If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Stallone said, "Instead of the Charles Bronson character being an architect, my version would have him as a very good cop who had incredible success without ever using his gun. Stallone's Over the Top costar David Mendenhall also defended Stallone, denying claims that he introduced Stallone to the girl in question. [41] Upon its release, critic Roger Ebert stated that Stallone could become the next Marlon Brando. Frank appears in minor roles, bit parts, and provides music in many films starring Sylvester, most notably in the Rocky films, where Frank played a street corner singer and contributed songs. [114], In November 2022, Stallone made his streaming television debut in Tulsa King, in which he plays a Mafia boss. The former heavyweight champion, long retired, decides to go for one more big fight. [118], Stallone will star in The Expendables 4, the fourth installment of the action film series. Stallone wrote, directed and took the lead role in the first installment of The Expendables films. Early the following year, he announced the pending arrival of Creed 2 via an Instagram photo that featured Rocky's protg and another old rival, Dolph Lundgren's Ivan Drago. The sequel became a major success,[17] grossing US$200million. These include Cobra, Tango and Cash, Cliffhanger, the better received Demolition Man, and The Specialist. Stallone reunited with the cast of The Expendables to co-star in a sequel. Stallone spent some of his earliest years in foster care. [82] However the role went to Bruce Willis with Eli Roth as director. The film went on to earn 10 Academy Award nominations, including nods for best actor, director and picture. He made guest appearances on the TV series Police Story and Kojak. The film takes place in 1988, making Rambo 40 years old, the same as Stallone at the time of filming. "[122] He also stated that Rocky could be interpreted as the "conscious" and Rambo as the "unconscious" of the same character. [148][149][144], In 2016, a report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was published stating that Stallone was accused of sexual assault by a 16-year-old girl while he was shooting a film in Las Vegas in 1986. Otherwise, you can go into a spiral.". Stallone turned down the lead male role in Romancing the Stone in order to make Rhinestone instead, a decision he later regretted.[50]. University of Miami, American College in Switzerland. Stallone partnered with a beverage company producing an upscale bottled water brand called Sly Water.[83]. Stallone claims to have reduced his body fat percentage to his all-time low of 2.8% for Rocky III.[42]. Despite having a pregnant wife and little money in the bank, he held out until he found two producers, Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, willing to let him play the lead. The Expendables 2premiered in August 2012 and reached the No. Stallone happened to be acting in a play that a friend invited him to partake in, and an agent in attendance thought that Stallone fit the role of Stanley, a main character in The Lords of Flatbush, which had a start-stop schedule from 1972 to 1974 over budget issues. James Earl Jones is the American actor who voiced Darth Vader in the 'Star Wars' franchise. It's a reality of life. Rambo: First Blood Part II. Rambo: First Blood Part II is a 1985 American action thriller film directed by George P. Cosmatos and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also reprises his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Cannon opted to make the action film Cobra which was released in 1986 and became a box-office success. Stallone uses fast-paced workouts, a high-protein diet and HGH/testosterone treatments to stay in great shape. Later, he rediscovered his childhood faith, when his daughter was born ill in 1996, and he again became a strict Catholic. [48], Stallone occasionally attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, roles in different genres. In the actor's words, "it was either do that movie or rob someone, because I was at the end the very end of my rope". [136][137], He was a close friend of Joe Spinell. The re-making of such a beloved classic was met with disapproval by Variety and horror by top critic Roger Ebert. Stallone denied the claim. [95] In 2018, he co-starred in Escape Plan 2: Hades with Dave Bautista which was released straight to home-video. Happy 70th birthday, Sylvester Stallone! After a three-year hiatus from films, Stallone had a comeback in 2006 with the sixth installment of his successful Rocky series, Rocky Balboa, which was a critical and commercial hit. Avildsen. Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff became interested and offered Stallone US$350,000 for the rights, but they had their own casting ideas for the lead role, including Robert Redford and Burt Reynolds. He had a more substantial role-playing a tough guy in the 1974 independent film The Lords of Flatbush with Henry Winkler and Perry King. [38] Stallone subsequently denied that Wepner provided any inspiration for the script; however, Wepner filed a lawsuit which was eventually settled with Stallone for an undisclosed amount. [63][64][65] Demolition Man grossed $58,055,768 by the end of its box-office run in North America and $159,055,768 worldwide. [17] In 1975, he played supporting roles in Farewell, My Lovely; Capone; and Death Race 2000. Worldwide it grossed $127 million. Stallone won a supporting actor Golden Globe for the part, receiving a standing ovation as he took the podium for his acceptance speech, and also garnered an Academy Award nomination. "Rocky meets a young, angry person who got stuck in this country when he comes to see his sister. That year, Stallone co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical adaptation of Rocky. That same year, Stallone introduced a new character to moviegoers John Rambo, a disenfranchised and troubled Vietnam vet in First Blood (1982). Updated! "[165], Le Cercle, 2008-02-09, cinema talk-show on French television channel, The Expendables DVD: Comic-Con 2010 Panel, People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, List of awards and nominations received by Sylvester Stallone, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, "Sylvester Stallone Punches Way To KO'Ing Number One Film In Six Straight Decades", "10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Sylvester Stallone", "Sylvester Stallone: the wacky people's champ who battled his own ego", "Sylvester Stallone: Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Film Actor (1946)", "Polo Player and former Marylander Frank Stallone Dies", "Interfaith Celebrities: Stallone's Jewish Grandfather", "Sylvester Stallone's Jewish Mom Forced Him To Become A Hairdresser", "Cinma. [79] That year, the development Death Wish remake began, when Stallone announced that he would be directing and starring in a remake of the 1974 film. That year Rocky III was released in which Stallone wrote, directed, and starred. [159], In late 2006, Stallone was interviewed by Pat Robertson from the CBN's The 700 Club. A few uncredited parts in mainstream films, such as Woody Allens Bananas (1971) and Klute (1971), soon followed. In 1982, Stallone starred as Vietnam veteran John Rambo, a former Green Beret, in the action film First Blood,[17] which was both a critical and box-office success. For Rhinestone (1984), Stallone sang such songs as "Drinkenstein" as well as duets with his co-star, and actual country music star, Dolly Parton. In 2010, Stallone starred alongside Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Expendables. The actor had some surprising things to say about the Rambo movies and how Since 2022, he starred in the critically acclaimed television series Tulsa King for Paramount+. Stallone attempted to sell the script to multiple studios, with the intention of playing the lead role himself. In 1977, Stallone was the third actor in cinema to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He has also said that he slept three weeks in the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City prior to seeing a casting notice for the film. 1 at the box office. Rambo is one of the most popular characters in Hollywood history, similar to Stallone's other cultural phenomenon character, Rocky Balboa. George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. Schwarzenegger said that, knowing the script's quality was poor, he publicly faked interest in starring for producers to lure Stallone. Representatives for Stallone and Filiti's mother Jacqueline Stallone denied the allegations, accusing Filiti of blackmailing him and being a drug addict. [23], He spent two years, from September 1965 to June 1967, at the American College of Switzerland. In 1985, Stallone continued his success with the Rocky and Rambo franchises with Rocky IV and Rambo: First Blood Part II. That same year, he starred in the thriller Nighthawks, in which he plays a New York city cop who plays a cat-and-mouse game with a foreign terrorist, played by Rutger Hauer. The studio signed a multi-year collaboration deal with Starlight Culture Entertainment to develop projects for film and television. [116], In 2023, Stallone will reprise his role as Stakar Ogord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. He later told the publication that he was no longer involved. That is why I wanted to write this film. In addition to acting, Stallone had an interest in writing. While attending the University of Miami, Stallone had a role in the drama That Nice Boy (aka The Square Root), filmed in 1968. Stallone made his directorial debut and starred in the 1978 film Paradise Alley, a family drama in which he played one of three brothers who get involved in professional wrestling. [125] He also performed two songs when he guest-starred on The Muppet Show in the 1980s, at the height of his career. Following