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With all the awards and fame in his pocket, to call Sylvester Stallone a Hollywood icon would be an understatement. The Italian Stallion defined the action genre in the 1980s and 1990s with hisRamboseries, which still stands the test of time.
However, there was oneRambomovie where Sylvester Stallone was completely off the rails, disregarding his own safety. During the filming ofRambo 3,Sly was going through a really tough time.
Sylvester Stallone’s low point while filmingRambo 3
Despite being considered one of the lower-ranked entries inSylvester Stallone’s movie career,Rambo IIIstill packs a punch with its jaw-dropping action and extreme gore. The stunts were often done by Sly himself, and in this movie, he was completely unhinged.
Years later, in an interview withRoger Ebert, the actor revealed that he was at a mental low point during the movie’s filming. He said:
I made this picture at such a low ebb of my own emotional fortunes, that I didn’t care if I lived, or died. There was an ambulance standing by at all times. In any of those shots where I’m running toward the camera and the explosions are going off behind me, if the camera panned another two feet, you’d see the ambulance.
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Stallone was going through an ugly divorce with Brigitte Nielsen at the time, who he had married in 1985, right after his first separation. The successive failure in romance left a big dent on his emotional health.
Sylvester Stallone doesn’t see Rambo as a violent character
Sylvester Stallone established himself as a down-to-business action star in the 80s as John Rambo, a character whonever hesitated to spill bloodfor a just cause. However, Stallone doesn’t view him as a violent figure. He said:
I”m always taken aback by the way the character is misperceived. He is not a violent character per se. He is constantly questioning his own integrity–and the futility of war. Rambo is never blistering for action–not for war, per se. When he kills in this movie, it’s for reasons like rescuing a helpless urchin from an aggressive sadist.
Whether you see him as violent or not, Stallone’s Rambo inspired a new generation of action stars who walked in his path. And Stallone was able to smile through the clouds of darkness and begin a new life with Jennifer Flavin later on.
Rambo IIIis available for streaming onParamount+.
Sayantan Choudhary
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Sayantan is a Senior Editor at FandomWire. His tingling for pop culture began at a tender age of 4 with a Superman: The Animated Series lunch box, which blossomed into his love for TV shows, films, anime, gaming, and comics. Having previously worked with reputed websites like Wiki Of Thrones and Collider over the past 5 years, his zeal has only multiplied manifold. When he’s not working or scrolling through fan debates and theories, you can find him memorizing workout videos (but never actually doing them).
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