Rating 1.8 out of 5: How Schwarzenegger tricked Stallone into one of his worst movies

Rating 1.8 out of 5: How Schwarzenegger tricked Stallone into one of his worst movies

If they are great co-conspirators today, there was a time when Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were sworn enemies. The first one even went so far as to act in the second bad movie!

In the 80s and 90s, the rivalry between the two actors reached its peak: they fought for the first place on the podium of the biggest stars of American action cinema. And then, it seems, all attempts to discredit the opponent are allowed…at least on Schwarzenegger’s side!

Stop or my mom will shoot is one of the black spots in my career Sylvester Stallone. In 1992, after establishing himself as an action star, notably the Rocky and Rambo sagas, Stallone decided to try his hand at comedy. Thus, he agrees to the game Stop or my mother will shoot alongside the eternal Golden Girl, Estelle Getty, who played his conquering on-screen mother.

But how did Sly end up starring in this film that won the Razi for Worst Actor? With the creativity and art of Schwarz!

Arnold, the troll

as Arnold Schwarzenegger At Beyond Festival in 2017, he explained that he used reverse psychology to trap his enemy.

I read the script. It was terribly bad. You know, I’ve made movies that deserved to end up in the toilet too, right? They were bad. But, it was really bad. It happened during our war and I thought I was very interested in it. I know what it’s like in Hollywood. Then I asked for a lot of money: “Let’s offer a slice. Maybe we can get it at a lower price.” So they went to Sly and said, ‘Schwarzenegger is interested. Here is the press clip. He talked about it. If you want to get your hands on it, it’s available. And it worked! It totally worked. A week later I heard that Sly had signed on to do the movie. And I said, “Yes!!”

Sylvester Stallone That’s why he regretted his decision for years.

Worst movie I’ve ever seen, by far. Possibly one of the worst movies in the entire solar system, including alien performances, that we’ve ever seen… The Flatworm could write a better script than Stop or My Mom Will Shoot– he told the press in 2006.

He continued humorously:In some countries – China, I believe – the once-a-week Stop or My Mother Will Shoot program on government television has reduced the birth rate to zero. If they did it twice a week, I believe China would be gone in twenty years.

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Fortunately Sylvester Stallone, this choice did not prevent him from continuing his path to success. His relationship with Schwarz became peaceful in the 1990s.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, he always seems to be thrilled with this anecdote, as you can see in our video below. At the time of Expendables 3, he stated that the film was “whose role was most jealous“and that he”I liked it because we saw Sly in diapers“!

A look at the competition taken to the extreme

In a 2013 interview with Telegraph UK, Sylvester Stallone Even talking about “violent hatred” would describe this rivalry more accurately.

Have you ever had this? That kind of competition, that kind of nemesis that pushes you to give your best. As Arnold would say, it really gets you up to speed“- he said later.

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in 2017, Arnold Schwarzenegger Also back on topic (via Slashfilm):

We attack each other mercilessly through the press. We called each other and criticized each other’s weaknesses. It was so competitive. It got so crazy that it suddenly became a competition to see who had the most muscular body. So I said to Sly, “Sly, forget it now. Only one person has been Mr. Olympia seven times and that’s me!’ But then he had to use a bigger weapon.

So then it became a competition to see who had the biggest gun and then the biggest knife. Remember Rambo’s knife that got so big it looked like a sword? No one has such a knife! But Stallone had done one, so I had to make it even more impressive. And so it happened. Who has killed the most people on screen? Who made the most money at the box office? Who had the least body fat before filming?

So here’s an epic rivalry that could be the subject of a comedy today with the actors in their respective roles… we can always hope!

Find Arnold Schwarzenegger in his latest film, Fubar (2023), on Netflix. Sylvester Stallone may appear in the series Tulsa KingAvailable on Paramount+.

Source: Allocine

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