Highfield Boxing

When Sylvester Stallone cast Mr. T as Clubber Lang, he wanted him to look like a real heavyweight monster on screen. Stallone himself was on an extremely strict diet to achieve the shredded physique seen in the film.

According to Stallone, he decided that Mr. T should slim down as well and told him he needed to lose about 30 pounds. 

There was just one problem: Mr. T loved junk food.

Stallone later recalled that Mr. T absolutely hated dieting. To keep him from quitting the program,

Stallone struck a deal: one glorious cheat day every week. Every Friday evening, Mr. T could eat whatever he wanted. 

The result was comedy.

As soon as the clock hit the agreed time, Mr. T would launch into what Stallone described as an epic eating spree.

Crew members reportedly watched him attack mountains of food after spending the week grumbling about the diet. Stallone joked that managing Mr. T’s appetite became almost as challenging as directing the movie itself.