Entertainment Weekly’s February 22, 2002 issue contains two articles which Sly fans will want to check out.
“25 Years Ago” by Steve Wolf presents an overview of the ceremonies held on March 28, 1977 when “Rocky” and “Network” duked it out at the 1976 Oscars…”
Here’s a Stallone-related excerpt:
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On his way into the Oscars, Sylvester Stallone told the crowd outside, ” My pumpkin is waiting. I’ll see you later. ” With his nominations for Best Actor and screenplay, though, Sly had already written himself a happy ending. The only two men to pull off that qyuiniela in the same year were Charlie Chaplin ( 1940, The Great Dictator) and Orson Welles ( 1941, Citizen Kane ).
There is also mention of Ali’s surprise appearance when Sly was announcing Best Supporting Actress.
“I may not win anything here in the form of an Oscar, ” said the actor, ” but I really feel it’s a privilege to be standing next to a living legend, and it’s something I’ll always treasure for the rest of my life .”
“The Right Hook,” by Chris Nashawaty is a five and one-half page article (with seven pictures) about “Rocky”: “the only Cinderella story more rousing than ‘Rocky’ is the tale of its unlikely route to Best Picture.
– Craig Zablo (February 17, 2002)