How far did rocky go in his training run in rocky ii. Rocky is a boxing saga of popular films all written by and starring sylvester stallone, who plays the character rocky balboa. Feb 11, 2015 jim ganzer, an artist, surfer and the person ruscha turned to for help in constructing rocky ii, threw himself into scotts investigation. Rocky ii 1979, rocky iii 1982, rocky iv 1985, rocky v 1990, rocky balboa 2006, creed 2015, and creed ii 2018. In the year of taxi driver, all the presidents men and network, this old fashioned fairytale of the underdog coming out on top took oscars for best film and best director the main location youll want to see is, of course, the flight of 68 steps on which rocky balboa sylvester stallone trains. Finish your run by jogging up the steps of the philadelphia museum of art, where you can celebrate and take in the view, rockystyle. Jim ganzer, an artist, surfer and the person ruscha turned to for help in constructing rocky ii, threw himself into scotts investigation. Locations where was filmed the movie rocky, starring sylvester stallone rocky balboa 1976. Rocky iii is a 1982 american sports drama film written, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone.
I can be somewhat lenient concerning the farlessthanperfect picture quality on rocky i and ii because of when they were filmed, but i cannot understand such horrifically poor picture quality on rocky iii and iv. With sylvester stallone, richard crenna, charles napier, steven berkoff. Stallone, carl weathers, tony burton, burgess meredith, burt young and talia shire reprised their original. Finish your run by jogging up the steps of the philadelphia museum of art, where you can celebrate and take in the view, rocky style. My brother and i visiting the filming locations in philadelphia for rocky, rocky ii, rocky iii, rocky v and rocky balboa, and recreating some of the scenes. Rock i rocky ii rocky iii rocky iv rocky v rocky vi rocky vii 7 of them. Theyre northwest of downtown, and lead up to the philadelphia museum of art, benjamin. Art museum at the bottom of the rocky steps, towering nearly 10 feet tall, stands the triumphant rocky statue that was originally commissioned for rocky iii. Rocky series filming movie locations i go to the rocky balboa filming locations. Those dvds have no labels and are unbelievably loaded with noise grainy specs. Santa fe portions of creed ii will film in deming in early june, according to a news release from the new mexico film office. Stallone, 72, recalled the time that lundgren, 61, literally almost killed him while filming rocky iv. Last weekend, cp was invited to sit down with the director and cast of creed ii in philadelphia, pennsylvania, where the movie was filmed.
The film costars dolph lundgren, burt young, talia shire, carl weathers, tony burton, brigitte nielsen and michael pataki. Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, rocky balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight. The first film, rocky 1976, and its five sequels centered on the boxing career of the eponymous fictional character, rocky balboa sylvester stallone. In a recent interview, the director and actors of the film shared with the christian post the films spiritual and redeeming qualities. Rocky iv filming locations from the movie total rocky. Sylvester stallones rocky 2 behind the scenes youtube. Rocky ii is a movie that dares you to root again for the ultimate underdog and succeeds due to an infectiously powerful climax. In 1987 was released rocky, based on the first four rocky films. Jordan, stallone, tessa thompson, dolph lundgren, florian munteanu. Philadelphia the corner where frank stallone and the boys sing take you back, and later two kinds of love in rocky ii. Rocky ii is a 1979 american sports drama film written, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone. Jordan, sylvester stallone, tessa thompson, phylicia rashad. Dolph lundgren nearly killed sylvester stallone while.
The one where rocky and apollo get a rematch rocky ii is a 1979 american film which is the first sequel to rocky. In this shot, we can plainly see that the chair and plant are gone. It is the sequel to the 1976 film rocky, and was the last installment in the film series that was distributed solely by united artists stallone, carl weathers, tony burton, burgess meredith, burt young and talia shire reprised their original roles. Rocky 1976, rocky ii 1979, rocky iii 1982, rocky iv 1985, rocky v 1990 and rocky balboa 2006. Rocky ii 1979 featured the yellow and black image of rocky and mickey hugging next to the end credits, rocky iii 1982 featured the leroy neiman painting of rocky and apollo behind the end credits, rocky iv 1985 featured a montage of black and white stills of the films events behind the end credits, rocky v 1990 featured a montage of.
Jordan, stallone, tessa thompson, dolph lundgren, florian munteanu, wood harris, and phylicia rashad. Pennsylvania hospital, 800 spruce street south 8th. The movie was spectacularly popular and launched six sequels, all starring stallonerocky ii 1979, rocky iii 1982, rocky iv 1985, rocky v 1990, rocky balboa 2006, and creed 2015and countless imitations and. Jordan, the son of rockys deceased rival and friend apollo. A sequel to creed 2015 and the eighth installment in the rocky film series, it stars michael b. With sylvester stallone, antonio tarver, milo ventimiglia, burt young. Philadelphia the exterior of this philadelphia department store branch was seen in rocky ii, however bonwit teller is no longer in residence. Rocky iv movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. But, its also a sequel to rocky iv, in which rocky defeated soviet boxer ivan drago dolph lundgren after ivans. With sylvester stallone, talia shire, burt young, carl weathers. Latinautor, latinautor sonyatv, latinautor umpg, bmi. Under the tutelage of rocky balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion adonis creed faces off against viktor drago, the son of ivan drago. Jul 03, 2014 my brother and i visiting the filming locations in philadelphia for rocky, rocky ii, rocky iii, rocky v and rocky balboa, and recreating some of the scenes. Deciding what cheesesteak is the best, pats king of steaks or genos steaks.
