Bodybuilding icon Arnold Schwarzenegger got into acting in the 70s. Alongside him, another then-budding superstar rose to the top. After their altercation in the 1976 Golden Globes, Arnie and Sly became bitter rivals. Now the Schwarzenegger, at 76, and Stallone, at 77, have become great friends. However, they have a history of trying to stifle one another at the box office.

Fans got Sylvester Stallone’s perspective on how he felt toward Schwarzenegger in the Netflix documentary Arnold. However, now the fans of the action stars can hear Arnie give his perspective on Stallone’s Netflix documentary. To celebrate his friend’s release, Netflix’s Chief Action Officer, Schwarzenegger, shared a video where he admitted to tricking Sly into signing up for a disastrous film.

Arnold Schwarzenegger nearly ended Sylvester Stallone’s career

“If you’re hungry, you always try to expand,” said Schwarzenegger in the clip he uploaded on Instagram. The Terminator actor said Sly wanted to get into comedy to distance himself from the action hero stereotype. The Rocky actor wished to prove he was a versatile actor. However, Stallone’s over-enthusiasm would become his kryptonite.

“There was a script that was offered to his agent,” said the seven-time Mr. Olympia. However, the True Lies star also read the script as Sly was unsure about signing on the dotted line. However, after reading the script, Arnie felt it would flop at the box office. Yet, he couldn’t let his rival off the hook. “I don’t think I could sell but I’m not going to tell them about it,” the 76-year-old said in the Instagram video.

“So sly was going to show nuts about the fact that I wanted to do it. He then committed to the movie,” said the Austrian Oak. However, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) turned out to be one of the biggest critical and commercial failures of Sly’s career. It was so bad the Rambo star’s career nearly sank until he redeemed himself with Cliffhanger (1993).

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In the clip, Sly mentioned the lowest point in his career came after starring in the 1992 film. While the action icons might have been arch rivals in their heyday, they harbor no ill will. In fact, Schwarzenegger congratulated and praised Stallone in his post.

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