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Over the course of his career, Sylvester Stallone's worked with a number of talented directors - including Ryan Coogler , Richard Donner , and James Gunn . There's one director that Stallone named as the best he ever worked with, though. Who scored that honor? James Mangold.
‘Cop Land’ Gave Sylvester Stallone the Opportunity to Play Against Type What makes Cop Land such a standout for Stallone is that he's playing completely against type. Up to that point, he was known as the quintessential '80s action hero, especially with his role in the Rambo and Rocky franchises. But Freddy is a different story; he's deaf in one ear, he's a pushover, and he's romantically involved with a woman who's married to one of the cops in Donlan's circle.
✕ Remove Ads Though Cop Land was packed with an impressive cast and a great premise, it flew under film fans's radar — and Mangold was more than willing to point out that this was due to the interference of Harvey Weinstein. In a retrospective celebrating Cop Land's 25th anniversary, Mangold didn't hold back:
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