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Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently featured by Netflix in a documentary, Arnold, that retold the story of the iconic actor’s life.
One portion of the documentary was dedicated to his role as one of the few action heroes in the 1980s. But there was some drama during that time, as well.
Before long, Arnie was pitted against a fellow Hollywood star, Sylvester Stallone, as they often went head-to-head at the box office.
But now Sly has buried the hatchet, decades after their intense feud began.
Speaking in the documentary, Sly said: “The ’80s was a very interesting time because the definitive ‘action guy’ had not really been formed yet. Up until that time, action was a car chase like Bullitt or The French Connection. A film all about intellect and innuendo and verbal this and verbal that.”
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According to Indie Wire, Sly went on to praise Arnie and his physique for bringing such a unique take on action movies to cinemas.
“You actually relied upon your body to tell the story,” Sly said. “Dialogue was not necessary. I saw that there was an opportunity.”
He added “no one else was doing this except some other guy from Austria”, before saying: “[He] doesn’t need to say much… He was superior. He just had all the answers.”
Sly went on to gush about Arnie even further by adding: “He had the body. He had the strength. That was his character.”
The respect was mutual between the two, as Arnie went on to say of Sly: “Every time he came out with a movie like Rambo II, I had to figure out a way of now outdoing that.”
He added: “Without Stallone, I maybe wouldn’t have been as motivated in the ’80s to do the kind of movies that I did and to work as hard as I did. I’m a competitive person.”
Previously, Sly said he and Arnie “immensely” disliked one another.
Their feud came to a head during an awards ceremony when a flower bowl was launched over a dinner table as things really got heated.
Thankfully, they are no longer throwing things at one another.
