American actor, screenwriter and director best known for creating and starring in the Rocky and Rambo franchises and for leading action films since the 1970s.

Born July 6, 1946; real name Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone; breakthrough with Rocky (1976); prominent for action roles and as a filmmaker.

DeBaser reviews frame Stallone as the emblem of 80s/90s action nostalgia. Reviewers praise charisma and action moments while criticizing clichés, political overtones and uneven executions. Scores are middling (mostly 2–3/5). The corpus values pure-action spectacle but often faults modern attempts at realism or self-celebration.

For:Fans of 80s/90s action cinema, nostalgia-driven viewers, and Stallone followers

 Take a handful of 80s and 90s action film actors, buff them up to the extreme, place them in a plot that you’ve seen a thousand times, where gratuitous violence alternates with questionable witticisms, add a dash of misogynistic masculinity in true southern style, and you’ll get this 100% "Made in U.S.A." entertainment marvel.

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 "When I came here, you didn’t like me, and I didn’t like you. But then you changed, and I changed, and if I can change and you can change, then the world can change."

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 There’s nothing to do, ideas have run out, ALL the heroes of the 80s are returning to the cinema, hoping to make money by exploiting the nostalgic streak of the fans.

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