Oscar-winning actor, writer, director and producer Sylvester Stallone furnishes an unvarnished look at his career, producing and directing methods, and unprecedented access to the filmmaking process of his retro action extravaganza, The Expendables. Stallone's candid revelations about the price, both mental and physical of being a film action hero underscore the fragility of stardom, and the tenacity of one of Hollywood's biggest stars.