Sylvester Stallone is best known for giving stellar performances in his action-packed, over-the-top, classic films in Hollywood. Stallone is one of the wealthiest actors in the world, thanks to his acting genius and starstruck personality, which has earned him immense love from fans worldwide. He gained notoriety for his epic performance in the 1982 movie First Blood; whivh was the first original installment in the Rambo franchise.
Stallone played the fictional character of John Rambo ( a Vietnam war veteran) in the Rambo film series, which earned him several accolades and recognition from the industry heavyweights. However, the actor once revealed that when he first saw the edit for the titular film, he “hated it.” According to reports, the film was three and a half hours long, and the Rocky movie star made many revisions to the script claiming the original Rambo story was “terrifying.”
Sylvester Stallone’s First Blood was so intense, it had to be toned down!
Sylvester Stallone is an extraordinary actor and rare entertainer known for his charismatic screen presence. Stallone has many legendary films to his name, and one such is the iconic Rambo franchise, in which he was the lead actor throughout its four sequels. The film and its sequels have earned bucketloads of cash at the box office and won critical acclaim and popularity worldwide.
His masculine alpha action stalwart portrayal of John Rambo in the commercially hit franchise became a cultural icon in the history of American cinema, which catapulted the actor to superstardom in the entertainment industry. However, Stallone once claimed that he hated the initial edit of his 1982 action movie First Blood ( the original installment in the Rambo franchise), which led him to make several revisions later.
Sylvester Stallone Burned His Film To The Ground And Remade It
Sylvester Stallone has established himself as a multifaceted star. He has done dozens of fascinating, iconic, and blockbuster films like Rocky and Rambo. But First Blood was a game-changer project in his career. He played John Rambo, the lead character in the movie, which remained one of his best on-screen roles. The actor once revealed that he hated the original edit of his 1982 hit classic. He said that the story was terrifying, claiming,
“The original Rambo was so bloodthirsty… the story was so hard, so terrifying every step of the way. I think that’s one reason the book took so long to get done. What I did with Rambo was try to keep one foot in the Establishment and one foot in the outlaw or frontier image.”
The Death Race 2000 movie star continued,
“I wanted him to be accepted by the mainstream—but also be a criminal. So he has some strong patriotic views—and he loves the system. He just doesn’t like a lot of the people who live and work in it.”
According to reports, before the Rambo franchise became what it is today, several directors and producers in the 1970s attempted to make a film adaptation based on the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell. However, with the likes of Sylvester Stallone, the film based on Morell’s book became a massive hit in 1982 at the global box office.
Source: Digital Spy
