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Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallonewas born on July 6, 1946 is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the '70s to the early '90s, Stallone is an international icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism. He created two characters who have become a part of the American cultural lexicon: Rocky-Balboa.html">Rocky Balboa, the boxer who overcame all odds to become a champion, and John Rambo, a sensitive soldier who specialized in violent rescues and revenge.

During the 1980s, he enjoyed phenomenal popularity and was one of the biggest movie stars in the world with the Rocky and Rambo franchises. Stallone's culturally influential films changed pop culture history and he has largely enjoyed a career on the Hollywood A list for over 30 years.

He is considered by many (including the mayor of Philadelphia) as the one who made the city of Philadelphia an international tourist attraction with the Rocky Steps. His immense popularity there has led to a statue of his Rocky character being placed permanently near the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a cultural landmark. On August 2007, a statue of Rocky was also erected in the Serbian village of Zitiste. Stallone's film Rocky has also been inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum.

Stallone was born in New York City, the son of Jackie Stallone (née Jacqueline Labofish), an astrologer, former dancer and promoter of women's wrestling, and Frank Stallone, Sr., a hairdresser. Birth complications caused partial paralysis in parts of Stallone's face, resulting in his signature slurred speech and drooping lower lip. Stallone's father was an immigrant from Gioia del Colle (in Bari, Apulia, Italy). Stallone grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and attended Lincoln High School, whose band plays at the dedication of the Rocky statue in Rocky-II.html">Rocky III.

He later attended a private boarding school, The Glenholme School, in Washington, Connecticut. In the 1960s, Stallone attended the American College of Switzerland in Leysin, and the University of Miami for three years. He came within a few credit hours of graduation before he decided to drop out and pursue an acting career. After Stallone's request that his acting and life experiences be accepted in exchange for his remaining credits, he was granted a Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) degree by the President of the University of Miami in 1999

Other famous members in Stallone's family are his brother, actor/singer Frank Stallone and his mother, Jackie Stallone, who achieved notoriety in the middle 1990s as an astrologist and as a professional wrestler. Stallone's pet Bullmastiff, Butkus, appeared in both Rocky And Rocky-II.html">Rocky II as an often-teased favorite pet of Balboa's who lived in Adrian's pet shop.

Stallone has been married three times, to Sasha Czack (1974–1985), Brigitte Nielsen (1985–1987), and Jennifer Flavin (1997— ). He has five children, sons Sage Moonblood and Seargeoh, who is autistic (with Czack, born 1976 and 1979 respectively), and daughters Sophia Rose, Sistine Rose and Scarlet Rose (with Flavin, born 1996, 1998, 2002 respectively). He and Flavin, an Irish-American, were married at Winston Churchill's birthplace, Blenheim PAlace, Oxfordshire, England. In addition to these marriages, he has had romantic relationships with models Susan Anton, Angie Everhart, Naomi Campbell, and Janice Dickinson.

Stallone claims to have been able to bench press 385-400 lbs (174.6-181.4 kg) and squat 500 lbs (226.8 kg) in his prime. While in a bench pressing contest with former Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu, he severely tore his pectoral muscle and needed over 160 stitches on it. This is why one half of his chest is more vascular than the other.

On January 14, 2007, Stallone was at Goodison Park to promote Rocky-Balboa.html">Rocky Balboa, and to watch Everton take on Reading in an English Premier League game. The match ended as a 1–1 draw. Stallone paraded on the field at half time adorned in a home team scarf and received a warm reception from the 40,000 fans. Stallone has claimed to be a keen soccer fan since filming Escape to Victory in the 1980s and now claims to be an official Everton fan.

In July 2007, Stallone had a tattoo done by world renowned tattoo artist Mike Devries on his upper right arm of a portrait of his wife, Jennifer Flavin. Incorporated into the tattoo is three roses for their three girls that have Rose for middle names. The tattoo took about 14 hours and isn't finished, it will be expanded onto Stallone's chest a bit.

In a Fox News interview that ran on January 24, 2008, Stallone said he currently supports John McCain for the 2008 Republican US presidential nomination, and he is also friends with the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stallone recently appeared on Larry King's television show, where he took part in an IQ test, scoring over 130.

