Bosworth....STONE COLD

[Hulkotron]

Old age (63), plus tons of endurance work. He got big into bicycling and I think triathlon type stuff in the mid 90's, and every few years he'd get smaller and smaller. He was tall and a little lanky as a youngster, so I guess he's going back to that.

I got into triathlon for a few years.  It's hard to keep much mass/strength on when doing 5-10 hours/week of swimming/cycling/running.  And that's just getting started in triathlon, I wasn't doing the long stuff.  People training seriously for full-length Ironman races will do way more than that.

[Kwon]

What the fuck happened to this guy?  He looks like the virgin meme.  He used to be pure chad.  WTF?

We've all seen people lose muscle.  Happens to almost everyone.  But it's rare to see somebody turn into a complete stick-figure with literally zero muscularity.

He was attacked by six Hebrews

[Svengoolie]

Really cool movie thanks for the thread. I just watched it. Ended up downloading the movie from another site. But the youtube link is also good.

This movie is a cult classic like Roadhouse. But even more badass. The big guy he beat up in the fist fight was WSM competitor Tom Magee who came second in 1982 behind Bill Kazmaier.

Magee was assaulted in front of his home by six men in 2018. Here's a pic of his facial injuries.



https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6333309/ex-wwe-wrestler-tom-magee-was-almost-killed-in-fight-with-six-men-over-parking-space/

I thought this was Bub from Day of the Dead

[Kwon]

I thought this was Bub from Day of the Dead

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Magee

Thomas Magee (born July 1, 1958) is a Canadian former world champion powerlifter and strongman competitor from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

He was also a professional wrestler from 1985–1990.

[Army of One]

I dont understand what studios were thinking with bosworth.Its clear they had a big action star on their hands with his first role in stone cold, yet he doesn't make a movie for 5 years after?

[Kwon]

I dont understand what studios were thinking with bosworth.Its clear they had a big action star on their hands with his first role in stone cold, yet he doesn't make a movie for 5 years after?

May have been the same scenario as with Brendan Frasier


A high movie exec touched his bum (and wanted more) and Bosworth wouldnt have none of it

[Royalty]

Even in those few years, he never played close to a full season.  I think it was because he was playing baseball simultaneously and only played in football games after the MLB season ended (typically in the middle of the NFL season).

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JackBo00.htm

His rushing stats are great if you extend them out over a full season and assume he'd produce at that same rate, but it's a big "what-if?".

He played in a grand total of 39 games (1 was a playoff game). 16 touchdowns in his NFL career.

[thebrink]

I thought this was Bub from Day of the Dead

Winnipeg hand shake

[Humble Narcissist]

I dont understand what studios were thinking with bosworth.Its clear they had a big action star on their hands with his first role in stone cold, yet he doesn't make a movie for 5 years after?

Would like to ask the director what he was like on set.

[BB]

Would like to ask the director what he was like on set.

I think Bosworth was ok, that film was apparently a bear to work on. The first director left because of personal problems, Baxley took over, and the film changed somewhat. It took 9 months to film and went way over budget, it was supposed to take about 2. There's also supposedly a few different cuts of the film, one that shows Bosworth as a family man, that Baxley didn't like and cut, a cut with extra sex and violence that they ditched to get an R rating, and the standard one.

[Humble Narcissist]

I think Bosworth was ok, that film was apparently a bear to work on. The first director left because of personal problems, Baxley took over, and the film changed somewhat. It took 9 months to film and went way over budget, it was supposed to take about 2. There's also supposedly a few different cuts of the film, one that shows Bosworth as a family man, that Baxley didn't like and cut, a cut with extra sex and violence that they ditched to get an R rating, and the standard one.

Sounds like good changes.

[ProudVirgin69]

He looks like the virgin meme. 

hahaha

[BB]

Found it, here's a good q and a with Bosworth on Stone Cold -

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He mentions really beating up Magee by accident during the film because they had to do lots of takes, and Magee wound up in the hospital. Also the original director was Bruce Malmuth, who did some of The Karate Kid films, Nighthawks, and Hard to Kill. Malmuth's kid is in the film too (biker Gut).

[Never1AShow]

Found it, here's a good q and a with Bosworth on Stone Cold -

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He mentions really beating up Magee by accident during the film because they had to do lots of takes, and Magee wound up in the hospital. Also the original director was Bruce Malmuth, who did some of The Karate Kid films, Nighthawks, and Hard to Kill. Malmuth's kid is in the film too (biker Gut).

Everything everyone says in Hollywood is bullshit and lies, you can't accept any of that as true.  They just do these interviews where they run off at the mouth trying to sound interesting.

Same with bodybuilding, maybe even worse these days because of youtube and social media. 

That being said, Bosworth doesn't have to work another day in his life.  That's a pretty good place to be.  I remember seeing him in Gold's a lot in the early 90s, regular fixture there and in Marina area.  Has the same lifestyle as those schmucks living the dream and sleeping in their cars in the parking lot, but he has the money to do it without working.

[Hypertrophy]

I got into triathlon for a few years.  It's hard to keep much mass/strength on when doing 5-10 hours/week of swimming/cycling/running.  And that's just getting started in triathlon, I wasn't doing the long stuff.  People training seriously for full-length Ironman races will do way more than that.

Yep- a few friends of mine are Ironman level triathletes- and they are so over trained all the time they look terrible. It becomes a cult with these types.