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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Cast
58 people
Sylvester Stallone
Cosmo Carboni
Known for
Rocky
The Expendables
Lee Canalito
Victor Carboni
Also in
The Glass Jungle
Magnum, P.I.
Armand Assante
Lenny Carboni
Known for
The Odyssey
The Road to El Dorado
Frank McRae
Big Glory
Known for
48 Hrs.
Last Action Hero
Anne Archer
Annie
Known for
Patriot Games
The Dropout
Kevin Conway
Stitch
Known for
Invincible
The Quick and the Dead
Terry Funk
Frankie the Thumper
Known for
Over the Top
The Ringer
Joyce Ingalls
Bunchie
Also in
Deadly Force
Lethal Weapon 4
Joe Spinell
Burp
Known for
Rocky
Maniac
Aimée Eccles
Susan Chow
Known for
Little Big Man
The Concrete Jungle
Tom Waits
Mumbles
Known for
Down by Law
The Book of Eli
Chick Casey
Doorman
Sylvester Stallone Director · Bill Conti Composer László Kovács Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $7.2M · Budget $6M · United States release September 22, 1978
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,185,518
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Force Ten Productions
Production
Image Ten
Production
United States
Produced in
Hell's Kitchen
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 22, 1978
Theatrical
Germany
March 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
February 22, 1979 · Theatrical · Milan
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