On February 16, 2007, Stallone flew into Sydney, Australia as part of his promotional tour for Rocky-Balboa.html">Rocky Balboa. Upon landing he was searched by Australian Customs officials, who found 48 vials of the human growth hormone (HGH) Jintropin in his personal luggage. As a result of this, he was charged one count of importing a prohibited import. The hormones are banned under the Australian Customs Act and are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. In a court hearing on May 15, 2007, he pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing a controlled substance. On May 21, 2007 he was formally convicted of importing restricted muscle-building hormones into Australia and ordered to pay $9,870 in fines and court costs.

In a typed apology from Stallone, delivered to the court on May 15, Stallone said:

I made a terrible mistake. Not because I was attempting to deceive anyone but I was simply ignorant of your official rules and I wish to sincerely apologize to the court and the Australian community for my breach of Australian customs law. ... I have never supported the use of illegal drugs or engaged in any illegal activities in my entire life. ...I wish to express my deepest remorse and again apologize for my actions.

According to ninemsn.com and other sources, when interviewing officers asked Stallone why he took Jintropin, he said:

"As you get older, the pituitary gland slows and you feel older, your bones narrow. This stuff gives your body a boost and you feel and look good. Doing Rambo is hard work and I am going to be in Burma for a while. Where do you think I am going to get this stuff in Burma?"

In the February 4, 2008 edition of Time, Stallone was interviewed about his use of HGH, which he defended.

"Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well-being when you get older. Everyone over 40 years old would be wise to investigate it because it increases the quality of your life. Mark my words. In 10 years it will be over the counter.

Stallone had his first starring role in the softcore feature film Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970), which was later re-released as Italian Stallion (the title taken from Stallone's nickname and a line from the film) and Cocky. He was paid US$200 for two days work. An "uncut" version of the film was released in 2007, purporting to show actual hardcore footage of Stallone, but according to trade journal AVN the hardcore scenes were inserts not involving the actor. In 2008, scenes from Party at Kitty and Stud's surfaced in a German version of Roger Colmont's hardcore-film White Fire (1976).

Stallone also starred in the erotic off-Broadway stage play Score which ran for 23 performances at the Martinique Theatre from October 28 - November 15, 1971 and was later made into a film by Radley Metzger.

Film roles, 1971-1975

Stallone's other first few film roles were minor, and included brief uncredited appearances in Woody Allen's Bananas (1971) as a subway thug, in the psychological thriller Klute (1971) as an extra dancing in a club, and in the Jack Lemmon vehicle The Prisoner Of Second Avenue (1975) as a youth. In the Lemmon film, Jack Lemmon chases, tackles and mugs Stallone, thinking that Stallone's character is a pickpocket. He had his second starring role in the cult hit The Lords of Flatbush (1974). In 1975, he played supporting roles in Farewell, My Lovely, Capone and, another cult hit, Death Race 2000. He also made guest appearances on the TV series Police Story and Kojak.

Success with Rocky, 1976

Stallone did not gain world-wide fame until his starring role in the smash hit Rocky (1976). The film was awarded with the 1976 Academy Award for Best Picture. On March 24, 1975, Stallone saw the Ali-Chuck Wepner fight which inspired the foundation idea of Rocky. That night Stallone went home, and in three days he had written the script for Rocky. After that, he tried to sell the script with the intention of playing the lead role. Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler in particular liked the script (which was suggested by Stallone after a casting), and planned on courting a star like Burt Reynolds or James Caan for the lead role. The final result was an unequalled success; Rocky was nominated for ten Academy Awards in all, including Best Actor for Stallone himself.

He has signed a contract with Nu Image Films for two action movies (one of which could be another 'Rambo'). The Death Wish remake is still supposed to be his next film, as reported by Empire Magazine, followed by a rumoured fifth Rambo film.

Stallone's début as a director came in 1978 with Paradise Alley, which he also wrote and starred in. In addition, he directed Staying Alive (the sequel to Saturday Night Fever), along with Rocky-II.html">Rocky II, Rocky-II.html">Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky-Balboa.html">Rocky Balboa, and Rambo.