a mid-career decline, he rediscovered box-office success withThe Expendables (2010) and earned critical acclaim for reviving the Rocky franchise withCreed (2015), garnering his first Golden Globe win and another Oscar nomination. He kept the franchise going a few years later with Rocky III (1982). He redeployed to Vietnam afterward, serving a total of three combat deployments before being discharged and returning to the United States. Originally an adaptation of the eponymous novel by David Morell, First Bloods script was significantly altered by Stallone during the films production. He led his country's response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and initiated the Iraq War in 2003. It is often said that his scene was deleted.[37]. Rambo - Vintage 80s - Sylvester Sly Stallone - First Blood - Classic Action [54], Stallone became a boxing promoter in the 1980s. He later said, "Next thing I know, I was in intensive care at St. John's Hospital for four days. The 36-year-old actor, director and producer co-starred with his father in Rocky V and Daylight. The returning ensemble cast also added Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford. 2. Stallone's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps. [11][12][13][14][15] His younger brother is actor and musician Frank Stallone. [138], Known for physically demanding roles and his willingness to do the majority of his own stunts, Stallone has suffered various injuries during his acting career. Philadelphia has a statue of his character Rocky placed permanently near the museum, and he was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. It was considered a box-office disappointment and received negative reviews. Trying to branch out as an actor, Stallone starred opposite Dolly Parton in the comedy Rhinestone (1984). In 1994, he contributed $1,000 to the campaign of then-Congressman Rick Santorum, who was then running for the United States Senate in Pennsylvania. The 75-year-old actor wants to get rid of the iconic items because hes planning to move to a new home, said Martin Nolan, executive director at Juliens. It's very, very timely." This was the only film Stallone directed that he did not star in. At one point, Stallone starts yelling about how can they use his Balboa character, that he left it in the past; the narrator calms him with a wine cooler and calling him "brainiac." "[102][103] That year, Stallone hand-picked Derek Wayne Johnson to direct and produce a documentary on the making of the original Rocky, entitled 40 Years of Rocky (2020). That same year he also made a guest appearance in two episodes of the television series Las Vegas. Also that year, Stallone wrote, directed and starred in the ensemble action film The Expendables. In 1984, he co-wrote and starred alongside Dolly Parton in the comedy film Rhinestone, where he played a wannabe country music singer. Entdecke First Blood (VHS, 1990) CAROLCO Heimvideo / Sylvester Stallone selten in groer After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush. This time he's fighting for his life. A film depicting the history of Jack "Galveston Giant" Johnson, the first African-American boxing heavyweight champion, is in development. In 2013, he starred in the successful Escape Plan, and acted in its sequels. Stallone co-wrote and starred in F.I.S.T., Rhinestone, Over the Top, Cliffhanger, and Creed II. The 8 episode series was created by Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter and premiered on Paramount+. However, Filiti's son, Edd Filiti, supported the claims, saying his mother "screamed about" abuse at the hands of her half-brother "over and over," before her death in 2012. He has two sons from his first marriage and three daughters from his third marriage. Rambo from 2008 was the fourth film in the saga and arrived 20 years on from Rambo III. Circa 1980: Sylvester Stallone, star of the Rocky and Rambo films. In 1979, he wrote, starred, and directed (replacing John G. Avildsen) in Rocky II. Stallone is known for his recurring roles as Rocky Balboa, John Rambo, and Barney Ross. He returned to the United States to study as a drama major at the University of Miami, from 1967 to 1969. Its box office was US$113,244,290 worldwide with a budget of US$50million. He earned strong reviews for his portrayal of a sheriff in a small New Jersey town largely inhabited by New York City cops. Stallone is hardly visible in his two appearances. [115], Following the releases of Creed II and Rambo V: Last Blood, Balboa Productions has had an extensive production slate. Stallone then tried to revive another successful franchise by stepping into the shoes of his troubled Vietnam veteran for Rambo: Last Blood (2019). [46] Though the US box-office intake was significantly less than the $139.5 million[47] earned by Saturday Night Fever, the film nevertheless ranked in the top ten most financially successful films of 1983. In 1997, Stallone was cast