The Lords of Flatbush
When was the last time someone gave you a hickey?
When was the last time someone gave you a hickey?
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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1974
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Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into street fights, and hang out at a local malt shop.
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Runtime:
86 min
Release date:
1 May 1974
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$160,000
Revenue:
$4,000,000
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The movie is adept at portraying aimlessness, getting at the greasy anomie that was so much a part of that time. But there is a lack of ambition, as if no one involved in creating the film wanted to cut deeper than a little double-edged nostalgia.
– Jay Cocks,
TIME Magazine,
25 Jul 2010
rotten:
Not too much finesse distinguishes the script, which carries neither warmth nor particular interest for the various characters.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
A small masterpiece that places the mood and general ethos of the '50s with absolute precision and total affection.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
Like first love, this study of the growing pains of the leather jacket-bobby soxer Brooklyn high school set of 1957 is, by turns, cheerful, confused, juvenile and never fully realized.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005