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Unlike your other reactions, this one had bad sound. You guys were loud and clear, the film was so quiet that you can barely hear it. This is much different to your other reactions where you can clearly hear the film/show/cartoon that you're reacting to.
fun facts: the budget was so limited that every single scene was shot on one take. Sly was offered $600,000 to have a bigger name celebrity to play Rocky. During the running montage in the italian market, the orange thrown at Rocky was unscripted; one of the vendors decided to be a little fresh. During Carl Weathers’ audition, he had no idea the guy he was sparring with was Stallone, the writer, so he didn’t pull any punches; so the creative team started looking at him funny like he was committing the world’s biggest faux pas; conscientious of their reactions, Weathers finally spoke up and said “I can do better, I promise. I know I can make it look better if you brought me a better actor.” Sly and the others broke out laughing and Sly said, “Him. I want THIS GUY to be my Apollo Creed.”
This movie holds a special place for me. My sister found a stray kitten at her job and brought it back home. Mew( the cat)was hiding for weeks. Wouldn't come out. I was watching Rocky and eating chicken. She finally came out. I gave her a piece of chicken and she sat with me for the whole movie eating chicken off my place. 4 years later, she's still glued to me and eating off my plate.
The highest grossing film of 1976. Winner of 3 Academy Awards (Best Editing, Best Director and Best Picture). Stallone was nominated twice, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor in a leading role. The budget was $1 million and the salary was not in the millions at all. Other than playing the character, he actually wrote the fight between Rocky vs. Apollo and was credited as 'Boxing Chorographer'. Stallone of Hell's Kitchen, N.Y. was an underdog in the film industry. Pre-Rocky; he had roles in theatre and television. Worked so hard to write and create a story with characters close to his heart. Just like his character, he had so much to prove to the industry. Stallone is Italian for Stallion, thus 'The Italian Stallion'. More than a sports drama and all about the heart. What it really means to go the distance. You loved the original. Your gonna love the sequels.
Fun fact: those turtles and the dog (Butkus) were Sylvester Stallone's real pets. He still had at least one of the turtles in 2015 because it was in the first Creed movie.
Trivia you might wanna know: Burt Young (Paulie) was a boxer at the Marines, later he did 14 professional fights and lost none, plus 1 charity fight against Ali.
Couple of notes: The film was actually directed by John G. Avildsen, who directed the first three Karate Kid films as well as Rocky V. Fun fact: Avildsen won an Oscar for best director for this film then won a Razzie for Rocky V. The film was actually released in 1976, but in December. And Aaron is right. It was the second highest grossing film in 1977 behind Star Wars. It was the highest grossing movie in 1976. The film grossed $177 million in North America which is around $600 million today.
The making of Rocky is itself a Rocky story! Sly Stallone had pitched this movie to the biggest film studios in America and they all said no, until MGM took that leap of faith and gave Sly his shot. And thank god they did because this film went on to win 5 Oscars, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE! This movie also had an extreme impact on moviemaking itself because the camera crew for Rocky actually invented the steady camera for the movie. The long side shot for when Rocky is running full sprint on docks for the training sequence was the first use ever of a steady camera. Also Fun Fact: Rocky’s payday from the fight of $150,000 is today worth just over $814,000!!!
Some studios were in fact interested and offered to buy the script, but they wanted a big name star to play Rocky. Stallone held out: he was to be Rocky or no deal. That's some dogged perseverance.
I believe the head of MGM saw a picture of a cast I forget which movie. And he said yes to Sly but thought he was Woody Allen. Since they where standing next to each other in that picture. So the contract was signed and the rest is history.
These guys do know that before this, boxing films were almost always in the first person for the fight scenes. And with the invention, of the steady cam, courtesy of this production you could have Apollo come out of the corner throw three jobs without cutting. Something at the time thought to be impossible. Christ, somebody give Aaron a documentary about the making of this film because his naivety infuriating.
The Normies and now Blind Wave running through the Rocky/Creed series...what a time for me to be a fan of both channels when Rocky/Creed is probably my favorite film series of all time
@@knightmare5097V should have just focused on his recovery and retirement instead of trying to train that one guy. The intro of V is one of the saddest moments in the series!
@@AndyTheRoo Don't just say it sucks without backing it up with your reasons. I like 5 better than 4. 4 had too much training montage, and Rocky's speech at the end came off rather lame. Rocky usually delivers awesome speeches, although he's not very articulate.
1:09:15 I remember reading somewhere that the banner scene before the fight was filmed to cover a real mistake. The banner was always meant to have the correct color scheme of Rocky's shorts, but was accidentally reversed when printed.
Aaron asking "Who names a dog Butkus?" It's the same as people naming them "Brady" these days or "Jordan" in the 90's... Dick Butkus was the most feared man in Football during the 60's and 70's... so not a strange name back then. ;)
I enjoy Rocky IV a lot, but when people say it's the "best in the series" i lose a bit of hope in humanity. This movie has a lot of meaning behind it, it feels so relatable, real, and carries such a powerful message.
