Hollywood icons Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, known for their action-packed roles, engaged in a friendly rivalry that extended beyond the screen. In a recent interview, they revealed that their competition involved body fat percentages and even the size of machine guns used in their films. Despite their fierce rivalry, the two actors went on to become friends and continue to support each other’s success.
In a bygone era of muscle-bound action heroes, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone engaged in a fierce rivalry. Schwarzenegger’s cunning tactics emerged in the 1992 film, “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot,” when he orchestrated a plan to outmaneuver Stallone. By manipulating Stallone’s agent and the movie’s director, Schwarzenegger lured Stallone into a role in a film he anticipated would flop – and it did. This incident highlights the lengths to which these iconic figures would go to secure their place atop Hollywood’s action star hierarchy.
