Sylvester Stallone has stated that the original punching scenes filmed between him and Dolph Lundgren in the first portion of the fight are completely authentic.

Sylvester Stallone stated " I carry the can for every lunatic in the world who goes crazy with a gun ... but it wasn ’ t Rambo who sent Michael Ryan mad.

And while the film posted a solid box-office intake ($ 44. 8 million domestically ), got good reviews, and Stallone received positive critical notices for his performance as a demure small-town sheriff, in 2008 the actor stated on the Opie and Anthony Show that Cop Land " hurt " his career and that he had trouble getting roles for eight years, due to the film's failure to reach the high expectations set for it and the mix of views on whether he was leaving action movies for more character-driven content.

Stallone has stated that the film's owners asked him for about US $ 100, 000 in exchange for the film not to be released, but the actor " wouldn't buy it for two bucks "

Eventually, Stallone rewrote the ending, saying that he decided to change it because Rocky was supposed to be about perseverance and redemption, and having him die in a street brawl would be against the roots of the series.

John Rambo ( Sylvester Stallone ), having been tried, convicted, and sentenced to time at hard labor, is working in a labor camp prison when he gets a visit from his former commander, Colonel Sam Trautman ( Richard Crenna ).

Kassar and Vajna took great risk to buy the film rights to the novel ( for a stagerring $ 385, 000 ), and used the help of European bank loans to cast Sylvester Stallone as the lead character, Vietnam War veteran Rambo after having worked with him on the John Huston film Escape to Victory.

Thirteen years after the release of Judge Dredd, Sylvester Stallone discussed his feelings about the movie in an issue of Uncut magazine in 2008:

The sixth film was an attempt to redeem the character for a final chance to come back as a hero again, and do the story justice by bringing it full circle ; as for Rocky's ability to fight again, Stallone suggested that advances in medical science during the period between the films had shown that the injuries mentioned in Rocky V were less debilitating than once thought, and that he would receive a " clean bill of health " today.

* Since Big Brother 2, the UK series always opens with a twist which have included the public being able to choose the final housemate out of three possibilities ( Big Brother 2 ), the public voting for a housemate to leave during the first week and then the housemates choosing between the two housemates with the least number of votes ( Big Brother 3 ), First Night Nominations ( Big Brother 4 ), Suitcase Nominations ( Big Brother 5 ), Unlucky Housemate 13 ( Big Brother 6 ), Big Brother Hood ( Big Brother 7 ), an all-female House and the first inclusion of twins as contestants ( Big Brother 8 ), the first couple to enter as housemates and set a secret task to hide their real relationship ( Big Brother 9 ), all " housemates " really being " non-housemates " who had to earn their housemate status ( Big Brother 10 ), a mole entering the House with an " Impossible Task " ( Big Brother 11 ), Jackie Stallone entering a house containing her son's ex-wife ( Celebrity Big Brother 3 ), the entrance of a non-celebrity in a celebrity edition ( Celebrity Big Brother 4 ) and Jade Goody's family announced to be visiting.

Sylvester Stallone created one of the most successful sports drama franchises with Rocky ( 1976 ) and also directed the sequel Rocky II ( 1979 ).

When Sylvester Stallone spotted Mr. T in this second airing, it is strongly believed that the interview with sports journalist Bryant Gumbel originated his famous line " I don't hate him but ... I pity the fool ", which was worked into the movie Rocky.

In a similar vein is First Blood ( 1982 ) which features John Rambo ( Sylvester Stallone in an iconic role ), as a Vietnam vet who comes into conflict with a small town police department.

Asia were also credited with contributing the Giorgio Moroder produced track " Gypsy Soul " to the Sylvester Stallone film soundtrack to Over the Top, although Wetton was the only band member involved.

Also in 2010, he appeared in a cameo with former Planet Hollywood co-owners and ' 80s action stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film The Expendables.

He also owns several small businesses in Hailey, Idaho, including The Mint Bar and The Liberty Theater and is a co-founder of Planet Hollywood, with actors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.

Rocky ( Sylvester Stallone ) has reservations, but agrees to train Apollo, who enters the ring in an over-the-top patriotic entrance with James Brown performing Living in America.