22:35 The reason for Rocky's consistent talking is ADHD, which Sylvester Stallone also has. I was wondering why I like Rocky Balboa so much, and that's just another way I can relate to the guy!
I hate how people don't get the relationship of Rocky and Adrian from the beginning. The entire film is a love story and how they are perfect for eachother.
Sylvester Stallone was only the third person to be Oscar-nominated for screenwriting and acting for the same movie. First two were (I think) Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin. 15:56 This wasn’t his first role, but it had been all TV one-shots and such. This was what got him noticed; you can see on IMDB that he started getting roles in good movies right after this. 37:37 The bit where the vendor throws him an orange was completely unscripted - he really was a street vendor who just decided to throw an actor an orange in the middle of a shoot. 39:37 The statue used to be at the top of the Art Museum steps. It got moved to the Spectrum for a while, and now it’s just to the side of the bottom of the steps. And there’s always a line of tourists there to have a picture taken with it, who should be going in to see the darn museum.
That's why they should have kept that statue at the top of the stairs, close to the entrance doors, to give people more incentive to go inside the museum. Like, "Hey, we're already here, right next to the doors; we might as well go inside and enjoy some art." I GUARANTEE the museum would have a lot more patrons, if they weren't so stupid about the placing of that statue.
@@quwykxz Not arguing with you at all. I live a stone’s throw away, and it irks me to see the line in front of a movie prop, when there’s a world class art collection just up the stairs.
I always ask this: What's the difference between a work of art and a movie prop made to the same standard as an actual work of art? Many classic works were made for commission - to show off the wealth of the owner and entertain their guests (Art is subjective so there is no wrong answer IMHO). To me there really is not much of a difference - from South Philly and have seen that statue my whole life and feel that it *is* a work of art. It was created for a purpose, it was made of long-lasting material and to a standard, and most importantly it has cultural significance. It's that last part that separates just a one-off prop from a genuine piece of art to me.
@@coeusdarksoul2855 From what I understand, the Rocky statues (I think there were 3 made) were made more cheaply than “standard” bronze statues: they’re not as solid or as durable. And if the city had truly decided to make a statue of Rocky for the Art Museum steps - these movies have done their bit for Philly’s image - that would be one thing. But instead a movie company decided to make the statue, then it just kinda got left there by default.
@@gerstelb It wasn't the city that blocked the motions to place it at the top where it was in the movie, it was the board of the museum. Most of the city was behind moving it there, both the population and a lot of elements of the government over the years. It's been a while but I remember reading that Ed Rendell - both as mayor and governor of PA - supported it. A board of... 5? 6? people decided not to. It wasn't until most of them retired in the 00s that a compromise was reached IIRC.
As someone who’s born and raised in Philly, yes, Rocky was huge for us. Statue is still there but not at the top of the steps. It’s to the right at the bottom.
I have been to Philadelphia and run up those steps and lemme tell you, you are PLENTY winded by the top if you are out of shape! There's also the footprints of Rocky cast in the cement at the top that you can put your own shoes on.
This movie and series means so much to me. It's one of the first full series I watched with my dad. Most movies I watched with my grandpa, but Rocky was the one my dad and I bonded over. And with the story behind the making of the movie, I'll always love this series.
This is arguably still the best underdog movie made. I loved watching your guys reaction to this and I hope that you do reactions to the rest of the Rocky movies.
Slight correction. This movie came out in 1976 but because movies used to be in theaters for longer and people used to actually care about the oscars, it did still end up being one of the top grossers of 77 lol
The thing I liked about Rocky is that it does a really good job of playing up the drama of a boxing match. Even if you don't understand the rules of boxing, the actors' portrayals make it easy for you to figure out important moments intuitively (like the part where Rocky has his eye cut during the match).
Just so we have all the details Stallone wrote the screen play for every Rocky through Rocky Balboa. He directed all of them except for the original Rocky and Rocky 5, which were both directed by John G. Avildsen
The scene with the girl also shoes he's a really good guy, and just like when he didn't break the other guy's thumb, everyone dumps on the guy for his efforts. He's a lonely guy, and no one appreciates him. Everyone thinks he's a loser. Adrian is a lonely woman, and her whole life she's been told she's a loser. When Rocky calls her beautiful, she tells him to stop teasing her. The movie is first and foremost a live story, but it's a "there's someone out there for everyone," story, and humble man does good story
A couple of fun facts: Star Wars and Rocky were released 6 months apart. The steady cam was invented during Rocky. This is why we get the classic shots like the fight and the running up the stairs.
Rocky's dog isn't named _Buttkiss._ It is *Butkus.* He also appeared in _Rocky II._ He actually belonged to *Stallone* in real life. Oh, Rocky came out in Nov. '76 (US bicentennial).
