The Rocky training montage is one of the most iconic scenes in film history. It is a powerful and inspiring depiction of Rocky's determination to win his rematch against Apollo Creed. The fact that Rocky ran 30.61 miles during the montage shows just how hard he was willing to work to achieve his goal.
An estimated 800 school children were used as extras in the scene in which Rocky runs through Philadelphia and climbs the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Rocky's run ends here, obviously. He goes through the Independence Hall backyard to Walnut to Fifth to Arch to the Parkway and all the way up the Art Museum steps.
Though it has since become an iconic moment of an even more iconic montage, it was actually entirely unscripted. The scene - in which Rocky trains for his match with Apollo Creed - was actually filmed in public on the city streets, and the pedestrians seen as Rocky runs aren't extras.
Stallone wanted to capture a realistic scene and Lundgren agreed that they would engage in legitimate sparring. One particularly forceful punch to Stallone's chest slammed his heart against his breastbone, causing the heart to swell.
Only one of the Rocky/Creed movies tells us how long Rocky or Creed trained for a fight: Rocky 1. The fight in that movie was on New Year's Day, and Rocky signed for the fight a few days after Thanksgiving. So, he trained for about a month.
Rocky initially declines and retires from boxing, having surgery for retinal detachment, a condition that could lead to permanent blindness. He marries Adrian, who convinces Rocky to live outside boxing.
In the original Rocky, he is 30 (meaning he was born in 1945). In Rocky II, he turned 31. If Rocky III takes place three years after Rocky II, Rocky should be 34, which is exactly what age he is (as pointed out on TV). All of this serves to illustrate that the film is set in 1979 and '80.
Read on. (Note: ESPN Classic will be showing "Rocky" at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday.) In Reel Life: Rocky Balboa is a 30-year-old club fighter. In Real Life: Sylvester Stallone was inspired by Chuck Wepner, a 35-year-old club fighter who also happened to be the No.
Sylvester Stallone decided that for the shooting of the fight, he and Dolph Lundgren should hit one another for real, so as to increase the intensity of the scene.
According to Stallone, these were his weights for each of the first four Rocky movies: Rocky I: 178 pounds. Rocky II: 200 pounds. Rocky III: 166 pounds.
Who would have won if Sly Stallone and Dolph Lundgren had had a real match at the time Rocky IV was made? Stallone mentioned in a DVD extra commentary that he was actually hospitalized when Dolph Lundgren punched him for real. "Punch me as hard as you can in the chest." Next thing I know, I was in intensive care at St.
Rocky V (1990): December 25th, 1985 - mid-1987 (or 1988, 1989, 1990?) What age is Rocky in this film? We know from Rocky that Rocky was born some time in 1945 (this is because he is 30 in Rocky, which was set in 1975). Because Rocky V begins in early 1986, this would mean that, at the start of the film, Rocky is 41.
Sylvester Stallone recalled his near-death experience on the set of "Rocky IV" in a new documentary. In "Sly," Stallone said he was punched in the chest so hard that his "heart started to swell." "Next thing I know, I'm in intensive care where I'm surrounded by nuns. I thought, 'Okay, that's curtains.
Rocky considers accepting the fight with Cane, but Adrian urges him to see a doctor. Rocky has suffered from brain damage caused by the head-trauma he received at the hands of Ivan Drago.. Because of his injuries, Rocky is forced to officially retire from boxing.
Others felt the statue lacked dignity and was essentially a movie prop that did not belong permanently at that location. After prolonged dispute, the city formally accepted the gift, and it was moved to the Spectrum, a sports complex in South Philadelphia.
Sticking just with boxing, Balboa's style was based chiefly on two real life boxers — namely the great Rocky Marciano & a lesser known boxer named Chuck Wepner (top right vs Ali).
Rocky II came out in' 79, but was set in' 76-'77 since it picks up the night of the first fight, and Rocky is retired for six months before Creed talked him into taking the second fight. So the second fight was probably the first half of '77, or maybe a little later in the summer.
Rocky is declared the winner and his title as Heavyweight Champion is restored. Soon afterward, Rocky and Apollo return to Mickey's gym, with Apollo revealing the price of his training: a third fight with Rocky. However, this time it would only be a private sparring match between two new friends, which Rocky accepts.
