son tragically died in 2012 at the age 36 due to coronary artery disease.Sage appeared as character Rocky Balboa’s son Robert in 1990’s “Rocky V” alongside his father, 77.
In the sports flick, Robert felt cast aside as his father teaches boxer Tommy Morrison how to fight in the ring.Stallone admitted in his documentary how this plot line reminded him of his own relationship with his late son. “Unfortunately, yes,” he sighed when asked if the story idea drew inspiration from his life.“I try to take something that actually is what I wish I had done in real life, but I wasn’t able to do that in reality.
And so quite often I would do it theatrically, magically… A lot of that is true,” Stallone added. “Unfortunately, you put things before your family.
And the repercussions are quite radical and devastating.”However, by the end of the movie, the father and son bond again over their love of boxing.In addition to the present-day footage, the documentary plays footage from a “Rocky V” premiere.
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