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Rocky's Oscar Victory: Stallone Recalls Pain of Parents' No-Show
4 Oct
Summary
- Rocky unexpectedly won Best Picture at the 1977 Oscars.
- Stallone's parents did not attend the Academy Awards ceremony.
- He finds it difficult to come to terms with his parents' absence.
Sylvester Stallone recounted the complex emotions surrounding Rocky's Best Picture win at the 1977 Academy Awards. He initially didn't expect to win, feeling disbelief when the award was announced. However, the elation was tempered by the absence of his parents from the ceremony, a decision he still finds deeply painful decades later.
Stallone expressed that he will likely never fully reconcile with his parents' decision not to attend the significant event. In his memoir, 'The Steps,' he delves into his relationship with his father, recalling a difficult encounter on the set of Rocky. He shared a message for parents, likening children to soft clay that can be permanently shaped and dented by parental actions.