In August 2005, 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. The book also contained many photographs of Stallone throughout the years as well as pictures of him performing exercises.

In addition to writing all six Rocky films, Stallone also wrote Cobra, Driven and Rambo. He has co-written several other films, such as F.I.S.T., Rhinestone, Over The Top and the first three Rambo films. His last major success as a co-writer came with 1993's Cliffhanger.

Stallone's work behind the cameras was recently documented in this 2008 article

Stallone owns shares in Planet Hollywood restaurants with Bruce Willis and formerly Arnold Schwarzenegger (who has since sold his part).




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Sylvester Stallone - photos

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Sylvester Stallone - news / articles


  • Sylvester Stallone: 'Expendables stuntman's death was hard to deal with' - 13 August 2012
    -Sylvester Stallone has revealed his film crew on the The Expendables sequel "shut down for quite a while" following the death of a stuntman last year (11).-Kun Liu, 25, was shooting a scene near the Ognyanovo Reservoir in Bulgaria last October when he was killed in an expl


  • Sylvester Stallone's half-sister hospitalised - 10 August 2012
    -Grieving Sylvester Stallone has been dealt another blow after the death of his son - his half-sister has been hospitalised in her lung cancer battle.-Toni Ann Filiti is in a critical condition after being admitted to a Los Angeles hospital two weeks ago when her condition


  • Jean Claude Van Damme terrified of upsetting Stallone over fight scene - 6 August 2012
    -Jean Claude Van Damme was so nervous about challenging The Expendables 2 star/director Sylvester Stallone over a fight scene in the sequel, he wrote him a letter.-The Belgian martial arts star didn't want to risk upsetting his boss by urging him to rethink the sequence fea

Sylvester Stallone - what members say


  • Cop Land
  • Cop Land review by DianainLondon from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Refreshing to see Stallone in a different sort of role 11 February 2009
    ...I have viewed this film several times. Each time I am amazed at how well Sylvester Stallone portrays a quiet, less intense character instead of a guns blazing tough guy. The ta...   Read customer review
  • Rambo - First Blood
  • Rambo - First Blood review by from Nth Humberside
    Rated - 5.0 stars Rambo the Masterpiece! 27 March 2005
    ... is an excellent movie very entertaining lots of gore and action good acting by Sylvester Stallone. ...   Read customer review
  • Escape to Victory
  • Escape to Victory review by A customer from Reading,England
    Rated - 4.0 stars The All Time Greatest Football Film Ever Made 22 June 2004
    .... Just one small down point though. What was the director thinking when he cast Sylvester Stallone as the allies Goalkeeper. With a cast of football legends making up the allies ...   Read customer review

