Perry King Replaced Richard Gere in ‘The Lords of Flatbush’
Richard Gere’s major theatrical debut in Hollywood was going to be in the coming-of-age drama film ‘The Lords of Flathbush,’ but for an up-and-coming actor, he sure didn’t seem to know his place. He had reportedly behaved very badly while on the set and fought with actors like his co-star Sylvester Stallone. At that point, the director had no choice but to fire Gere. Then he hired Perry King to play David ‘Chico’ Tyrell.