Stallone has also been quoted as saying the enormous financial success and fan following of Rocky IV once had him envisioning another Rocky movie devoted to Drago and his post-boxing life ( although Stallone acknowledged he was in better shape, he was excommunicated from his country ), with Balboa's storyline parallel.

A prolific actor, some of Sutherland's better-known roles in the 1980s and 1990s were in the South African apartheid drama A Dry White Season ( 1989 ), alongside Marlon Brando and Susan Sarandon ; as an incarcerated pyromaniac in the firefighter thriller Backdraft ( 1989 ) alongside Kurt Russell and Robert De Niro, Lock Up ( 1991 ) with Sylvester Stallone ; and as the snobbish NYC art dealer in Six Degrees of Separation ( 1993 ), with Stockard Channing and Will Smith.

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas was unhappy to share the screenwriting credit with the film's star Sylvester Stallone, as he felt that Stallone's input had been minor, while Stallone claimed to have basically rewritten the whole script.

It is written and directed by and stars Sylvester Stallone as the title character, with Carl Weathers as former boxing rival Apollo Creed, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey, and Talia Shire as Rocky's wife, Adrian.

Through most of the filming and production, this was to be the outcome ; it wasn't until the film was nearing completion that Stallone decided against Rocky's death and went with the current ending.

Stallone himself has gone on record in agreeing that he wasn't satisfied with the finished product, saying " I wanted to finish the series on a high and emotional note, and Rocky V didn't do that.

On July 8, 2010, in an interview with The Sun, Stallone was interviewed about the Rocky films.

Nonetheless, Stallone was still praised for his performance and the film received some positive feedback from some fans, with the Los Angeles Times regarding it as the best of the Rocky sequels.

As a result of, and in response to, Rocky Vs poor box office performance ( and the general dissatisfaction with the end of the franchise ), 16 years later Stallone wrote, directed and starred in Rocky Balboa, the sixth and final chapter to the saga.

Wepner filed a lawsuit which was eventually settled with Stallone for an undisclosed amount.

In Rambo III ( 1988 ), directed by Peter MacDonald, John Rambo ( played by Sylvester Stallone ) was shown in a sequence playing Buzkashi with his mujahideen friends when suddenly they were attacked by Russians.

Rambo is an action film series based on the David Morrell novel First Blood and starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled Vietnam War veteran and former Green Beret who is skilled in many aspects of survival, weaponry, hand to hand combat and guerrilla warfare.

He said " I've met Mr. Stallone, many years ago — I have great respect for Mr. Stallone, always did.

A statue of Sylvester Stallone, depicted in his role of Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa, stood for many years in front of the main ( Pattison Avenue ) entrance of the Spectrum, which had been represented in the movie as the site of Rocky's first and second fights with Apollo Creed.

He directed many other films throughout the 1970s and 80s, most in the United States, with perhaps the best-known being the Sylvester Stallone feature First Blood in 1982.

Timothy Stickney has made many appearances in many made-for-tv films, and has worked alongside actors such as Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro.

Mitchelson's celebrity clients included Pamela Mason ( wife of James Mason ), who received a $ 2 million divorce settlement from her ex-husband, Robert De Niro, Mickey Rooney, Sylvester Stallone, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joan Collins, Mel Tormé, Bianca Jagger, Lesley-Anne Down, Carl Sagan, Mrs. William Shatner, and many ex-wives of errant playboy sheiks.

* Sylvester Stallone has been an avid knife collector for many years.

Prior to production of the movie, Stallone was seen at many Formula 1 races, but he was unable to procure enough information about the category due to the secrecy with which teams protect their cars, so he decided to base the film on Champ Car.

Stallone later commented that he believed Lundgren had the athletic ability and talent to fight in the professional heavyweight division of boxing.

Morrison was a co-star with Sylvester Stallone in the 1990 boxing movie Rocky V.

Flavin has appeared as herself in numerous documentary-style programs including Hollywood Women, Good Day Live, American Gladiator, and The Contender – a boxing reality television series that also features Stallone.

Stallone is also an amateur boxer and appeared as a boxing consultant on the NBC reality television series The Contender in 2005.

During one appearance on the Howard Stern Show, Frank Stallone had a boxing match with TV reporter Geraldo Rivera ; Frank Stallone won the bout.