Sylvester Stallone - filmography


  • The Expendables 2 on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Sylvester Stallone,  Randy Couture,  Jason Statham
    Director: Simon West
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) - with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard - are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) ..read more »
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  • The Expendables on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Sylvester Stallone,  Mickey Rourke,  Jason Statham
    Director: Sylvester Stallone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, leader of The Expendables, a tight knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator. Once there, they find themselves caught in a ..read more »
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  • The Expendables - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Giselle Itie,  Bruce Willis,  Jet Li
    Director: Sylvester Stallone
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Action thriller directed by Sylvester Stallone, boasting an ensemble cast of action stalwarts including Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke. The film, which follows a group of professional killers as they join forces to bring ..read more »
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  • Kambakkht Ishq on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Akshay Kumar,  Kareena Kapoor,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Saabir Khan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Bollywood action romance starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor as a stuntman and a supermodel locked in a tempestuous relationship. Travelling to Hollywood to attend an awards ceremony, the two meet Sylvester Stallone (appearing as himself). The film also features guest appearances from Denise ..read more »
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  • Kambakkht Ishq - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Akshay Kumar,  Kareena Kapoor,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Saabir Khan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Bollywood action romance starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor as a stuntman and a supermodel locked in a tempestuous relationship. Travelling to Hollywood to attend an awards ceremony, the two meet Sylvester Stallone (appearing as himself). The film also features guest appearances from Denise ..read more »
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  • Rocky Balboa on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Sylvester Stallone,  Burt Young,  Milo Ventimiglia
    Director: Sylvester Stallone
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The greatest underdog story is back for one final round! "Rocky Balboa" examines one of America's greatest icons at a vulnerable period in his life - midddle age. A former heavyweight boxing champion, known and renowned throughout the world for going the distance, Rocky finds a new venture: giving ..read more »
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  • Shade on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Melanie Griffith,  Hal Holbrook,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Damian Nieman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Crime thriller set in the world of high-stakes poker hustlers. Three conmen (Gabriel Byrne, Stuart Townsend and Thandie Newton) are looking for one big poker win that they can all retire on and they succeed with the help of someone called 'The Dean' (Sylvester Stallone). Unfortunately, their ..read more »
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  • Spy Kids 3 - Game Over - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Daryl Sabara,  Alexa Vega,  Antonio Banderas
    Director: Robert Rodriguez
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    The third film in the children's series. Carmen (Alexa Vega) is kidnapped by the evil Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone) and imprisoned inside a virtual reality game. It's up to Juni (Daryl Sabara) to venture into the game and save his sister from the villain's clutches.
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  • Spy Kids 3: Game Over - 2D version (2003)
    Starring: Daryl Sabara,  Alexa Vega,  Antonio Banderas
    Director: Robert Rodriguez
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    The Spy Kids are back again. This time, their trademark action delivers a motion picture event that pushes family fun to the next level. Secret agents Juni (Daryl Sabara) and Carmen Cortez (Alexa Vega) set out on their most mind-blowing mission yet: a journey inside the virtual reality world of a ..read more »
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  • Avenging Angelo on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Anthony Quinn,  Sylvester Stallone,  Raoul Bova
    Director: Martyn Burke
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Romantic crime comedy starring Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe and Anthony Quinn in his final film role. Frankie Delano (Stallone) is the loyal bodyguard of mafia kingpin Angelo Allieghieri (Quinn). When Angelo is assassinated by an old gangland foe, Frankie vows to protect the life of his boss'..read more »
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  • Driven (2001)
    Starring: Kip Pardue,  Estella Warren,  Gina Gershon
    Director: Renny Harlin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Talented but unfocused rookie Jimmy Bly is slipping in the rankings, cracking under pressure from his ambitious promoter brother. It doesn't help that Bly is pursuing an affair with Sophia, the girlfriend of his nemesis, top racer Beau Brandenburg. With so much riding on Bly, seasoned car owner ..read more »
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  • Get Carter on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Ala,  Sylvester Stallone,  Miranda Richardson
    Director: Stephen Kay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Sylvester Stallone takes over one of Michael Caine's most famous roles in this Hollywood remake of the 1970s British gangster classic. Las Vegas mob hardman Jack Carter (Stallone) travels back to his hometown Seattle for the funeral of his brother. When he arrives he realises that the death was no ..read more »
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  • D-Tox on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Kris Kristofferson,  Dina Meyer,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Jim Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Jake Malloy (Sylverster Stallone) is admitted to a rehabilitation clinic for police officers after witnessing a brutal and horrific crime. When a snowstorm cuts the unit off from the outside world patients start turning up dead...