Rocky Balboa, Adrian, and Paulie are the greatest characters in cinema. They perfectly balance each other, and are perfectly made. Rocky, is stupid to a certain degree, but he makes up for it in his emotional compacity. He speaks in simple words in every sentence, his dumb but incredibly funny humor is a prize for his character, and the feelings he has and what he has to say about them drives the entire series. Adrian, first shy, becomes the backbone for Rocky, and always has his back, helping him understand his own pain and suffering. Paulie is the best character though, after watching all the Rocky movies, you realize he has the greatest, and most devastating arc. Paulie suffers every step of the way, a true description of the working class, and the pain he feels from being over shadowed by everyone in his life. The Rocky movies are not boxing movies, and while every movie has much emotion, Rocky is superior in this concept, the Rocky series is about emotions and feelings. This is why Rocky is the greatest movie franchise of all time, ive rewatched the series dozens of times just to see Paulie. PLEASE WATCH ALL THE ROCKY MOVIES I BEG THEY ARE UDDERLY AMAZING. PEAK CINEMA.
Omg I would run Paulie over with a car if I could. I hate him. He’s like, my most hated character ever. He’s insufferable and I was so angry when he wasn’t even dead in the last movie (not the actor obviously, I’m sure he’s fine) Edit: just to clarify, I’m not criticizing you for liking him, I was just so dumbfounded cause I watched all rocky movies recently with a friend for the first time and absolutely loved them - but I honestly hated Paulie so much.
Henry Winkler had a big role in getting the rights back to this movie so that Sylvester Stallone could star in it. Stallone wrote it and sold the rights to a company, but they didnt want Stallone to play Rocky. Winkler went back to the studio and was able to get the rights back to Stallone so he could star in it!
In my head canon...a few years before this movie takes place Rocky was walking home from the gym one night and comes across Gazzo, who was collecting what he owed from a guy, only Gazzo underestimated him and the guy had friends with him and it was kind of an ambush on Gazzo. Rocky comes in and defends Gazzo enough to get them both out of there. Since then Gazzo looks out for Rocky.
this movie was written by sly, he was broke had to sell his dog because he could not feed it, he would not sell the movie unless he played rocky, even tho he was offered 100 grand, yes it was low budget, the whole movie was shot in 28 days, i hope you guys, go through the full 6 movies as they get better and better
This was Stallone’s first movie. And My first date! Watching this in the theater when it first came out (1976 ). That turtle tank was typical for the 70s. Two turtles, a pinch of food. I had the same thing suffice to say turtles didn’t live long. I was in the crowd for rocky 5 and I can guarantee they filled the stands. We didn’t move. Lots of locals came out to fill the stands.
im from Philly, That Rocky statue was relocated about 3 times, first top of the art museum steps, then in a grotto near the old Spectrum (before they demolished it) and now in a grotto at the bottom right of the art museum steps
You have to remember . This film is set in 1976.. Apollo as Washington is celebrating what was at the time the country's bicentennial. 200 years of being a country. It wasn't just Apollo doing something crazy although he is clearly very much the guy to play to the crowd.
I remember watching these with my friend who never seen the Rocky movies. We went through all of them before Creed II. This series is close to my heart, so down to earth and a feel good story. ❤
Aaron just seems so confused by the story and scenes that to me are very easy to see the direction the characters are going. Wasn’t hard to see who Rocky’s character is or how and why Adrian’s character is the way she is. Not hard to follow at all. I think maybe Aaron just pays attention at times to things that aren’t important and misses the things that are. When Rick and Eric were explaining scenes and motivations to Aaron it seemed like he understood better. And sometimes I feel like people try to think to much in the moment about a scene and try to get ahead of the movie in there head by guessing where the story is going. I say just watch the movie and then reflect on these things after.
The fight takes place on January 1, 1976. Although July 4th was technically the bicentennial, the whole year was celebrated as such. There were commemorative coins and memorabilia that was produced and sold throughout that year. This was incorporated into the movie as a boxing promotion used by Creed that he references a few times in the movie. It's also why he came out dressed as George Washington.
Nasal sprays also contain pseudoephedrine which is a stimulant that is banned by WADA. There have been a couple athletes in the Olympics who got caught when WADA had updated their stimulant list and they hadn't changed their nasal spray when they had a cold and ended up testing positive for banned substances.
I like how Eric says "I can't quote it, like...lord of the rings". He didn't go with Star Wars, because he can probably verbatum say every line in those movies.
Fact: Stallone wrote the script and film studios loved, it, but would not hire him to act in it. He was offered $200k for the script alone and he turned it down. He was broke at the time too. So poor he had to sell his beloved dog for $20 because he couldn't afford to buy the dog any food. He ended up finally getting a studio to agree to hire him as an actor, and to buy the script. All for $20k. Fact: The producers hired a famous boxing fight choreographer at the time. He had worked on Oscar winning films yet the boxing sequences looked more like slap fights than actual boxing. Stallone wanted the fights to look like real boxing which, before Rocky, had never been done before. The Choreographer refused to stage the fights how Stallone wanted to stage them, and ended up quitting over their differences. Stallone took over the role of fight choreographer and worked with Carl Weathers to put to film what is seen here. Fact Stallone went back to the guy he sold his dog to and ended up having to pay the guy $1500 for him to return Stallone's dog. Fact: Stallone would find influence in his own life while writing Rocky and each of its sequels. Yes, he has written all 6 Rocky films, and 2 of the 3 Creed films. In fact Stallone has 42 writing credits to his name include the Rocky AND Rambo franchises as well as Cliffhanger, and many others. Fact: Despite having created Rocky and all the characters within, Stallone does not own the rights to the character Rocky. It is an ongoing point of contention between himself and the man (a producer) who does own/control those rights.