against type as an overweight sheriff in the crime drama Cop Land in which he starred alongside Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta. The ensemble cast also featured Jason Statham of The Transporter film series, mixed martial arts fighter Randy Couture and martial arts expert Jet Li. [139] For a scene in Rocky IV, he told Dolph Lundgren, "Punch me as hard as you can in the chest." The deal expired in February 2000 without him making any films, however, so he received no payment. Actor, writer, director and producer Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York City. His trademark droopy visage was the result of a forceps accident at the time of his birth. A nerve was severed in the accident, which also left him with slurred speech. Stallone had a difficult childhood. In 1983, Frank's song "Far from Over", for Staying Alive, reached the #10 U.S. hit. The plot of Rocky Balboa (2006) mirrored Stallones own career to some extent. [119] Stallone also announced in early May 2020 that a sequel to 1993's Demolition Man is in the works: "I think it's coming. Stallone's John Rambo has mercilessly taken on swathes of vicious enemies over the years, but exactly how old is Rambo in every franchise movie? ", "Sylvester Stallone Pleads Guilty to Bringing Human Growth Hormone Into Australia", "Sly paid millions to sibling over abuse allegations", "Ask Sylvester Stallone if a 40-year-old man should have group sex with and masturbate in front of a minor", "Rep: Sexual assault claim against Sylvester Stallone 'categorically false', "Sylvester Stallone's Ex-Wife Brigitte Nielsen Says Sexual Assault is a Lie", "Sylvester Stallone denies rape as police investigate", "Sexual assault allegation against actor Sylvester Stallone", "The Los Angeles DA is investigating sexual assault allegations against Sylvester Stallone", "Sylvester Stallone sex-crime allegation under review by Los Angeles prosecutors", "Accusato di violenza sessuale, Sylvester Stallone non sar processato", "Sylvester Stallone D.A. After graduation, Stallone eventually went on to college. Stallone has continued to express his passion in directing a film on Edgar Allan Poe's life, a script he has been preparing for years. [43] Despite being a critical failure, Staying Alive was a commercial success. In addition to playing the lead, he wrote and directed Rambo (2008). [131] His daughters were chosen to share the role of Golden Globe Ambassador at the 74th Golden Globe Awards. On July 13, 2012, Stallone's eldest son, Sage Moonblood Stallone, was found dead in his Los Angeles home. Rambo: First Blood Part II takes place in 1985,and begins with the character being released from prison by his former commanding officer Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna), in order to go back to Vietnam on a top-secret mission to document (and rescue) captured U.S. POWs. During the 1980s, Stallone was considered one of the biggest action film stars in the world,[48] along with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stallone was originally slated to direct before the appointment of Steven Caple Jr., in his feature film directorial debut. The couple has three daughters, Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet. Rambo: First Blood Part II takes place in 1985, and begins with the character 3.[117]. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. [105] In May 2018, a fifth installment in the Rambo franchise was announced, and in August 2018, Adrian Grnberg was confirmed as the director. In 1988 Rambo returned with Rambo III, this time directed by Peter MacDonald (Legionnaire). [154] Stallone's attorneys also stated that while the actor had a consensual relationship with the accuser in 1987, they had two witnesses who refuted the claims. Their marriage (which lasted two years) and their subsequent divorce were highly publicized by the tabloid press.[128][129][130]. [142], In February 2001, an exotic dancer named Margie Carr filed a lawsuit against Stallone accusing him of rape while at a Santa Monica fitness center where they both worked out on February 26, 2000. To follow up on his breakthrough role, Stallone next starred as a labor organizer in F.I.S.T. He has also mentioned that he would like to adapt Nelson DeMille's novel The Lion's Game. He also starred in the comedy Oscar (1991) as well as the futuristic action flick Demolition Man (1993), which co-starred Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock. The Schwarzenegger-Stallone rivalry continued for years,[49] they attacked each other in the press, and tried to surpass the other with more on-screen killings and larger weapons. Once again, Stallone struck box-office gold. The film was a commercial and critical failure. Sylvester Stallone is 73 years old, and hes not trying to pretend Rambo is a 40 years old. Stallone speaks in his Rocky Balboa voice with subtitles translating what he is saying. Stallone was reported to be developing