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  • D-Tox - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Kris Kristofferson,  Dina Meyer,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Jim Gillespie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Sylvester Stallone stars as Jake Malloy, an FBI man whose girlfriend is murdered by a serial killer, and whose subsequent retreat into the bottle lands him with a stay in a remote Wyoming detox clinic. Not long after he arrives, two of the clinic's patients are discovered dead, and Malloy begins to ..read more »
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  • Antz on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Danny Glover,  Sharon Stone,  Danny Glo
    Director: Eric Darnell,  Tim Johnson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Z (voiced by Woody Allen) is a neurotic ant who lives and works in a colony beneath New York's Central Park. Z falls in love with Princess Bala (Sharon Stone) after she dances with him incognito at the workers' bar, and swaps places with his army friend Weaver (Sylvester Stallone) in the hope of ..read more »
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  • Cop Land - Blu-ray (1997)
    Starring: Peter Berg,  Harvey Keitel,  Deborah Harry
    Director: James Mangold
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Small-town sheriff Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone) harboured dreams of making it as a New York cop before he lost his hearing in one ear saving the life of the woman he loved (Annabella Sciorra). Now Freddy has the chance to make his mark, when he discovers a case involving murder and police ..read more »
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  • Cop Land on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Peter Berg,  Harvey Keitel,  Deborah Harry
    Director: James Mangold
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    The second film from writer/director James Mangold, the corruption drama Cop Land stars Sylvester Stallone as Freddy Heflin, the much-denigrated sheriff of tiny Garrison, NJ, a community which -- thanks to a technicality -- is populated almost entirely by members of the New York City Police ..read more »
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  • Daylight on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Jay O. Sanders,  Sage Stallone,  Barry Newman
    Director: Rob Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Sylvestor Stallone comes to the rescue in this disaster/adventure picture. A truck containing dangerous chemicals explodes in the Holland Tunnel, trapping those New Yorkers not killed in the explosion. Authorities know there are survivors, but cannot figure out what to do to save them. Ruptured ..read more »
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  • Daylight - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Jay O. Sanders,  Sage Stallone,  Barry Newman
    Director: Rob Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    It is rush hour in Manhattan and commuters are making slow progress through the Hudson tunnel. When an outlaw gang crashes its car into a lorry carrying toxic waste, the resulting explosion seals off both ends of the tunnel, and a motley group of passengers find themselves stranded. Threatened by ..read more »
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  • Assassins on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Antonio Banderas,  Sylvester Stallone,  Julianne Moore
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Rath (Sylvester Stallone) a professional hitman, decides it is time to call it a day, even though he is still the best around. But as he searches for a way out he discovers that he is now the target of another assassin, Bain (Antonio Banderas), who is determined to be the new number one. The two ..read more »
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  • Judge Dredd (1995)
    Starring: Diane Lane,  Rob Schneider,  Joanna Miles
    Director: Danny Cannon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Judge Dredd (Sylvester Stallone) - the most feared policeman in Mega City One - finds himself on the wrong side of the law when he is framed by those inside the Great Hall of Justice. He must try to clear his name and wipe out the corruption in the city, with the help of a small time criminal, ..read more »
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  • The Specialist on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Sharon Stone,  Eric Roberts,  Rod Steiger
    Director: Luis Llosa
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone), US demolition expert, attempts to abort the assassination of a South American drugs baron when he realises innocent children will be killed in the explosion. However, his partner (James Woods) goes ahead with the mission, leaving the duo permanently estranged and ..read more »
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  • Demolition Man - Blu-ray (1993)
    Starring: Nigel Hawthorne,  Dan Cortese,  Sandra Bullock
    Director: Marco Brambilla
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    LA cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), nicknamed 'Demolition Man' due to his hands-on approach to law enforcement, is condemned to 70 years in the penal freezer after being set up by Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), Public Enemy Number One. Halfway through his sentence, however, both he and ..read more »
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  • Demolition Man on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Nigel Hawthorne,  Dan Cortese,  Sandra Bullock
    Director: Marco Brambilla
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    The plot of this action film begins in 1996, with Los Angeles in a violence-crazed conflagration. One of the LAPD's most notorious cops, John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), known as the demolition man, is in hot pursuit of blonde-haired psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), who is so nasty he ..read more »
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  • Cliffhanger on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Michael Rooker,  Craig Fairbrass,  Paul Winfield
