Sylvester Stallone Says Tension with Richard Gere Boiled over on the Set of a 1974 Film — and Chicken Grease Was the Final Straw

Sylvester Stallone reveals 1974 fight with Richard Gere on movie set

Sylvester Stallone has described a physical confrontation with Richard Gere that took place on a movie set in 1974. In his memoir The Steps, published at the end of September, the 80-year-old Stallone writes about tensions during the filming of The Lords of Flatbush that eventually ended in a fight. Trouble started at the audition Stallone says that his problems with Gere, 77, already began during auditions, which also involved Robert De Niro. W…

Sylvester Stallone says tension with Richard Gere boiled over on the set of a 1974 film — and chicken grease was the final straw

Sylvester Stallone says in his new memoir that he and North Syracuse High School graduate Richard Gere almost came to blows over spilled chicken grease.

Sylvester Stallone Says He Threatened To Knock Richard Gere’s Teeth Out on ‘The Lords of Flatbush’ Set

Before ‘Rocky’ turned him into a movie star, Sylvester Stallone was a struggling young actor trying to land roles wherever he could. One of his earliest breaks came with ‘The Lords of Flatbush’, a 1974 coming-of-age film about 4 Brooklyn teenagers in the greaser culture of the 1950s. The low-budget film later became a cult...