Sylvester Stallone Reflects on ‘Rocky’ at 50 and Oscar Challenges

‘Rocky’ At 50: Sylvester Stallone Recalls Rising Up To The Challenge Of His Rivals At The Oscars: “People Were Looking For Something Life-Affirming”

In a special three-part series — including All the Presidents’ Men and Taxi Driver — Deadline is looking back a half-century at 1976, an incredible year for movies. Things could have gone very differently for Sylvester Stallone in the year he broke out; by 1976, he was just a jobbing actor with seven years of […]

By Mike Fleming