‘Peace Pizza,’ Sent to Stallone, Symbolizes Protest of Violence

Marking the end of a two-month, juice-only fast to protest violence in the cinema, anti-war activist Jerry Rubin delivered a giant peace-symbol pizza to actor Sylvester Stallone’s home in Malibu Saturday, and took a symbolic bite of its crust.

“I feel really, really joyous and peaceful right now,” said the 44-year-old director of the Los Angeles Alliance for Survival peace group. His hunger strike against Stallone’s ultra-violent “Rambo III” practically outlasted the movie it was intended to protest, which has all but disappeared from local theaters.

Actor Not Home

Rubin said the actor was not home when the pepperoni pizza offering arrived, but two workers at the Stallone residence accepted it--along with a sign painted: “Dear Sly, Give Pizza a Chance.”

“Give pizza a chance is a humorous way of saying to Mr. Stallone, ‘I’d like to meet with you, and I’d like to buy you lunch and talk about the real issue, which is to give peace a chance,’ ” Rubin said.

Looking fit after ingesting only organic juice and amino acid pills for 63 days--one day for each million spent on the $63-million film--Rubin said he believes his efforts helped keep down box-office receipts for “Rambo III,” which was not as financially successful as its two predecessors.

According to reports by a media-watch agency, “Rambo III” is one of the most violent films ever made, averaging 135 acts of violence per hour.

During the fast, Rubin said, he lost three belt notches and often craved popcorn--especially when he went to see a certain movie. Not “Rambo III,” which he did not enjoy, but “Bambi,” one of his favorites, he said.