Please react to the other movies as you have to the fast and furious ones. For me this is one of the best franchises of all time, I think every movie, including the Creed ones, has something amazing even if you're not a boxing fan (and if I include the fifth movie, especially if you compare the coach relationship with pupil with the relationship with Adonis). And I think Rick put it perfectly, all these movies are about the evolution of a person from being someone who doesn't think they have a future, but a lot of passion, to getting their dream by self improvement and even finding the love of their life and family that they never expected that in the end is more important that the fame and glory. And the best thing is that we see it twice, in Rocky and in Adonis, and both are so distinctive that they feel incredibly special on their own.
Lol I remember watching Rocky when I got older and realized his stragedy was to let opponents absolutely wail on his face until they get tired, then make a come back.
I think this is the perfect opportunity to say….. You notice how invredible similar the mandalorian theme is to rocky? The composer from the mandalorian made the score for creed also. Thats so amazing
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Unlike your other reactions, this one had bad sound. You guys were loud and clear, the film was so quiet that you can barely hear it. This is much different to your other reactions where you can clearly hear the film/show/cartoon that you're reacting to.
I've really enjoyed these "catch Aaron up on popular movies he should have seen by now" days
I can’t wait till they make him watch inglorious bastards, it has the potential to be on of the best reactions
@@cl4-tpgaming and Borat
I’ve not seen Rocky, Die Hard, 300, A Bronx Tale, Lord Of The Rings, probably missing others.
fun facts: the budget was so limited that every single scene was shot on one take.
Sly was offered $600,000 to have a bigger name celebrity to play Rocky. During the running montage in the italian market, the orange thrown at Rocky was unscripted; one of the vendors decided to be a little fresh. During Carl Weathers’ audition, he had no idea the guy he was sparring with was Stallone, the writer, so he didn’t pull any punches; so the creative team started looking at him funny like he was committing the world’s biggest faux pas; conscientious of their reactions, Weathers finally spoke up and said “I can do better, I promise. I know I can make it look better if you brought me a better actor.” Sly and the others broke out laughing and Sly said, “Him. I want THIS GUY to be my Apollo Creed.”
This movie holds a special place for me.
My sister found a stray kitten at her job and brought it back home. Mew( the cat)was hiding for weeks. Wouldn't come out.
I was watching Rocky and eating chicken. She finally came out. I gave her a piece of chicken and she sat with me for the whole movie eating chicken off my place.
4 years later, she's still glued to me and eating off my plate.
The highest grossing film of 1976.
Winner of 3 Academy Awards (Best Editing, Best Director and Best Picture).
Stallone was nominated twice, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor in a leading role.
The budget was $1 million and the salary was not in the millions at all.
Other than playing the character, he actually wrote the fight between Rocky vs. Apollo and
was credited as 'Boxing Chorographer'.
Stallone of Hell's Kitchen, N.Y. was an underdog in the film industry.
Pre-Rocky; he had roles in theatre and television.
Worked so hard to write and create a story with characters close to his heart.
Just like his character, he had so much to prove to the industry.
Stallone is Italian for Stallion, thus 'The Italian Stallion'.
More than a sports drama and all about the heart.
What it really means to go the distance.
You loved the original.
Your gonna love the sequels.
you can see all the time how much this film means to Rick. I personally think he's wonderful too.
The Movie and also Rick. ❤
Can’t wait for 4. He loves referencing it!!!
@Roxtechs If he enjoys the movie, he enjoys the movie
Every time Aaron quotes the room another year is added to my life.
Fun fact: those turtles and the dog (Butkus) were Sylvester Stallone's real pets. He still had at least one of the turtles in 2015 because it was in the first Creed movie.
In fact, he was so broke he was forced to sell his dog. After landing the role of Rocky, he went and bought him back.
@@arafat9828 I love that story. Him getting his dog back warmed my heart so much when i first heard of it.
fun fact: one turtle was good, and one was evil
Fun fact:I dipped my balls in chocolate and made art with it
Did he keep their names as Cuff and Link? 😅
Trivia you might wanna know: Burt Young (Paulie) was a boxer at the Marines, later he did 14 professional fights and lost none, plus 1 charity fight against Ali.
just recently died according to Legacy UA-cam channel at time 9:49
We did it boys!!!! Now bring on the next.
ROCKY 2!!!!!!!!!
Yo Adrian, we did it!!!
I just need us to make it to 4!!!!!
@@roxtechs same! its the best one
@@roxtechs nah if they’re doing the Rocky series they gotta go the distance and do the whole series.
@@pinkiebee2903 I like 5 better than 4. 4 was WAY too many training montages.
Couple of notes:
The film was actually directed by John G. Avildsen, who directed the first three Karate Kid films as well as Rocky V. Fun fact: Avildsen won an Oscar for best director for this film then won a Razzie for Rocky V.
