Action · Drama
Paradise Alley
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.
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Top 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
Joyce Ingalls
Bunchie
Directed by
Sylvester Stallone
Production
Universal PicturesReviews
The Parsi Prince
9/104/7/2016
* **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 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. There are some famous wrestlers like Dory and Terr
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