Available on Netflix: as cult as it is disastrous, it is Sylvester Stallone’s worst film

Available on Netflix: as cult as it is disastrous, it is Sylvester Stallone’s worst film



Stop, or my mother will shoot!a “masterpiece” on Netflix

Over the course of his career, Sylvester Stallone they had legendary roles. We obviously think of those of Rocky and of Rambo, but there are many others with high-quality films, and others that are less recommendable. It is in this second category that we find Stop, or my mother will shoot! (1992), crime comedy by Roger Spottiswoode. In it, the actor plays a police officer with muscular methods who sees disembark his mother at his house. A nice young lady played by Estelle Getty, who contrasts with Sylvester Stallone’s imposing physique. The latter will then commit a series of blunders and make the policeman’s life hell, before proving useful in solving a murder.

Stop or my mother will shoot!  ©Universal Images
Stop or my mother will shoot! ©Universal Images

Upon his exit, Stop, or my mother will shoot! it was a commercial failure, before becoming a cult for the wrong reasons. Because if the film is obviously not a success, it can be seen with a lot of irony, like when you have fun in front of a girl. Adding the film to the catalogue Netflix (April 16) it should therefore attract more than one. Both the curious who had never heard of this comedy with Sylvester Stallone, and those who want to relive a special moment by watching this stupid movie.

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Sylvester Stallone’s worst movie

At the time the press was quick to demolish the film, Washington Post going so far as to describe the feature film as “your worst nightmare“. To get an idea of ​​the low level ofStop, or my mother will shoot!we can see above Rotten tomatoes only 14% positive opinions from the press, e 21% for the public. If we go by the aggregator’s notes, this comedy isn’t Sylvester Stallone’s worst Escape 2: Hades’ Labyrinth (2018) managed to score even lower. However, for the actor, this is what he will have done worst of his career. He stated on this topic on the site It’s not good news :

The worst movie I’ve ever made… maybe one of the worst movies in the entire solar system, including alien productions we’ve never seen. A flatworm could write a better script than Stop or My Mother Will Shoot!

Finally, you should know that if Sylvester Stallone agreed to star in this movie, this is it because of Arnold Schwarzenegger, his great rival, who had made him believe that the role was of great interest to him. An anecdote that adds a certain charm Stop, or my mother will shoot!which can now be (re)watched on Netflix.

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Source: Cine Serie

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