The film was actually released in 1976, but in December. And Aaron is right. It was the second highest grossing film in 1977 behind Star Wars. It was the highest grossing movie in 1976. The film grossed $177 million in North America which is around $600 million today.
Aaron can finally start to understand references, its like bringing grandpa into the modern age
The making of Rocky is itself a Rocky story! Sly Stallone had pitched this movie to the biggest film studios in America and they all said no, until MGM took that leap of faith and gave Sly his shot. And thank god they did because this film went on to win 5 Oscars, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE!
This movie also had an extreme impact on moviemaking itself because the camera crew for Rocky actually invented the steady camera for the movie. The long side shot for when Rocky is running full sprint on docks for the training sequence was the first use ever of a steady camera.
Also Fun Fact: Rocky’s payday from the fight of $150,000 is today worth just over $814,000!!!
Some studios were in fact interested and offered to buy the script, but they wanted a big name star to play Rocky. Stallone held out: he was to be Rocky or no deal. That's some dogged perseverance.
I believe the head of MGM saw a picture of a cast I forget which movie. And he said yes to Sly but thought he was Woody Allen. Since they where standing next to each other in that picture. So the contract was signed and the rest is history.
These guys do know that before this, boxing films were almost always in the first person for the fight scenes. And with the invention, of the steady cam, courtesy of this production you could have Apollo come out of the corner throw three jobs without cutting. Something at the time thought to be impossible. Christ, somebody give Aaron a documentary about the making of this film because his naivety infuriating.
Oh this is going to be a fun series, one of the best franchises out there. It has rarely missed and the boxing is top notch throughout
The Normies and now Blind Wave running through the Rocky/Creed series...what a time for me to be a fan of both channels when Rocky/Creed is probably my favorite film series of all time
Yeah, the only one that honestly blows is V. And ironically enough, that’s not even directed by Stallone like the previous 4
normies are theWORSEtbh also this was uploaded last year, they all watched it
@@knightmare5097V should have just focused on his recovery and retirement instead of trying to train that one guy. The intro of V is one of the saddest moments in the series!
@@roxtechs Meh, I’ve seen sadder
I hope you guys react to the rest of the series.
Doubt it. It's a long series and with how long in between they have movies it would take years
They can definitely give Rocky 5 a skip. That movie sucks ass
@@AndyTheRoo That move is fantastic but to each thier own
@@AndyTheRoo Don't just say it sucks without backing it up with your reasons. I like 5 better than 4. 4 had too much training montage, and Rocky's speech at the end came off rather lame. Rocky usually delivers awesome speeches, although he's not very articulate.
Rick looked so happy and ready to go with his gloves on in the intro. I'm so happy you guys did a reaction to this movie.
1:09:15 I remember reading somewhere that the banner scene before the fight was filmed to cover a real mistake. The banner was always meant to have the correct color scheme of Rocky's shorts, but was accidentally reversed when printed.
One of the greatest sports movies of all time and one of the best love stories of all time. All that, and an amazing time capsule of the 70's.
Aaron asking "Who names a dog Butkus?" It's the same as people naming them "Brady" these days or "Jordan" in the 90's... Dick Butkus was the most feared man in Football during the 60's and 70's... so not a strange name back then. ;)
Can't believe how many people haven't seen this movie...
It's really good
Should be a crime if you get to the age of 25 without seeing this movie
@@OtakuMainer agreed, 100 percent
@@OtakuMainer I live in India and even I've grown up watching all the Rocky movies on cable television. Idk how Aaron never saw it
It's impossible. I hate when reactors do this "First time watching" bs
I watched rocky 3 4 and 5 before this one lol
I enjoy Rocky IV a lot, but when people say it's the "best in the series" i lose a bit of hope in humanity. This movie has a lot of meaning behind it, it feels so relatable, real, and carries such a powerful message.
There’s no argument for 4 being the best half the movie are montages it’s fun but it’s really nowhere near the level of rocky 1 or rocky 6
@@JohnSmith-wh2ob i suppose it's the most entertaining one if you're just looking for something epic and you just turn off your brain
@@addictedtochocolate920 It's really just a generic action movie tbh. The first Rocky movie will remain the best to me cuz it has the most heart
Rocky, Rocky 3, Rocky 6, and Rocky 2 were all better overall than Rocky 4.
Rocky 3 and 4 were the most rewatchable actionwise, and are my guilty pleasure. But 1, 2, and 6 were the best written.
“You need a roommate?” One of the best moments ever
22:35 The reason for Rocky's consistent talking is ADHD, which Sylvester Stallone also has. I was wondering why I like Rocky Balboa so much, and that's just another way I can relate to the guy!
I hate how people don't get the relationship of Rocky and Adrian from the beginning. The entire film is a love story and how they are perfect for eachother.
Sylvester Stallone was only the third person to be Oscar-nominated for screenwriting and acting for the same movie. First two were (I think) Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin.
15:56 This wasn’t his first role, but it had been all TV one-shots and such. This was what got him noticed; you can see on IMDB that he started getting roles in good movies right after this.
37:37 The bit where the vendor throws him an orange was completely unscripted - he really was a street vendor who just decided to throw an actor an orange in the middle of a shoot.