    Director: Renny Harlin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) is a mountain rescue worker haunted by the memories of a friend whom he failed to rescue, and who perished on the ice peaks. Having quit his job and fled the mountains, Gabe must return to the scene of his undoing to track down nefarious villain Qualen (John Lithgow)..read more »
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  • Cliffhanger - Blu-ray (1992)
    Starring: Michael Rooker,  Craig Fairbrass,  Paul Winfield
    Director: Renny Harlin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) is a mountain rescue worker haunted by the memories of a friend whom he failed to rescue, and who perished on the ice peaks. Having quit his job and fled the mountains, Gabe must return to the scene of his undoing to track down nefarious villain Qualen (John Lithgow)..read more »
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  • Oscar on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Don Ameche,  Kirk Douglas,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: John Landis
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Comedy farce set during a Prohibition and packed with mistaken identities and stolen jewels. Angelo 'Snaps' Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) is a New York mobster who decides to go straight, then runs into problems when nobody believes this sudden change of heart. Meanwhile, his accountant has ..read more »
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  • Lock Up - Blu-ray (1989)
    Starring: Frank McRae,  Darlanne Fluegel,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: John Flynn
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Whilst Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone) is serving time for beating up some thugs, the prison's governor Drumgoole (Donald Sutherland) puts him through a hellish regime. Leone manages to escape and goes to the media to tell his tale of injustice and abuse. He is rewarded by being sent to an 'open' ..read more »
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  • Lock Up on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Frank McRae,  Darlanne Fluegel,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: John Flynn
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Whilst Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone) is serving time for beating up some thugs, the prison's governor Drumgoole (Donald Sutherland) puts him through a hellish regime. Leone manages to escape and goes to the media to tell his tale of injustice and abuse. He is rewarded by being sent to an 'open' ..read more »
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  • Rambo - III on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Marc De Jonge,  Kurtwood Smith,  Richard Crenna
    Director: Peter MacDonald
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Last of the Rambo films. Former Green Beret John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) has entered a Buddhist monastery in a bid to find inner peace. However, when his friend and mentor Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna) is captured in war-torn Afghanistan, Rambo sets out to save him.
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  • Cobra on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Andrew Robinson,  Sylvester Stallone,  Reni Santoni
    Director: George Pan Cosmatos
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A tough detective, nickname Cobra (Sylvester Stallone), is assigned to protect a beautiful model (Brigitte Nielsen), the only witness to a series of brutal murders. It transpires that the killings are not the work of one lone psychopath, but rather a highly organised army of neo-fascists.
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  • Over The Top on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Rick Zumwalt,  Chris McCarty,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Menahem Golan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Truck driver Lincoln Hawks (Sylvester Stallone) loves his son, but when his wealthy father-in-law attempts to gain custody he finds that he has no money to pay the court fees. The solution: he uses his God-given talent and enters the world of professional arm-wrestling, winning contest after ..read more »
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  • Cobra - Blu-ray (1986)
    Starring: Andrew Robinson,  Sylvester Stallone,  Reni Santoni
    Director: George Pan Cosmatos
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A tough detective, nickname Cobra (Sylvester Stallone), is assigned to protect a beautiful model (Brigitte Nielsen), the only witness to a series of brutal murders. It transpires that the killings are not the work of one lone psychopath, but rather a highly organised army of neo-fascists.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 179 members
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  • Rhinestone (1984)
    Starring: Mark Anderson,  Rod Ball,  Dolly Parton
    Director: Bob Clark
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Street-wise Nick Martinelli, is a rough and tough New York cabby who packs a mean punch. But when he writes of his cab in a fare-grabbing smash-up, he's got one last hope to buy himself back into business.
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 101 members
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  • Staying Alive on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Kurtwood Smith,  John Travolta,  Steve Inwood
    Director: Sylvester Stallone
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The sequel to 'Saturday Night Fever' finds Tony Manero (John Travolta reprising his role) six years older, working as a waiter in a nightclub, and trying to make it as a dancer on Broadway. When he lands a role in the chorus of 'Satan's Alley' he quickly moves to pursuing the show's female lead (..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,188 member
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  • Rambo - First Blood on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Brian Dennehy,  Richard Crenna,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Ted Kotcheff
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    First in the Rambo trilogy. Disturbed Vietnam vet John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) spends his days wandering from town to town, searching out his old service colleagues. When he resists a local sheriff's attempts to make him leave town, he is arrested for vagrancy. While in prison Rambo is forced to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 17,377 members
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  • Escape to Victory on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Max von Sydow,  Sylvester Stallone,  Max Von Sydow
