Sly Stallone answers questions from the fans

[IKnowSomeJudo]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30919

This is hysterical, I didn't know Sly could be this funny.
I love this one in particular:

Here's my question. Two-fold.....
I just finished watching all five Rocky DVDs back-to-back to prepare myself for the final installment. Enjoyed it thoroughly -- part II is still my absolute favorite. Now, all five movies seem to be one big whole, with one exception: Rocky IV. It didn't have any Mickey, it didn't have Bill Conti doing the score, it didn't have the standard opening fanfare, it just seems.....different, a bit "out of place".

Do you agree with this and if so, was this all intentional?

Now how will the final movie fit in the series, now that there's no Adrian, no Mickey, and no Apollo?

Thanks!

Mark from Montreal, Canada

Sly - "The reason ROCKY IV seems a little disjointed is because I was having a conflict with Bill Conti at the time and decided to go in a different direction, which I’m sorry for. Also, I think the whole premise of the film was based too much on “the fight” and not the personal struggles that preceded the fight. If I had to do it all over again, I would’ve hired Bill Conti, married Ivan Drago and punched out Brigitte Nielsen

 

[Bruce_Wayne29]

Yeah Sly always had a very funny side. That one is hillarious.

 

[The Kid]

i don't think he's kidding about that either.

He's so right about what's missing from rocky IV. It's the most 80s-ish of all the rocky films. Still though, has great soundtrack to me.

 

[Prognosticator]

That's an AWESOME response! Very very funny!

Sly, you'r the man...the mid 80s-mid 90s man, but 'the man' still.

 

[Matt]

hehe brilliant.

 

[mad-sci]

BWAH! These responses are even better (Beware Vin Diesel and Statham fans... he speaks the truth).

3. As one of the best action stars of the 1980's early 90's, how do you feel about all the other action stars of the era coming back to give "one last hurrah" to some of the films that sky-rocketed their careers? (i.e. Schwarzenegger - Terminator 3, Bruce Willis - Die Hard 4, Harrison Ford - Indy 4, Eddie Murphy – Beverly Hills Cop IV and you yourself - Rocky Balboa and Rambo 4). Do modern day action stars struggle to live up to the entertainment of the "good ol' days"?

Brandon Chisholm
-Chicago




I think it’s pretty dangerous for action heroes to try and push it. I realize I am already on very thin ice and don’t recommend my two friends Bruce and Arnold to do it unless they had this overwhelming, gigantic ego-tick crawling away inside of them to finish this series on a certain note. I think there’s a big difference between the modern day action dud compared to the latter day action crud. Whenever a dud confronts a crud, bad things happen. But all I can say is… take the top five action guys and line them up against the old school action guys and what you’ll have is five young action guys wearing toenail polish and answering to the name “*****.”

8. For many Edgar Allen Poe fans the thought of you directing, let alone writing a film based on such a prolific writer is, to say the least, a little scary. That's not because we feel your a bad writer or director but this type of bio-pic is a far cry from anything you have ever involved yourself with before. How will you did you approach the screenplay (structure, character development etc.) and in what ways will this project differ from from the more action based movies you have written? I also have one other question: Because of such movies as Rambo, Driven, the Specialist etc. you have in some type-cast yourself. Will you someday take on roles outside of the realm you so often find yourself in.

Thanks for your time,

Vivavitalogy
Green Bay, WI


Would you be upset if I called the movie “Yo, Poe”? Just kidding. Poe is a very serious subject and no matter how it’s made, people will be offended… or at least Poe scholars will. I try to humanize Edgar (or Eddie, as he was called by his friends) to a fella who has everyday problems that are relatable to the audience, but I also spend a great deal of time dwelling on his stories, which illuminate his genius and his internal chaos.

9. Sly:

No bigger fan here, and I am curious. What was your max on the bench press, squat, etc.? Back in the late 1980s-early-1990s you appeared to look the biggest/most massive.

Kirk




I used to be able to bench press around 385-400 lbs. and then I severely tore my right pectoral so under my arm I have 160 stitches and I had to have a window cut into my shoulder bone, and cable laced through the damage, and muscle pulled back to the bone where it was attached. That’s why I’m so vascular on one side. It might be interesting to note that I received this injury, I was stupid enough to get into a bench press contest with former Mr. Universe, Franco Columbo, who was considered one of the strongest men in the world. The accident happened in his garage, which was inhabited, believe it or not, by this demented-looking one-winged spotted owl. I couldn’t make this up. When my muscle exploded, I fell onto the floor. Franco pulled the weights off of me and all I could see was my arm turning black and that friggin goofy, one-winged, mouse-munching mother****er flapping around in tight circles. By the way, my best squat was 550 lbs

 

[ShaneHelms]

If I had to do it all over again, I would’ve hired Bill Conti, married Ivan Drago and punched out Brigitte Nielsen

Haha, Thats great.