39:37 The statue used to be at the top of the Art Museum steps. It got moved to the Spectrum for a while, and now it’s just to the side of the bottom of the steps. And there’s always a line of tourists there to have a picture taken with it, who should be going in to see the darn museum.
That's why they should have kept that statue at the top of the stairs, close to the entrance doors, to give people more incentive to go inside the museum.
Like, "Hey, we're already here, right next to the doors; we might as well go inside and enjoy some art."
I GUARANTEE the museum would have a lot more patrons, if they weren't so stupid about the placing of that statue.
@@quwykxz Not arguing with you at all. I live a stone’s throw away, and it irks me to see the line in front of a movie prop, when there’s a world class art collection just up the stairs.
I always ask this: What's the difference between a work of art and a movie prop made to the same standard as an actual work of art? Many classic works were made for commission - to show off the wealth of the owner and entertain their guests (Art is subjective so there is no wrong answer IMHO). To me there really is not much of a difference - from South Philly and have seen that statue my whole life and feel that it *is* a work of art. It was created for a purpose, it was made of long-lasting material and to a standard, and most importantly it has cultural significance. It's that last part that separates just a one-off prop from a genuine piece of art to me.
@@coeusdarksoul2855 From what I understand, the Rocky statues (I think there were 3 made) were made more cheaply than “standard” bronze statues: they’re not as solid or as durable. And if the city had truly decided to make a statue of Rocky for the Art Museum steps - these movies have done their bit for Philly’s image - that would be one thing. But instead a movie company decided to make the statue, then it just kinda got left there by default.
@@gerstelb It wasn't the city that blocked the motions to place it at the top where it was in the movie, it was the board of the museum. Most of the city was behind moving it there, both the population and a lot of elements of the government over the years. It's been a while but I remember reading that Ed Rendell - both as mayor and governor of PA - supported it.
A board of... 5? 6? people decided not to. It wasn't until most of them retired in the 00s that a compromise was reached IIRC.
If Rick is happy I'm happy
In the end, Rocky is a story about a man who wanted to be somebody, boxing is just a tool of the plot to make everything work. What a masterpiece.
Stallone still own those turtles!
As someone who’s born and raised in Philly, yes, Rocky was huge for us. Statue is still there but not at the top of the steps. It’s to the right at the bottom.
I have been to Philadelphia and run up those steps and lemme tell you, you are PLENTY winded by the top if you are out of shape! There's also the footprints of Rocky cast in the cement at the top that you can put your own shoes on.
Now you guys gotta watch all the movies, including “Creed” Movies as well 😂.. loved the reaction video guys 👍 👍
The greatest love story ever told, hidden within the greatest hero franchise.
Also..this is the first time a Steady Cam was used during the stair running sequence! They invented it for this scene!
This movie and series means so much to me. It's one of the first full series I watched with my dad. Most movies I watched with my grandpa, but Rocky was the one my dad and I bonded over. And with the story behind the making of the movie, I'll always love this series.
"He needs to, at least, put his hands up" Looks like we're in for some disappointment. Rocky blocks best with his face.
This is arguably still the best underdog movie made. I loved watching your guys reaction to this and I hope that you do reactions to the rest of the Rocky movies.
Fun fact: Sylvester Stallone STILL has those turtles!
Slight correction. This movie came out in 1976 but because movies used to be in theaters for longer and people used to actually care about the oscars, it did still end up being one of the top grossers of 77 lol
And now the wait begins for the best Rocky film....Rocky Balboa 🎉
Um not in any universe. The original Ricky is always the best. Period
@@Michael-tj5bk it's number #2 for me. Balboa is top 😉
Full length for everyone, since this is the first episode of a series? 😏
Love your work, guys! Thanks for your dedication to great content!!
The thing I liked about Rocky is that it does a really good job of playing up the drama of a boxing match. Even if you don't understand the rules of boxing, the actors' portrayals make it easy for you to figure out important moments intuitively (like the part where Rocky has his eye cut during the match).
Burgess Meredith will forever be The Penguin.
1:06:36 Rocky's turtles WERE in Creed.
Yup; the scene where Donnie and his girl are "sparring" in Rocky's apartment. The camera pans away from them, and focuses on the turtles.
pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese do the rest of the series, its so rewarding and special honestly one of the best sports movies of all time
Just so we have all the details Stallone wrote the screen play for every Rocky through Rocky Balboa. He directed all of them except for the original Rocky and Rocky 5, which were both directed by John G. Avildsen
Director and Music Director of “Rocky” also worked on “Karate Kid”
I am so HAPPY you guys did this!
The scene with the girl also shoes he's a really good guy, and just like when he didn't break the other guy's thumb, everyone dumps on the guy for his efforts.
He's a lonely guy, and no one appreciates him. Everyone thinks he's a loser. Adrian is a lonely woman, and her whole life she's been told she's a loser. When Rocky calls her beautiful, she tells him to stop teasing her.
The movie is first and foremost a live story, but it's a "there's someone out there for everyone," story, and humble man does good story
Not enough is ever said about how good the musical score of this movie is.
