In the early 1970s, Sylvester Stallone and Richard Gere were young actors fighting for their place in Hollywood. They were cast together in The Lords of Flatbush (1974), a film about Brooklyn teens — but behind the scenes, things fell apart quickly. During rehearsals, the two were sharing lunch in a car when Gere accidentally spilled greasy mustard from a chicken sandwich onto Stallone’s pants. Tensions rose, tempers flared, and Stallone physically pushed him out of the car. The conflict became