Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week…


Sly and the Family Stallone News for the Week…

Sly Blames Schwarzenegger For His Most Regrettable Roles


On August 15, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter posted a piece called, Stallone Blames Schwarzenegger For His Most Regrettable Roles Included on the list of less-than-classic movies was Stop! Or My Mom or Shoot and Rhinestone.

 

 


Sylvester Stallone: 5 Awesome Performances and 5 That Sucked.

On February 1, 2013, WhatCulture! posted Sylvester Stallone: 5 Awesome Performances and 5 That Sucked.

  • According to WhatCulture! 5 that were Awesome: Rambo [First Blood and sequels], John Spartan [Demolition Man], Gabe Walker [Cliffhanger], Freddy Heflin [Cop Land], and Rocky Balboa [Rocky and sequels].
  • Their Choices for Not-So-Awesome: Judge Dredd [same name], Ray Quick [The Specialist], Marion Cobretti [Cobra], Jack Carter [Get Carter], and Joe Bomoski [Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!].

To Awesome I would delete Spartan and Walker to make room for Jack Carter and Deke Dasilva [Nighthawks].  To Not-So-Awesome I would delete Carter and add Nick from Rhinestone. – Craig

10 Actors Who Hated Their Own Films

On January 23, 2012, Business Insider posted a piece titled Ten Actors Who Hated Their Own Films. Leading off the piece, is a quote from Sly about Stop or My Mom Will Shoot!

  • 1. Sylvester Stallone, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. Sly doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to his film career. Despite co-starring with the delightful Estelle Getty as the titular violence-prone mother, Stallone knows just how bad the film was:
  • “I made some truly awful movies. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot was the worst. If you ever want someone to confess to murder, just make him or her sit through that film. They will confess to anything after 15 minutes.”