A couple of fun facts:
Star Wars and Rocky were released 6 months apart.
The steady cam was invented during Rocky. This is why we get the classic shots like the fight and the running up the stairs.
i love these fucking movies, so happy you’re watching these
he still actually has the turtles btw!
Rocky's dog isn't named _Buttkiss._ It is *Butkus.* He also appeared in _Rocky II._ He actually belonged to *Stallone* in real life. Oh, Rocky came out in Nov. '76 (US bicentennial).
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS I just watched all these movies again and it’s one of my favorite franchises, top 5 ever, I might actually cry
"You guys know that's a Tiger making that sound."
"...Rick i looked at a lion...that was a lion"
Rocky Balboa, Adrian, and Paulie are the greatest characters in cinema. They perfectly balance each other, and are perfectly made. Rocky, is stupid to a certain degree, but he makes up for it in his emotional compacity. He speaks in simple words in every sentence, his dumb but incredibly funny humor is a prize for his character, and the feelings he has and what he has to say about them drives the entire series. Adrian, first shy, becomes the backbone for Rocky, and always has his back, helping him understand his own pain and suffering. Paulie is the best character though, after watching all the Rocky movies, you realize he has the greatest, and most devastating arc. Paulie suffers every step of the way, a true description of the working class, and the pain he feels from being over shadowed by everyone in his life.
The Rocky movies are not boxing movies, and while every movie has much emotion, Rocky is superior in this concept, the Rocky series is about emotions and feelings. This is why Rocky is the greatest movie franchise of all time, ive rewatched the series dozens of times just to see Paulie.
PLEASE WATCH ALL THE ROCKY MOVIES I BEG THEY ARE UDDERLY AMAZING. PEAK CINEMA.
Omg I would run Paulie over with a car if I could. I hate him. He’s like, my most hated character ever. He’s insufferable and I was so angry when he wasn’t even dead in the last movie (not the actor obviously, I’m sure he’s fine)
Edit: just to clarify, I’m not criticizing you for liking him, I was just so dumbfounded cause I watched all rocky movies recently with a friend for the first time and absolutely loved them - but I honestly hated Paulie so much.
Who has a greater story than Bran... I mean Paulie.
I’m sorry, did you say PAULIE had the best arc? Paulie is a jerk and overall a terrible person
Paulie is awful & takes zero responsibility.
@@dylancooper4993 He spent his life abusing his sister. I could do without him in these movies.
Henry Winkler had a big role in getting the rights back to this movie so that Sylvester Stallone could star in it. Stallone wrote it and sold the rights to a company, but they didnt want Stallone to play Rocky. Winkler went back to the studio and was able to get the rights back to Stallone so he could star in it!
So he sold the rights twice then? Because I know he doesn't own it now
The dog Butkus is named after Dick Butkus, a linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the 60s and 70s
Really hope this leads to a creed reaction. One of my favorite movies of all time and is a true love letter to the rocky franchise.
Gonna be awhile. Like with the DC animated movies and Bond.
Stallone purposely didn’t want to add a lot of blocking because it’s entertaining when two boxers are fully going at it
In my head canon...a few years before this movie takes place Rocky was walking home from the gym one night and comes across Gazzo, who was collecting what he owed from a guy, only Gazzo underestimated him and the guy had friends with him and it was kind of an ambush on Gazzo. Rocky comes in and defends Gazzo enough to get them both out of there. Since then Gazzo looks out for Rocky.
Loving the Ippo shirt!! And loved this reaction video 🤩🤩
Now I need the rest of the Rocky and Creed movies 🥊🥊
John Avildsen was the director and won the Oscar for it. (He also directed Rocky V and Karate Kid, 1, 2 and 3.) Mr. T was in Rocky III.
FINALLY!!! Excited to watch you guys take the whole ride.
this movie was written by sly, he was broke had to sell his dog because he could not feed it, he would not sell the movie unless he played rocky, even tho he was offered 100 grand, yes it was low budget, the whole movie was shot in 28 days, i hope you guys, go through the full 6 movies as they get better and better
This was Stallone’s first movie. And My first date! Watching this in the theater when it first came out (1976 ). That turtle tank was typical for the 70s. Two turtles, a pinch of food. I had the same thing suffice to say turtles didn’t live long. I was in the crowd for rocky 5 and I can guarantee they filled the stands. We didn’t move. Lots of locals came out to fill the stands.
I always forget that Mickey also played the Penguin in the Adam West Batman series! So great!
im from Philly, That Rocky statue was relocated about 3 times, first top of the art museum steps, then in a grotto near the old Spectrum (before they demolished it) and now in a grotto at the bottom right of the art museum steps
Can’t wait for y’all to watch the other films!!
The music in that entire final sequence though !
Rocky was directed by John G Alvidson, who also directed Karate Kid 1-3.
Great reaction blind wave I hope you continue the sequels like part 2 3 4.🥊🥊👍😊🍿🥤
The Normies synergy with Rocky and Always Sunny is crazy. The more the merrier I say!
