Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. Sylvester Stallone: Who had the better '80s filmography? Strictly 80s, between them two who was the bigger star? Explain.

[3rdWorld]

Apparently Sly was considered for the Terminator (OJ too) though never officially asked..he later said even if he'd been offered it, Arnold was just perfect for it.

 

[Black Lightning]

Arnold and it’s not remotely close.

Predator & Terminator redefined the action genre.

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

Big Arnie

Tango & Cash remains one of my fave Sylvester films

However, Commando is my fave comedy film

When he broke buddy neck on the plane lol

 

[MushroomX]

When he broke buddy neck on the plane lol

Sleep Well... Hawaiian Hightower.

 

[lamont614]

That look like the only good part


No way yall taking this sci fi shyt over Rambo mane

You can’t be black and not seen Predator 2

 

[The Plug]

Stallone can't act but he's been in fewer good movies than Arnold. I can't tell you shyt about a good movie I've seen Stallone in apart from Rambo 1

 

[staticshock]

You can’t be black and not seen Predator 2

I’m not black because I haven’t see a fukkin 80s sci fi movie?

 

[shopthatwrecks]

arnold peaked at the running man..

but sly got em.. creed the expendables..

i still want him to rematch clubber lang..or if he can get creed back.. let adonis fight clubber lane jr...that bein rampage

its only right since sly took the belt n ran...

cobra was my shyt too.. first spanish word i ever learned when i was younger.. was pinche joto

 

[The Pledge]

Stallone wishes he had the aura Arnold possessed

Arnold became a governor off his aura alone.

There’s no era Stallone was the top dog.

 

[Roid Jones]

Arnold has the better 80s filmography

It feels like Stallone was probably the bigger star in the 80s and Arnold took over in the 90s

For what it's worth Arnold changed the trajectory of Stallone's career

 

[daemonova]

arnold peaked at the running man..

but sly got em.. creed the expendables..

i still want him to rematch clubber lang..or if he can get creed back.. let adonis fight clubber lane jr...that bein rampage

its only right since sly took the belt n ran...

cobra was my shyt too.. first spanish word i ever learned when i was younger.. was pinche joto

Michael b jordan already said no to fighting Clubber Lang jr, creed 3 is a reworking of that idea

 

[Luke Cage]

I enjoyed nearly all of arnolds 80s movies.
Can’t say that for stallone.

 

[lamont614]

I’m not black because I haven’t see a fukkin 80s sci fi movie?

Yes cracker

 

[inndaskKy]

I’m not black because I haven’t see a fukkin 80s sci fi movie?

 

[MushroomX]

I can understand why people would think Sly was the bigger star in the 80's. He arrived first with Rocky, but a ton of that star power was dictated by Patriotism, Military and Cold War/Reagan-era.

Arnold's characters weren't dictated by politics or locked into Cold War-era tropes.