Sylvester Stallone at the Italian premiere of his film 'Rocky Balboa' at Auditorium Conciliazione on January 9, 2007, in Rome. While shooting a fight scene in 'The Expendables', he broke his neck, which required the insertion of a metal plate. Stallone ended up being hospitalised for four days. For a scene in 'Rocky IV', Stallone asked Dolph Lundgren to punch him as hard as he could. Stallone has suffered several injuries as a result of doing most of his stunts on his own. The film went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Film Editing.ħ. ![]() 'Rocky' went on to earn 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay nominations for Stallone. ![]() The story of a small-time boxer Rocky Balboa getting a chance to fight the heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed was inspired from the bout between Muhammad Ali and a little known Chuck Wepner. Sylvester Stallone with his dog Butkus in a still from 'Rocky'. Stallone also cast Little Jimmy in a bit part in 'Rocky'. The bullmastiff in 'Rocky' is Sylvester Stallone's real dog Butkus. After selling his 'Rocky' script, he bought his dog back for USD 3000.ĥ. In his early years, Stallone was so desperate for cash that he sold his dog, Butkus, for USD 50 dollars to a guy called Little Jimmy. 'The Party at Kitty and Stud's' was re-released as 'The Italian Stallion' to cash in on Sylvester Stallone's success after 'Rocky'. ![]() Sylvester Stallone in a still from the soft-core adult flick 'The Party at Kitty and Stud's'. After Stallone made it big with 'Rocky' (1976), the film was re-released under the name 'The Italian Stallion' to cash in on his success. Stallone, who was homeless and slept at a bus terminal in New York for three weeks, used the money to get out of the bus station. He shot for the film in two days and was paid USD 200. A broke Stallone did a soft-core adult film titled 'The Party at Kitty and Stud's' in 1970.
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