Pose for a picture with the rocky statue the people of philadelphia love rocky. Apr 02, 2018 rocky series filming movie locations i go to the rocky balboa filming locations. Rocky gets picked because of his nickname, the italian stallion. Filming rocky ii on pennsylvania hospital grounds, 1978. A guide to rocky filming locations in philadelphia.
The filming of the movie ranged all over, from wyoming to california to canada and finally nevada. In the film, rocky balboa planned to retire from boxing after regaining his title from clubber lang in rocky iii but an emerging amateur boxer from the soviet union, ivan drago played by dolph lundgren, makes a bold bid to. Inauspiciously, just ahead of filming the main fight scene, the weight dropped. A smalltime boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his selfrespect. Join the opie and friends show as we film a sequel to our first rocky filming locations video. It is the sequel to the 1976 film rocky, and was the last installment in the film series that was distributed solely by united artists. Philadelphia filming location for riverside bridge rocky balboa runs past during his gonna fly now training montage in philly. One of my favorite parts of any rocky movie is the training montage. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the rocky franchise. Felt forum, madison square garden 4 pennsylvania plaza, manhattan, new york city, new york, usa.
Parts of the movie rocky ii, starring sylvester stallone, were filmed on the pennsylvania hospital campus in november 1978. The continuation of the rocky saga and sequel to the 2015. Rocky pilgrimage a musical collage of the filming locations. Rocky iii 1982 is the third installment in the rocky film series where the nearly retired rocky balboa played by sylvester stallone is challenged by a stronger. A few minutes later, rocky comes back down the stairs to answer the door. In july 2019, stallone said in an interview that there have been ongoing discussions about a prequel to the original film based on the life of a young rocky balboa. Hey, its got nice bricks and the numbers add up to nine, a good omen. Jul 16, 2016 visiting south philadelphia where rocky was filmed. The south philadelphia home showcased in 1979s rocky ii is on the market and for cheap.
The italian market philadelphia rockys morning workout trails right through the middle of the famed italian market, and most recently, its where we saw the champ buy fresh groceries for his. Rocky 1976 rocky ii 1979 rocky iii 1982 rocky iv 1985 rocky v 1990 rocky balboa 2006 creed 2015 creed ii 2018 media. Nordstrom rack chestnut street 1700 chestnut street, center city, philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa. Rocky filming locations rocky balboa movie locations. For the seventh and eighth, spinoffsequels creed 2015, and creed ii 2018, the series shifted towards adonis creed michael b. Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with apollo creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. See real filming locations for sylvester stallones 1985 movie rocky iv including rocky s training cabin in russia, and rocky and adrians mansion. Film plot summary the sequel opened with a black screen, and then a musical fanfare and large yellow letters moving from right to left rocky ii and the voice of an announcer calling the 14th round of the bicentennial january 1, 1976 super battle bout from the first film.
Creed ii has a surprising cameo from a classic rocky. It is the third installment in the rocky film series, and the second in the franchise to be directed by stallone. Location guide, rocky, rocky balboa, rocky ii, rocky v philadelphia adrians pet shop literally just a few steps away from mighty micks has gotten dingier with the years. Rambo returns to the jungles of vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy basecamp and rescue the american pows still held captive there.
Dolph lundgren nearly killed sylvester stallone while filming. Specifically, i enjoy watching rocky run the streets of philadelphia i and ii or on the beach iii or in the snow iv or. Creed ii is a 2018 american sports drama film directed by steven caple jr. The eighth street gate, which appears in the background of this photograph, still exists today. It is the sequel to the 1976 film rocky, and was the last. Rocky iv is a 1985 american film written by, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone.
Dolph lundgren walked in, and i hated him immediately, stallone said at the cannes. Rocky iv is a 1985 american sports drama film written, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone. This is the house rocky and adrian buy in rocky ii just after their wedding. Latinautor, latinautor sonyatv, latinautor umpg, bmi broadcast music inc.
Mar 14, 20 hey, its got nice bricks and the numbers add up to nine, a good omen. Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the secondbest in the genre, after raging bull, by the american film institute in 2008. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the rocky. Stallone was benching 220lbs while the film was in production. It was, for years, a real pet shop, but was closed in the mid 2000s. Asked in the rocky horror picture show where was the rocky horror picture show filmed. Mickey enters, and then there is a shot of adrian standing on the steps. When rocky walks up the stairs after watching apollo taunt him on television, there is a chair and a plant on the floor against the wall in the back of the scene. And even here the movie looks like a genre fight picture from the 1940s, right down to the plucky little gymnasium manager burgess meredith who puts rocky through training, and right down to the lonely morning ritual of rising at four. Rocky ii 1979 filming locations the movie district. Sep 02, 20 locations where was filmed the movie rocky, starring sylvester stallone rocky balboa 1976.
Only this time we dive into the 1978 film rocky ii. Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa rocky steps the museum began as a legacy of the great centennial exhibition. Rocky iv was the highest grossing sports movie for 24 years, before it was overtaken by the blind side. Sep 18, 20 one of my favorite parts of any rocky movie is the training montage. House from rocky ii hits philadelphia real estate market. Filming locations filming dates 1 filming locations. There are few films that capture the heart and spirit of a city like the rocky series. It was written, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone the story picks up directly after the ending of rocky, in which local underdog rocky balboa was able to do what no other boxer could and pushed world heavyweight champion apollo creed to a full fifteenround match.
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