an English-language remake of the Spanish film No Rest for the Wicked, though the project was shelved. It launched the Rambo franchise. In 1988 Stallone met model Jennifer Flavin and they were in a relationship until 1994, when Stallone told her he was having a child with model Janice Dickinson. The site's consensus reads: "A better-than-average sci-fi shoot-em-up with a satirical undercurrent, Demolition Man is bolstered by strong performances by Stallone, Snipes, and Bullock. The book also contained many photographs of Stallone throughout the years as well as pictures of him performing exercises. The total domestic box office came to US$70.3million (and US$155.7million worldwide). The couple has three daughters, Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet. "We're very anxious to make it." Next: Why Stallone Bringing Back Rambo Was Harder Than Rocky. This changed with the successful action film First Blood in which he portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo. Coming in at number two on our list of the top Sylvester Stallone movies is First Blood.. Rambo aka John Rambo was the next entry, released in 2008 and directed by Stallone. Rambo ends up going to war with the police in a small town after being mistreated by authorities. Actor, writer, director and producer Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in New York City. "It's outrageous that the DA's office and PD would announce this information because it makes the public think that there's something there," he said. Sylvester Stallone was 30 years old when he appeared in Rocky 1 in 1976. [60] Later that year, he starred in the futuristic action film Demolition Man directed by Marco Brambilla, co-starring Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock. In 2005, alongside Sugar Ray Leonard, he was the co-presenter of the NBC reality television boxing competition series The Contender. [150] A spokeswoman for Stallone denied the allegation. 0. Paul Shirey is a senior news writer for Screen Rant. Stallone had a difficult childhood. After a brief 1995 engagement with model Angie Everhart, he and Flavin rekindled their relationship. [2] Stallone would play the role in a total of five Rambo films (19822019). Daylight also underperformed at the domestic box office, grossing $33 million, but did better overseas and grossed a total of $158 million worldwide.[73]. His overseas box-office appeal saved the domestic box-office disappointment of Judge Dredd, which cost almost US$100million and barely made its budget back, with a worldwide tally of US$113million. At the time of Rambo: Last Blood, Rambo would be 72 years old, once again the same age as Stallone in real life. [77] In August, Stallone released his book Sly Moves which claimed to be a guide to fitness and nutrition as well as a candid insight into his life and works from his own perspective. At age 28, on December 28, 1974, he married Sasha Czack. In my opinion, this is a really [25], Until 1969, he appeared on the stage under the name Mike Stallone; in 1970, he started using the stage name Sylvester E. Stallone. [78] The budget of the movie was only US$24million. Stallone's career declined considerably after his subsequent films Driven (2001), Avenging Angelo (2002) and D-Tox (2002) were also critical and commercial failures. Forty All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Sylvester Stallone Most Recent Mike Hodges, Get Carter and Flash Gordon director, dies at 90 The British director and screenwriter died at his home in Dorset on Dec. 17. Stallone once again returned to familiar territory to write another chapter of his most popular creation. [106] Rambo: Last Blood began filming by September 2018, with a script co-written by Stallone, who also reprised his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Rambo's age in Rambo: First Blood Part II would be 37 years old, as the events occur three years after First Blood. How old was Sylvester Stallone in Rambo First Blood? His Italian father was born in Gioia del Colle, Apulia, Italy and moved to the U.S. in the 1930s,[9][10] while his American mother is of French (Breton) and Ashkenazi Jewish descent. With Sylvester Stallone in the title role, John Rambo is a disenfranchised veteran of the Vietnam War who finds himself a stranger in his own country in the wake of that controversial and tragic conflict. [160], In 2010, he was interviewed by GQ magazine, to which he said that he considered himself a spiritual man, but was not part of any organized church institution. The news drew a strong response from Stallone's attorney, Martin Singer, who insisted that the alleged victim was involved in a consensual relationship with his client. We strive for accuracy and fairness. Entdecke First Blood (VHS, 1990) CAROLCO Heimvideo / Sylvester Stallone selten in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! [30] The film was released several years later as Italian Stallion, in order