    Director: John Huston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Watch now: Unavailable
    John Huston directed this exciting World War II action film, which culminates in a rousing soccer game. In a German prisoner of war camp, Major Karl von Steiner (Max Von Sydow), the camp commander, once a member of the German national soccer team, decides to put together a soccer match between a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,751 members
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  • Nighthawks on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Rutger Hauer,  Lindsay Wagner,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: Bruce Malmuth
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    New York cops Deke Da Silva (Sylvester Stallone) and Willis Fox (Billy Dee Williams) are on a mission to track down Wulfar (Rutger Hauer), the remorseless terrorist who blew up a department store in London. They follow the murderer's trail back to New York City, where the action really begins to hot up.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 730 members
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  • F.I.S.T. on DVD (1978)
    Starring: David Huffman,  Kevin Conway,  Brian Dennehy
    Director: Norman Jewison
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Directed by Norman Jewison. Johnny Kovak a.k.a Sylvester Stallone is a Cleveland warehouse worker who becomes involved in a labor union leadership. Later Johnny finds that he must sacrifice his principles as he moves up through the union and attempts to expand its influence.
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 392 members
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  • Paradise Alley on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Joe Spinell,  Terry Funk,  Tom Waits
    Director: Sylvester Stallone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sylvester Stallone followed up his massive success in 'Rocky' with this tale of life in New York's Hell's Kitchen set during the late 1940s. Stallone plays Cosmo, the smartest of the three Carboni brothers, and the one who comes up with the idea of trying to make a fortune in the seedy world of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 409 members
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  • Rocky - Blu-ray (1976)
    Starring: Talia Shire,  Burgess Meredith,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: John G. Avildsen
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sylvester Stallone's rags-to-riches boxing drama won the Oscar for Best Film of 1976. Club fighter Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has hit rock bottom. Having turned thirty, his boxing career is virtually over and he now makes a living collecting payments for a loan shark. Things start to look up ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 2,431 members
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  • Rocky on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Talia Shire,  Burgess Meredith,  Sylvester Stallone
    Director: John G. Avildsen
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Sylvester Stallone's rags-to-riches boxing drama won the Oscar for Best Film of 1976. Club fighter Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has hit rock bottom. Having turned thirty, his boxing career is virtually over and he now makes a living collecting payments for a loan shark. Things start to look up ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 20,971 members
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  • Cannonball (1976)
    Starring: Robert Carradine,  Martin Scorsese,  Veronica Hamel
    Director: Paul Bartel
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    An illegal auto race from Los Angeles to New York is taking place that promises the winner $100,000. Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman (David Carradine), the race leader, drags his girlfriend Linda (Veronica Hamel) along for the ride. But Cannonball's nemesis Terry McMillan (Carl Gottlieb) barrels along in ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 294 members
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  • Death Race 2000 on DVD (1975)
    Starring: David Carradine,  Sylvester Stallone,  Simone Griffeth
    Director: Paul Bartel
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Roger Corman-produced exploitation/adventure movie which follows the rivalry between Frankenstein (David Carradine) and 'Machine Gun' Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), two road racers fighting it out in a lethal futuristic motorsport known as the Transcontinental Death Race. Frankenstein is the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 3,017 members
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  • Bananas on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Woody Allen,  Sylvester Stallone,  Louise Lasser
    Director: Woody Allen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    One of Woody Allen's earlier, more slapstick-oriented efforts, Bananas tells the story of Fielding Mellish (Allen), a neurotic New Yorker who follows the object of his affections, Nancy (Louise Lasser), to the fictional Central American country of San Marcos, where she is involved in a revolution. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,747 members
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Sylvester Stallone facts

5 most recent films

Grudge Match - 3.0 stars
The Expendables 2 - 3.5 stars
Bullet To The Head - 3.0 stars
Bullet To The Head - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Expendables 2 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Rocky - Rocky II - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky/Rocky 2/Rocky 3/Rocky 4/Rocky 5/Rocky Balboa - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky III - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Rocky - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Rocky - The Complete Saga - Rocky 4 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Grudge Match - 3.0 stars
Rhinestone - 2.5 stars
Get Carter - 2.5 stars
Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Burt Young - 36 times - show films
Carl Weathers - 33 times - show films
Talia Shire - 33 times - show films
Burgess Meredith - 27 times - show films
Tony Burton - 25 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John G. Avildsen - 15 times - show films
Ted Kotcheff - 10 times - show films
Peter MacDonald - 9 times - show films
George Pan Cosmatos - 8 times - show films
Sylvester Stall - 7 times - show films