Makeup Department
Jean Burt Reilly | ... | hair stylist |
Michael Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Michael S. Glick | ... | unit production manager |
Charles Clement | ... | post production operations head (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clifford C. Coleman | ... | first assistant director |
Mark R. Schilz | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Fernando Carrill | ... | sculptor |
Bill Dietz | ... | property master (as William Dietz) |
Thomas J. Wright | ... | production illustrator |
Richard Amsel | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bill Phillips | ... | sound effects editor (as William A. Phillips) |
William L. Stevenson | ... | sound effects editor |
Bill Varney | ... | sound re-recordist |
Charles M. Wilborn | ... | sound |
Dennis C. Salcedo | ... | optical sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Jeff Frink | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker | ... | stunts |
Jimmy Nickerson | ... | stunts |
Dar Robinson | ... | stunts |
Bud Walls | ... | stunts |
David Zellitti | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richmond L. Aguilar | ... | gaffer (as Richard Aguilar) |
Leonard Lookabaugh | ... | key grip |
Robert M. Stevens | ... | camera operator |
Joseph E. Thibo | ... | assistant camera |
Bill Bumby | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Robert D. McBride | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Larry Newberg | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Johnny Walker | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandy Berke Jordan | ... | costumer (as Sandra Burke) |
Lambert Marks | ... | costumer |
Music Department
Bettie Biery | ... | music editor |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Marshall J. Wolins | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Ken Peterson | ... | transportation captain |
Chris Haynes | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Terry Funk | ... | wrestling choreography |
Linda Grey | ... | publicity coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1980) (United States) (tv)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- MIG Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- SP Films (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Paragon Movies (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paragon Movies (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- LA7 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- 101 Films (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- NBC Universal Television Distribution (2018) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Shout! Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Universal Films of India (1980) (India) (theatrical)
- CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Esselte CIC Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Shout Select (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
It's 1946 in Hell's Kitchen in New York City. Cosmo Carboni, the eldest of the three Carboni brothers, is lamenting what he sees as them not living up to their potential. Big talking Cosmo hustles and panhandles for money. Brooding Lenny Carboni, an injured veteran whose sullen attitude stems from his time in the war, is an undertaker. And youngest Victor Carboni, the simple muscle-man who wouldn't hurt a fly unless he's annoyed, is an iceman. Victor looks to Lenny and his Chinese-American girlfriend Susan Chow as his voices of reason. After Victor holds his own against wrestler Frankie the Thumper in an arm wrestling match, Frankie who is seen as the strongest man in the neighborhood, and after seeing the lucrative wrestling matches - which are more like street fights without rules - at the underground nightclub called Paradise Alley, Cosmo gets it into his head that wrestling may be Victor's calling and a way for them all to get out of Hell's Kitchen for good. The brothers would act as trainer and manager. Lenny, doing it only to ensure Victor's safety, and Victor, who is rechristened "Kid Salami", ultimately agree. But instead of bonding the brothers closer together, the wrestling life and their relationship to a taxi dancer named Annie threatens to tear them apart as their priorities start to diverge. And a wrestling match with Frankie, who, with his sadistic manager, Stitch Malone, treats it as a grudge match, may threaten Victor's life altogether. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Sylvester Stallone actually wrote this before Rocky (1976) and tried to sell it to producers for years, to no avail. Once Rocky (1976) became a smash hit, producers were willing to look at the script, and Universal Pictures green-lit the production due to the overwhelming success of Rocky (1976). See more » |
Goofs | When Cosmo drives Victor's ice truck up on the curb, the back panels fall of before they crash through the window. As the drive away, the wood panels are still on the truck. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Paradise Alley, Magic, Midnight Express, Watership Down, Comes a Horseman (1978). See more » |
Soundtracks | Too Close to Paradise See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits use the 1940s Universal logo. See more » |
Quotes |
Lenny:
I promise you fifty wins before Christmas. Burp: Your man gets IN THE RING forty of fifty times before Christmas he won't have enough brains left to tie his shoelaces. And then you'll have two cripples in the family. See more » |