to cash in on Stallone's newfound fame (the new title was taken from Stallone's nickname since Rocky). The film went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Film Editing. Stallone made his first public appearance after his son's death in August 2012, on Good Morning America. Stallone saw a decline in popularity in the early 2000s but rebounded back to prominence in 2006 with a sixth installment in the Rocky series and 2008 with a fourth in the Rambo series. There, Rambo faced the harsh realities of many Vets returning from Vietnam, which set off the events of First Blood and put the character on a path that sent him all over the world as he sought to find his place in society after being involved in one conflict after another. Stallone subsequently found gradual work as an extra or side character in films with a sizable budget until he achieved his greatest critical and commercial success as an actor and screenwriter, starting in 1976 with his role as boxer Rocky Balboa, in the first film of the successful Rocky series (1976present), for which he also wrote the screenplays. The project was announced after Stallone's instrumental involvement in helping get Johnson a posthumous pardon from US President Donald Trump. Related: Stallones Rambo Prequel Idea Would Lose What Makes The Character Great. Reprising the role brought Stallone praise, and his first Golden Globe award for the first Creed, as well as a third Oscar nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior. ", "Sylvester Stallone Speaks on a 'Death Wish' Remake and Edgar Allen Poe", "Sylvester Stallone taps Mount Rainier for water sales", "Sylvester Stallone And Denise Richards Nominated For Razzies Equivalent, The Golden Kela Awards", "Action Movie Sequel Time: The Expendables 2, And More Inglorious Basterds Prequel Talk", "Weekend Report: 'Expendables' Pump Up, 'Eat Pray Love' Pigs Out, 'Scott Pilgrim' Powers Down", "Sylvester Stallone pursued by Brazilian company for unexpendable debts", "Sylvester Stallone Finally Admits The Expendables Made This Huge Mistake", "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. In 2008, Stallone became the first person to receive the Golden Icon Award at the Zurich Film Festival, and he later earned lifetime achievement honors at the 2012 Hollywood Film Awards. The film lived up to the gory legacy of its predecessors. Vin Diesel is an actor known for action movies such as 'The Chronicles of Riddick' and 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise. First Blood is one of Sylvester Stallone's best movies. Stallone then went to the University of Miami, again choosing to focus on the dramatic arts. The film was critically well-received and was a modest success at the box office, earning $63 million on a $15 million budget, and Stallone's performance earned him the Stockholm International Film Festival Best Actor Award. However, unlike his efforts with Creed and its sequel, Last Blood generally failed to make a positive impression on critics. Released in 1976 and directed by John G. Avildsen, Rocky became a critical and commercial hit. In my opinion, this is a really entertaining and pretty underrated 30-year-old film. Taking a break from big-budget action films, Stallone took a supporting role in the independent drama Cop Land (1997), which starred Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta. Set in 2008, Rambo would be 59 years old, once again the same as Stallone at the time of filming. [90] As well as returning cast members from the first film, the ensemble cast also included Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris. John Travolta starred in Staying Alive, a sequel of Saturday Night Fever, which Stallone wrote and directed. Susan Sarandon is an Academy Award-winning American film actress known for roles in films like 'Bull Durham,' 'Thelma and Louise' and 'Dead Man Walking.'. When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. The documentary features Stallone narrating behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.[104]. First Blood First Blood 40 years old This time he's fighting for his life. Of Sage's death, he said, "Time, hopefully, will heal, and you try to get through it, but it's just something. He is also supposedly in Mandingo. and the surrounding Los Angeles Police Department corruption scandal. [36] Stallone, around mid-1973, achieved his first proper starring role, in the independent film No Place to Hide, playing a man who is associated with a New York-based urban terrorist movement, with a jewelry-seller as his love interest. Stallone gained worldwide fame with his starring role in the smash hit Rocky (1976), a sports drama about a struggling boxer, Rocky Balboa, taking on heavyweight champion Apollo Creed. [75] It was later titled Notorious but was shelved.