Hollywood is a pipe dream of many aspiring actors. For many, it remains only a dream, but there are those who take their will into a fist and stubbornly go to their goal. These are recognized not only by the film industry, but also by millions of fans. These strong-willed individuals include Sylvester Stallone. He added to the star list. Films from Stallone practically do not go off the TV screens.
Actor Biography
Sylvester Stallone is a man with a bright personality and an unusual fate. Few people know what the actor had to go through on the way to the top of the star Olympus. As the hero of the movie Rocky 3, Stallone stubbornly walked toward his goal, clearly knowing what he wanted. He defined his goal in childhood. His main dream was an actor's career.
The actor was born on July 6, 1946. Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone - that’s his full name. Since childhood, no one believed in his success. Largely due to the injury that he received during childbirth. They were difficult, and the doctors had to use forceps, which damaged the nerve endings on Sylvester's face, half of which remained paralyzed. This is especially noticeable when the actor speaks. People who do not know about his lack, consider that Stallone very unusually articulates.
From childhood, he dreamed of becoming not just an actor, but namely a Hero who will inspire others to act and never give up. By the age of 13, the future actor replaced 10 schools. He was expelled for fights. As the actor himself recalls, he simply defended himself. After all, his strange appearance and manner of speaking have always been the cause of ridicule from other children.
Stallone Test of Will
The future actor of the film "Rambo: First Blood" in his youth worked as a simple cleaner at the zoo. In his free time, he trained. Sometimes his training ground was an ordinary dump with a bunch of heavy metal. Even in this difficult time, he remained true to his dream.
By the age of 30, he had nothing: no money, no fame, no success. The Stallone family was starving. In order to feed his wife and child, Stallone was forced to sell his wife's jewelry. There were constant scandals at home. The wife did not believe and did not support Sylvester, calling him a loser.
He even had to sell his beloved dog to the shelter, as there was no money to feed the dog. Later, after the success of “Rocky”, Stallone bought a pet for 15 thousand dollars.
Birth of Rocky
The most famous film "Rocky" appeared due to boxing, which Sylvester watched in a bar. After that, he locked himself in his room and sat down at work. The script for the film was written in a short time. And Stallone further strengthened faith in his dream. After all, he had a script for the film in which he wanted to appear.
He visited more than 300 studios, but each of them was refused. But his tenacity surprised many, because he visited some companies 4-5 times. He suggested that the directors make a film according to his script, but on condition that he himself would be in the lead role. However, wherever he turned, everywhere he was ridiculed and believed that he was a bad actor.
Many studios wanted to buy the script, but they did not need Stallone as an actor. His speech and appearance confused them. Despite hunger and poverty, Stallone did not sell his script to anyone. He wanted to star in this movie himself.
The success of Rocky
The most interesting case occurred when the agents wanted to buy the Rocky script for $ 125,000, but Sylvester Stallone refused. A few days later he received a call, increasing the amount to 250 thousand dollars, but again the actor refused. He himself wanted to play a major role. After long negotiations, the agents agreed with the demands of Stallone, but with the condition that in case of failure he shares the losses with them. This was the first sign that the actor achieved his goal.
The film was a resounding success. Subsequently, he became a franchise. All new parts of "Rocky" replenished the list. Films with Stallone have become one of the most popular. The most recent of this franchise was released in 2015. It was the movie Creed. The Rocky Legacy. ” For the role of coach Creed’s son, the actor received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Each film of this franchise brought Stallone success. But no one saw how much Stallone had to work on herself to make the movie as realistic as possible. For example, before filming in “Rocky 3,” Sylvester Stallone was forced to go on a tough protein diet to lose 10 pounds. At the same time, it was impossible to throw training. No one believed that sitting on a strict diet and exercising in the gym, you can survive. But Stallone proved to the whole world that if you want, you can achieve everything.
Then in the same film he was again to gain lost pounds. Stallone didn’t just need to get better, but also to stay in shape, so training continued throughout the filming of the movie "Rocky 3".
The story of Rambo
The film about the participant of the Vietnam war tells about the difficulties that the hero faced. Even after a while, he could not adapt to a quiet life. The character "Rambo: First Blood" has its own principles, which he adheres to.
The film is very inappropriate. Despite this, he was a huge success. Both parts have gathered millions of viewers around the world. And the hero “Rambo: First Blood” became the personification of a person with innovative thinking.
Russian-American work
Sylvester Stallone also has a joint work with the Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky. This is Tango and Cash. The director and actor found a common language on the set. Their joint work would be more successful if the producers did not decide to replace the director. This decision influenced the ending of the film, which seems unsaid.
“Tango and Cash” was the first film where Stallone played the role of not a superhero, but an intelligent specialist in his field. According to Andrei Konchalovsky, Sylvester was the only sane person on the site. Filming in this film marked the beginning of a new era of Stallone, where he is not an superman with an iron torso, but an actor who plays roles with a deep meaning. Each new role expanded the range of the game and replenished the list. Films from Stallone attracted more and more viewers who expected complex and profound roles from him.
On the top
In 1993, “Climber” was released on the screens - a film that tells about the fate of a climber, which, by coincidence, should save his life. The hero of Stallone is in the thick of criminal events, without suspecting it. The rescuer, who was in a hurry to help people stuck in the mountains, should now think about his life.
In this film, the most expensive stunt in the history of cinema was performed, which for this reason fell into the Guinness Book of Records. This is a transition from one aircraft to another at an altitude of almost 5 km. The stunt man who performed this stunt paid Stallone himself $ 1 million from his fee.
The Expendable Sylvester
The Expendables is the only action movie that has become popular long before filming began. The most famous militant actors of the 90s took part in the filming. These include: Jason Statham, Jet Lee, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Mickey Rourke. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis also starred in the episodes. However, they are not indicated in the credits. The film was the directorial debut of Sylvester. Im Stallone replenished his professional list. Films with Stallone are a huge success. This is especially true of those of them for which the actor himself wrote the scripts.
The Expendables 2 was filmed with almost the same composition. This time, Jean-Claude Van Damme joined them. Both parts of the franchise are written by Stallone himself. However, The Expendables 2 eclipsed the first part. The game of Van Damme and Stallone as two opposing squad leaders earned many positive reviews.
Peak of success
With age, Stallone prefers to choose more complex roles. They are complex in depth. The film “Escape Plan” is a story about a man who works in a security agency. He checks the quality of prisons in a very peculiar way: he tries to escape from them. He has already tested many places not so distant. The next in line prison is the "Tomb". But something went wrong, and the hero is a real prisoner in prison, from which it is not so easy to get out.
The duet of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone shocked many fans. They both played their roles perfectly. The possibility of their joint work has been discussed since the 80s. But their shooting schedules did not match.
From the top of the stellar Olympus, Stallone can confidently tell all people that any dreams can become a reality if a person has strong faith. If he knows what he wants from life, he will be able to achieve a lot.