Author: Craig

Sly to Write, Direct & Star in “Rambo V”

Craig / / 2014, Rambo 5

The big news this week is that Sylvester Stallone will return to write, direct and star as Rambo in a 5th film.

 

The Greatest Movie Anthems of the 80’s

Craig / / 2014, Rocky 3, Rocky 4

On June 20, 2014, Kevin Polowy of Yahoo! Movies posted The Greatest Movie Anthems of the 80’s.  Sly had two songs that made the cut…

1.    Survivor, “Eye of the Tiger” (Rocky III, 1983)

For the third Rocky film — a.k.a. “the one with Mr. T and Hulk Hogan” —Sylvester Stallone commissioned Survivor to write and record “Eye of the Tiger” after failing to get the rights to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” Training rooms haven’t been the same since.

 

9. Robert Tepper, “No Easy Way Out” (Rocky IV, 1985)

Sly strikes again. Like Footloose, Rocky IV was another all-around formidable soundtrack, with tunes like Survivor’s “Burning Heart” and James Brown’s “Living in America.” But the song that instantly takes us back in time is Tepper’s gun-ho anthem, which set up Rock’s climactic bout with Ivan Drago.

 

SZ Exclusive: “Over the Top” Candids

Craig / / 2014, Over the Top


Rob Hoskins checked in with these cool candids of Sly from Over the Top.  Here’s what he had to say…

Hey Craig,
   Just wanted to send you this completely 1 of a kind pic taken in 1986 when Sly was working on Over The Top. My Aunt got close enough to take this shot and described Sly as “loving the crowd” and making the filming really fun for those lucky enough to be there in Vegas. She said he signed several items and took photos with lots of fans that day. An underrated movie from an awesome time in Sly’s career.
Peace,
Rob Hoskins

Thanks Rob!  If you’d like to see a bigger version of the last four pics, click here.