A Sylvester Stallone film that shows the action star’s absolute career low point

Sylvester Stallone has been one of the biggest Hollywood stars of all time for over 40 years. But his success was bought with blood, sweat and tears. Starting tomorrow, the documentary Sly on Netflix will show this the worst moments of his life were not left out remain. The Godfather plunged him into a crisis of meaning. A little later he even sold his beloved dog for his biggest hit. Starting tomorrow on Netflix: Even Arnold Schwarzenegger is enthusiastic about Sylvester Stallone

Sly portrays Stallone’s life in 95 minutes. This not only includes the celebrated highlights such as Rocky, the Rambo series and his unprecedented action career in the 80s. The documentary also sheds light on how he was in the 1970s fought his way out of poverty and was on the verge of giving up.

Check out the English trailer for Sly here:

For a while there was nothing but rejections for the future star. Himself He was not allowed to take part in a crowd scene in The Godfather with 300 actors. “What part of me did not fulfill the Italian identification aspect?“, he was still annoyed 44 years later told People Magazine.

An even more painful setback followed some time later before his Rocky breakthrough. In order to survive, Sylvester Stallone sold his beloved dog Butkus. He only got $60 for the animal, but was able to get it back a short time later in exchange for a bizarre favor.

“I gave up acting. I was ready“, reveals Stallone in Sly about the extremely tough time before his star career. Apparently his passion got the upper hand again. And ultimately carried him through over 40 years of action film history. Even his greatest rival Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledges in the documentary: “The genius behind it was certainly no coincidence.”

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