Stallone meanwhile was the Italian American from New York who languished on the periphery of Hollywood (starring in a
porno flick in the 70s) before breaking through with the role of the Italian stallion Rocky Balboa in Rocky, released in 1976. The inspiration to write the movie came to Stallone after he watched a Mohammed Ali v/s Chuck Wepner fight in 1975. He wrote the script in three nights fl at, and went about trying to sell the movie with himself in the lead role. Initially apprehensive, producer Irwin Winkler gave him a break and the rest is Hollywood history. Stallone went on to become the face of action movies with success also in the form of the Rambo series. His attempts at roles in other genres though, mostly met with lukewarm critical and minor box office success. For Hollywood fans, Stallone was Rocky and Rocky was Stallone. Rocky V bombed at the box office, criticised by fans as not worthy of the franchise, and Stallone released Rocky Balboa giving the series a fitting finale!
porno flick in the 70s) before breaking through with the role of the Italian stallion Rocky Balboa in Rocky, released in 1976. The inspiration to write the movie came to Stallone after he watched a Mohammed Ali v/s Chuck Wepner fight in 1975. He wrote the script in three nights fl at, and went about trying to sell the movie with himself in the lead role. Initially apprehensive, producer Irwin Winkler gave him a break and the rest is Hollywood history. Stallone went on to become the face of action movies with success also in the form of the Rambo series. His attempts at roles in other genres though, mostly met with lukewarm critical and minor box office success. For Hollywood fans, Stallone was Rocky and Rocky was Stallone. Rocky V bombed at the box office, criticised by fans as not worthy of the franchise, and Stallone released Rocky Balboa giving the series a fitting finale!For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
