$15,000: Why Sylvester Stallone spent a fortune on a dog

In 1971, the 25-year-old was still an aspiring and not very successful actor working odd jobs. Sylvester received small roles in the theater or in television series, but there was no need to talk about a stable income. Stallone admitted that he only had decent pants and shoes with holes. Once the actor’s personal financial crisis reached such proportions that he was not enough to feed himself. And the actor had to sell his dog named Butkus, who was still a puppy at the time, for $40 to fill the fridge with something.

The decision was given to Sly hard – the dog was his most faithful friend in these difficult times.

“He put up with my temper and was the only living being who loved me for who I was,” Sylvester later admitted.

But he couldn’t forget his pet. That all changed when Stallone sold Rocky’s screenplay, which was released in 1976 and brought Stallone long-awaited success. After receiving the fee, the actor immediately rushed to redeem the dog. But the new owner, realizing how expensive Sylvester Butkus is, broke an incredible price for him – 15,000 dollars.

Stallone, without hesitation, paid and later admitted that “every penny was worth it”. The movie “Rocky” became a real hit and won three Oscars. And Sly and Butkus were inseparable until the dog died in 1981.

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