41. 80s Action Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Part 1 – Punching Up

The Film Utopia 80s Action star summer projects continues exploding forwards in a hail of bullets and sweat as Steven, Benjamin, and Sean talk opinion their way through the incredible career of Sylvester Stallone!

If Schwarzenegger was the king of action, then Stallone must be the godfather of it. From underdog to overachiever, we follow Stallone’s first act of the Rocky triumphs, the Rambo trauma, and the curious in-between where he tried to act and direct (sometimes simultaneously). On part one, we cover every sweat-soaked training montage up to Cop Land, where Sly finally found subtlety… briefly, and a paunch… also briefly.