“I Killed 97 People”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Once Recalled the Most Bizarre Conversation With Sylvester Stallone During Their Rivalry Years

Before becoming the ultimate friendship duo as time progressed, Hollywood celebrities Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were arch-foes. However, their rivalry did not follow the attributes of ordinary strife between two superstars. In order to compete against each other, Schwarzenegger–Stallone duo had their unique ways of comparing their success to one another.

Once, during a candid interview of one of their movies, the bodybuilder-turned-actor revealed how odd their rivalry conversations were. But all is well that ends well and Schwarzenegger–Stallone is a fine example of that.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone’s unheard conversations

In 2013, Schwarzenegger and Stallone starred together in the movie Escape Plan. However, before this movie, the two action heroes were always involved in heated conversations to prove who was the best. During an interview with Joel Jaggar of HeyUGuys, Schwarzenegger recalled some shocking verbal exchanges that he once had with Stallone.

The megastar said, “As a matter of fact, one time in my mid-eighties we ran into each other and I said to Sly, ‘I think that on Commando I killed more people than you did on Rambo.’ And he says, ‘Oh absolutely not. I killed 97 people.’ And I said, ‘Well, I killed, yeah you’re right. 93 I only killed.'”

Schwarzenegger also revealed that this was not a one-time conversation. In fact, he and Stallone often argued and competed on things related to the number of kills and comparing physique. “So this is how it went, you know. We’d be, who has more muscles, who has bigger guns, who can shoot more people, who can kill more, who can kill people in one of the most unique ways,” said the actor.

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Although it might seem a strange comparison to others, the two action heroes were famous for their strong and macho characters on-screen. Hence, this is the kind of exchange that can be deemed fit for the duo. However, after such a bizarre rivalry, no wonder fans were stunned to see Schwarzenegger and Stallone ‘waltzing’ together.

When Schwarzenegger and Stallone danced their way into friendship

Recently, a picture of the two friends dancing together at the after party of the Expendables 3 movie in 2014 resurfaced on social media. Dressed in their best outfits, the then-young actors were ‘waltzing’ and enjoying each other’s company in the following picture.

Though fans were amazed to see the two stars in such a carefree environment, many also appreciated their favorites’ friendhood which is most certainly a rarity.

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From arch-rivals to best friends, Schwarzenegger and Stallone truly have a Hollywood-like friendship story in real life. What do you most admire about the duo? Let us know in the comments!