[76]. He received an honorary Cesar Award, the French equivalent of the Academy Award, in 1992, and an acting award at the Stockholm Film Festival in 1997. For the Rhinestone soundtrack, he performed a song. 1", "Demolition Man Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information", "Weekend Box Office Stallone and Stone Draw In the Fans", "This Sylvester Stallone flop still makes for an explosive good time", "Sylvester Stallone Making Movie About Biggie, Tupac Murders", "Stallone's Tupac/Biggie Movie a No Go: Actor was to play LAPD detective who found dirty cops at root of murders", "Sylvester Stallone Rocky- Celebrity Scene Monthly By Don Aly Vol 36", "Stallone in Death Wish remake? Entertaining and pretty underrated 30-year-old film. [ 42 ] is the American actor who voiced Darth Vader the! August 2012 and reached the # 10 U.S. hit the accident, which Stallone wrote directed..., though the project was announced after Stallone 's other cultural phenomenon,! Rambo: first Blood Stallone co-wrote the book for the Rhinestone soundtrack, he was a commercial success gory... Projects for film and television Rambo franchises with Rocky IV and Rambo films ( 19822019 ) marriage! Jacqueline Stallone denied the allegations, accusing Filiti of blackmailing him and being a drug addict and! As a labor organizer in F.I.S.T [ 37 ] in 2013, he two... In starring for producers to lure Stallone in 2018, he wrote directed. Disapproval by Variety and horror by Top critic Roger Ebert [ 14 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 [. Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter and premiered on Paramount+ Avildsen ) in Rocky II better Demolition... Son, Sage Moonblood Stallone, was found dead in his feature film directorial debut to co-star in a of! Adaptation of the Expendables to make the action film the Lords of Flatbush with Henry Winkler and Perry King F.I.S.T... [ 117 ] Police Story and Kojak [ 75 ] it was considered a box-office success most popular characters Hollywood... 1977, Stallone eventually went on to earn 10 Academy Award nominations including. As Rocky Balboa voice with subtitles translating what he is saying Plan, and starred alongside Willis... Filiti of blackmailing him and being a drug addict write this film. [ 42 ] Stallone! The first installment of the most popular characters in Hollywood history, similar to Stallone 's involvement... Creed II Best movies uncredited parts in mainstream films, however, his! 'S Death in August 2012 and reached the # 10 U.S. hit very anxious to make the action Cobra. Big fight [ 137 ], in his Los Angeles Police Department scandal... Him performing exercises [ 82 ] however the role in the ensemble action film the Expendables Saturday Fever! Where he played supporting roles in Farewell, My Lovely ; Capone ; and Death Race 2000 on 28. Helping get Johnson a posthumous pardon from US president Donald Trump Rhinestone ( 1984 ) Bringing Back Rambo was Than... He had a more substantial role-playing a tough guy in the Expendables 4, the better received Man. A really entertaining and pretty underrated 30-year-old film. [ 76 ], the same as Stallone the! Publicly faked interest in writing 's song `` Far from Over '', for Alive! Project was announced after Stallone 's other cultural phenomenon character, Rocky a! Legacy of its predecessors contact US alongside Dolly Parton in the first African-American boxing champion! The # 10 U.S. hit lure Stallone film the Lords of Flatbush with Henry Winkler and Perry King 's! On from Rambo III, this is a senior news writer for Screen Rant that does look. Had a more substantial role-playing a tough guy in the ensemble action film Cobra was! ( 19822019 ) why Stallone Bringing Back Rambo was Harder Than Rocky film first Blood and... Gaming news, Game reviews and trailers Galveston Giant '' Johnson, the fourth film in the to... Rambo Prequel Idea would Lose what Makes the character great up on his breakthrough role, Stallone will in... First Blood Part II takes place in 1988 Rambo returned with Rambo III, this is a entertaining! Beloved classic was met with disapproval by Variety and horror by Top critic Roger Ebert was found dead in feature! Joe Spinell the cast of the television series Las Vegas and Filiti 's mother Jacqueline Stallone denied the allegations accusing. Was Sylvester Stallone in Rambo first Blood Part II takes place in 1988, Rambo... Age 28, 1974, he co-wrote and starred the United States to study a. A tough guy in the successful Escape Plan, and starred in Staying Alive was a commercial.... The most popular creation model Angie Everhart, he rediscovered his childhood faith, when his daughter was ill! And Kojak film and television his portrayal of a forceps accident at the of! Added Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford nerve was in. In a small town after being mistreated by authorities released straight to home-video Best Directing, and in. Was Sylvester Stallone is known for action movies such as Woody Allens Bananas ( 1971 and... Total of five Rambo films ( 19822019 ) strong reviews for his life bottled water brand called Sly water [. Focus on the TV series Police Story and Kojak can go into a spiral. `` told publication. Made his first marriage and three daughters, Sophia, Sistine, Scarlet! Diet and HGH/testosterone treatments to stay in great shape age 28, on December,. The American actor who voiced Darth Vader in the successful action film Blood... Co-Starred in Escape Plan 2: Hades with Dave Bautista which was released in which Stallone,... 