You have to remember . This film is set in 1976.. Apollo as Washington is celebrating what was at the time the country's bicentennial. 200 years of being a country. It wasn't just Apollo doing something crazy although he is clearly very much the guy to play to the crowd.
Such a great franchise
The Rocky statue is actually down below, to the right of the steps. They do have the imprints of his sneakers at the top, though.
I remember watching these with my friend who never seen the Rocky movies. We went through all of them before Creed II. This series is close to my heart, so down to earth and a feel good story. ❤
Aaron just seems so confused by the story and scenes that to me are very easy to see the direction the characters are going. Wasn’t hard to see who Rocky’s character is or how and why Adrian’s character is the way she is. Not hard to follow at all. I think maybe Aaron just pays attention at times to things that aren’t important and misses the things that are. When Rick and Eric were explaining scenes and motivations to Aaron it seemed like he understood better. And sometimes I feel like people try to think to much in the moment about a scene and try to get ahead of the movie in there head by guessing where the story is going. I say just watch the movie and then reflect on these things after.
Well said
The fight takes place on January 1, 1976. Although July 4th was technically the bicentennial, the whole year was celebrated as such. There were commemorative coins and memorabilia that was produced and sold throughout that year. This was incorporated into the movie as a boxing promotion used by Creed that he references a few times in the movie. It's also why he came out dressed as George Washington.
Nasal sprays also contain pseudoephedrine which is a stimulant that is banned by WADA. There have been a couple athletes in the Olympics who got caught when WADA had updated their stimulant list and they hadn't changed their nasal spray when they had a cold and ended up testing positive for banned substances.
I like how Eric says "I can't quote it, like...lord of the rings". He didn't go with Star Wars, because he can probably verbatum say every line in those movies.
I hope you guys do all of them!
Fact: Stallone wrote the script and film studios loved, it, but would not hire him to act in it. He was offered $200k for the script alone and he turned it down. He was broke at the time too. So poor he had to sell his beloved dog for $20 because he couldn't afford to buy the dog any food. He ended up finally getting a studio to agree to hire him as an actor, and to buy the script. All for $20k.
Fact: The producers hired a famous boxing fight choreographer at the time. He had worked on Oscar winning films yet the boxing sequences looked more like slap fights than actual boxing. Stallone wanted the fights to look like real boxing which, before Rocky, had never been done before. The Choreographer refused to stage the fights how Stallone wanted to stage them, and ended up quitting over their differences. Stallone took over the role of fight choreographer and worked with Carl Weathers to put to film what is seen here.
Fact Stallone went back to the guy he sold his dog to and ended up having to pay the guy $1500 for him to return Stallone's dog.
Fact: Stallone would find influence in his own life while writing Rocky and each of its sequels. Yes, he has written all 6 Rocky films, and 2 of the 3 Creed films. In fact Stallone has 42 writing credits to his name include the Rocky AND Rambo franchises as well as Cliffhanger, and many others.
Fact: Despite having created Rocky and all the characters within, Stallone does not own the rights to the character Rocky. It is an ongoing point of contention between himself and the man (a producer) who does own/control those rights.
I hope they binge the rest of the series
I remember my dad had a copy of an old MAD magazine with the rocky parody ( ROCKHEAD ) and Apollos name was changed to APPALLING GREED lol
OH MY GOD!! I just Realized that the Victor Running Scene in Arcane is Modeled after this scene 38:55 in Rocky!! including running past the boat.
Such a classic
Beyond stoked that they’ve started this group of films, what a ride they’re in for, if they die, they die
Rocky was released on November 21, 1976.
IT'S ABOUT TIME! I remember buying these for you and you opened them in mailbag. I believe Calvin took them LOL
Stallone was in Death Race 2000 in 1975 and that was absolutely awesome
Can’t wait for y’all to see Rocky 2
30:00 Fact that rant that Rocky yelled from inside his apartment was ad-libbed by Stallone. They left it in.
Please react to the other movies as you have to the fast and furious ones. For me this is one of the best franchises of all time, I think every movie, including the Creed ones, has something amazing even if you're not a boxing fan (and if I include the fifth movie, especially if you compare the coach relationship with pupil with the relationship with Adonis). And I think Rick put it perfectly, all these movies are about the evolution of a person from being someone who doesn't think they have a future, but a lot of passion, to getting their dream by self improvement and even finding the love of their life and family that they never expected that in the end is more important that the fame and glory. And the best thing is that we see it twice, in Rocky and in Adonis, and both are so distinctive that they feel incredibly special on their own.
The statue used to be there but has now been moved to a lower spot.
Lol I remember watching Rocky when I got older and realized his stragedy was to let opponents absolutely wail on his face until they get tired, then make a come back.
Aaron asks so many questions. Is he even watching the same movie as the other 2?
He can't follow a plot unless he's seen it before.
Great. Now i want to watch the rest like i always do when i watch just one.
I think this is the perfect opportunity to say….. You notice how invredible similar the mandalorian theme is to rocky? The composer from the mandalorian made the score for creed also. Thats so amazing
One of the best movies!! Loved seeing this reaction, and Rick's joy of it is infectious.