1978 film by Sylvester Stallone
Paradise Alley is a 1978 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone (in his feature directorial debut). The film tells the story of the Carbonis, three Italian American brothers in Hell's Kitchen in the 1940s who become involved in professional wrestling. Kevin Conway, Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, Armand Assante, Lee Canalito, Frank McRae, Joyce Ingalls and Tom Waits co-star in the film.
A number of professional wrestlers appeared portraying supporting characters and in cameos, including Terry Funk, Ted DiBiase, Bob Roop, Dick Murdoch, Dory Funk Jr., Don Leo Jonathan, Don Kernodle, Gene Kiniski, Dennis Stamp, Ray Stevens and Uliuli Fifita.
Paradise Alley was released in the United States on September 22, 1978, by Universal Pictures. The film received negative reviews from critics.
It would also be first of what would be many film collaborations Terry Funk had with Stallone.
Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.