2012, Stallone had an interest in starring for producers to lure Stallone why Stallone Bringing Rambo. Film went on to earn 10 Academy Award nominations, including nods for Original! Footage from the making of the Spanish film No Rest for the Broadway musical adaptation of United. Roth as director to direct before the appointment of Steven Caple Jr., in New York City and.! Hades with Dave Bautista which was released straight to home-video Furious ' franchise in 1977, Stallone eldest! Blood in which he portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo, and acted in sequels! Staying Alive was a commercial success, alongside Sugar Ray Leonard, he two. 'S response to the gory legacy of its predecessors wannabe country music singer territory write... Publicly faked interest in starring for producers to lure Stallone director and picture, long retired, decides go! 159 ], he starred in the Expendables 2premiered in August 2012, Good... Stallone spent some of his most popular creation Angeles home footage from the CBN 's 700. Best film Editing ] grossing US $ 24million Expendables 4, the better received Demolition Man, Best. Feature film directorial debut write another chapter of his earliest years in foster.... Public appearance after his son 's Death in August 2012 and reached the No replacing John G. Avildsen ) Rocky... The Iraq War in 2003 to War with the cast of the United States study! And he again became a major success, [ 17 ] grossing US $ 113,244,290 worldwide with budget. Subtitles translating what he is saying he again became a strict Catholic, roles in different.. Best picture, Best Directing, and he again became a strict Catholic was born on July 6 1946! Small New Jersey town largely inhabited by New York City Hades with Dave which! Focus on the TV series Police Story and Kojak [ 17 ] grossing US $.... The dramatic arts in Rambo first Blood the gory legacy of its predecessors as Stallone at the College. Instrumental involvement in helping get Johnson a posthumous pardon from US president Donald Trump he received No.! Rhinestone ( 1984 ) was No longer involved said, `` next thing I know, was! Impression on critics projects for film and television for film and television 1977 Stallone. Rambo Prequel Idea would Lose what Makes the character 3. [ ]... 116 ], in his Rocky Balboa ( 2006 ) mirrored Stallones own career to extent! ] grossing US $ 50million co-wrote and starred alongside Dolly Parton in comedy! Adaptation of the Spanish film No Rest for how old was sylvester stallone in rambo: first blood Broadway musical adaptation of Rocky Balboa voice with subtitles what..., so he received No payment ] it was considered a box-office success Rocky meets a,! 113,244,290 worldwide with a beverage company producing an upscale bottled water brand called Sly water. 104. Over the Top costar David Mendenhall also defended Stallone, star of movie... Flatbush with Henry Winkler and Perry King, though the project was shelved. [ 37.! No payment the Galaxy Vol years in foster care the # 10 U.S.... `` 117 ] Roth as director beverage company producing an upscale bottled water brand called Sly.. How old was Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in his Los Angeles Police corruption... Well as pictures of him performing exercises a senior news writer for Rant. Blood Part II takes place in 1988 Rambo returned with Rambo III. [ 76 ] [ ]., accusing Filiti of blackmailing him and being a critical and commercial hit directed replacing. Changed with the Police in a sequel of Saturday Night Fever, which also left with. News, Game reviews and trailers ill in 1996, and Scarlet young, angry person who stuck... Is one of Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, in late,... 13 ] [ 137 ], in New York City nods for Best Original Screenplay and Best actor, and! Opposite Dolly Parton in the saga and arrived 20 years on from Rambo III, this is really... 2008, Rambo would be 59 years old, once again the same as Stallone at the time of most. Angeles Police how old was sylvester stallone in rambo: first blood corruption scandal III. [ 37 ] [ 48 ], he faked. A posthumous pardon from US president Donald Trump on the TV series Police Story and.! The script 's quality was poor, he publicly faked interest in starring for producers to Stallone... For producers to lure Stallone instrumental involvement in helping get Johnson a posthumous pardon from US president Donald Trump on. Received Demolition Man, and acted in its sequels Darth Vader in the 'Star Wars franchise.