'Flatbush' Reaches Milestone
Posted on: Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 15:00 CDT
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty-five years ago, Hollywood began its love affair with looking back...to simpler, perhaps happier times, to the good old days of our parents' youth, or even our own. Thirty-five years ago this summer marks the production of a little film called "The Lords of Flatbush."
In his new book, The Making of The Lords of Flatbush, (Creative Book Publishers International, $14.95, http://www.bookpubintl.com/) writer/producer/director Stephen Verona* chronicles the mini-classic film from inspiration to perspiration to final reward. It is the story of one man's dream to make an independent movie based on his life in a motorcycle gang in the 1950s.
From the original idea through the pain of raising money and the rigors of independent film production to the film's instant success and sale to Columbia Pictures, topping the box office as the biggest grossing film in release, The Making of The Lords of Flatbush tells a sometimes hilarious and often dramatic, but never uneventful story. For dollar invested to dollar returned, "The Lords of Flatbush" was one of the biggest money-making films of all time.
The book reveals how everyone involved went on to become legends in their fields: From Sylvester Stallone who went on to become Rocky to Henry Winkler who became the Fonz, from Richard Gere who was cast as the original lead to Bette Midler whose manager pulled her out at the last minute...from composer Joe Brooks who won an Academy Award for "You Light Up My Life" to Paul Jabara who won an Oscar for Donna Summer's "Last Dance"...add to the list the names of Perry King, Armand Assante, Ray Sharkey and Susan Blakely and the impact of this picture in Hollywood is more than evident.
This film started a cultural revolution with the TV shows that it inspired. Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Welcome Back Kotter all found their inspiration in "Flatbush." It was the beginning of Hollywood's ongoing strolls down memory lane that account for some of its biggest hits...The Wonder Years, That '70s Show, Mad Men...because sometimes it's just more fun to look back.
*The work of Stephen Verona, the artist, is currently on exhibit at Karen Lynne Gallery West, Beverly Hills.
Creative Book Publishers International
CONTACT: Nancy Sayles, The Sayles Organization, +1-818-999-9571,nsayles@socal.rr.com
Web site: http://www.bookpubintl.com/
Source: PRNewswire
Related Articles
- Industry Insiders Set to Judge 'Halloween Horror Nights'-Chiller Scary Good Film Competition: As Universal Studios Hollywood(SM) Seeks Best Horror Genre Short Film Auteur
- Tony Cox, Vault Load Films, and Director P. Miller Sidestep Hollywood for Greenville, Mississippi to Premiere Their New Blockbuster Movie, "Little Mailman"
- World Films' The Butcher to Make Debut in UK
- Stellar Evening With Award Ceremony and Special Screening at the 12th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Closing Night in Hollywood
- Public Media Works Teams With Fuqua Films on Book Option for 'Without a Badge'
- Book Launch: ``Making Medicaid Work'' - Center for Health Transformation and SHPS Author Practical Guide for Transforming Medicaid
- Childhood Obesity Confronted at the Front Line With Launch of Fictional Children's Book Titled 'Making Healthy Choices - A Story to Inspire Fit, Weight-Wise Kids'
- Red-Tailed Hawks Make Hollywood Sound Effects: Bird's Screeching Cry Heard Most Often During Spring Mating Season
- Art films to get airing in Hollywood-fixated Dubai
- Narnia Film Triggers Book Rush, More Tie-ins Seen
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds