Sylvester Stallone as Gladiator, he exists!

After the success of Rocky, which received Oscar nominations for best actor and best screenplay in 1977, Sylvester Stallone suffered two bitter failures: Norman Jewison’s Fist, which he wrote, and Tavern in Hell. Author and director. The films were not successful despite the “Rocky Effect” and Stallone gave up on continuing the adventures of boxer Rocky Balboa.

Meanwhile, Sly’s son Sage Stallone, 3, is a fan of The Muppet Show and its characters, from Kermit to Fozzie and Piggy to Gonzo and everything in between. Therefore, it is pleasant for him that the 32-year-old Stallone agrees to be photographed with dolls in this friendly and family atmosphere.

During the show, the would-be interpreter of Rambo breaks into song and disguises himself as a gladiator to fight a lion (plush)! He apparently ends up singing along with her and then lifts her above her head before dropping her to the ground.

Stallone tells him Time magazine In 1979:

I dreamed of being a gladiator since I was eight years old. Usually, when I have a dream, I make a film about it. It saved me 22 weeks of filming.

Stallone is so eager to please his son that he very quickly sets the show’s shooting dates to January 9-11, 1979, between the two Rocky II scenes that were shot between October 78 and February 79. He is a screenwriter and director. on a feature film and the pressure of having to repeat the success of the first film, which was a hit, The Muppets, which may have offered him a breathing valve.

For the record, this isn’t the first time Stallone has faced a lion in decades, he briefly doubles as the lion from Zookeeper (2011) worn by Kevin James, facing a precious lion played by Expensive! Here is a extraction from the scene of the accident.

This episode of The Muppets, the 320th, aired in February 1979, four months before the release of Rocky II.

Therefore, Sage Stallone was able to see that his father was not serious about pleasing him. Unfortunately, the young man is part of the broken fortunes revolving around the film industry. After playing Rocky Jr. in Rocky V and several small roles until 2010 (including One Daytime, again with his father), he died in 2012 of coronary heart disease caused by atherosclerosis. He was 36 years old.