Stallone vs The Reds

There were three big huge Hollywood actors in the mid 80s, and whichever movie they appeared in, it’d be a big hit at the box office, even if the movie was a turkey. The three were Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Sylvester Stallone. I have this vague recollection of efforts by Hollywood agents to get the three megastars to appear in the same movie together, but I guess there were just too many problems getting their schedules in sync and an agreeable budget to work within.

Anyway, Stallone is famous for two movie series: Rambo, and Rocky. Interestingly, three of his biggest movies in the 80s were all regarded as anti-communist, anti-red, anti-Soviet Union etc. The movies were Rambo II and III, and the very slightly lesser known Rocky IV. One of the most memorable songs in the latter was by a rock band, Survivor (no relation to the TV series), and its MTV had a montage of the movie’s memorable moments. It’s one of the more ‘manly’ songs to have shown up in the 80s, and for us who remember Rocky IV, it sure brings back nostalgia.:)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1cdI69zopA

2 thoughts on “Stallone vs The Reds

  1. It’s an old show, but sort of unique these days it’s politically to produce a US vs Soviet Union movie these days, well until perhaps another cold war comes up.:)

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