Theyre northwest of downtown, and lead up to the philadelphia museum of art, benjamin. Rocky ii is a 1979 american sports drama film written, directed by, and starring 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. Jordan, stallone, tessa thompson, dolph lundgren, florian munteanu, wood harris, and phylicia rashad. How far did rocky go in his training run in rocky ii. A guide to rocky filming locations in philadelphia. 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. The one where rocky and apollo get a rematch rocky ii is a 1979 american film which is the first sequel to rocky.
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. 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. Filming rocky ii on pennsylvania hospital grounds, 1978. 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. Rocky iv movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Rocky ii 1979, rocky iii 1982, rocky iv 1985, rocky v 1990, rocky balboa 2006, creed 2015, and creed ii 2018. 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. Pose for a picture with the rocky statue the people of philadelphia love rocky. 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. Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, rocky balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight. Philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa rocky steps the museum began as a legacy of the great centennial exhibition. With sylvester stallone, talia shire, burt young, carl weathers. Rocky iii is a 1982 american sports drama film written, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone. In 1987 was released rocky, based on the first four rocky films. Jordan, sylvester stallone, tessa thompson, phylicia rashad. The filming of the movie ranged all over, from wyoming to california to canada and finally nevada. Rocky pilgrimage a musical collage of the filming locations.
Creed ii is a 2018 american sports drama film directed by steven caple jr. The continuation of the rocky saga and sequel to the 2015. 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. Rock i rocky ii rocky iii rocky iv rocky v rocky vi rocky vii 7 of them. Creed ii has a surprising cameo from a classic rocky. Those dvds have no labels and are unbelievably loaded with noise grainy specs. Locations where was filmed the movie rocky, starring sylvester stallone rocky balboa 1976. Mickey enters, and then there is a shot of adrian standing on the steps. Parts of the movie rocky ii, starring sylvester stallone, were filmed on the pennsylvania hospital campus in november 1978. Jordan, stallone, tessa thompson, dolph lundgren, florian munteanu. Apr 02, 2018 rocky series filming movie locations i go to the rocky balboa filming locations. There are few films that capture the heart and spirit of a city like the rocky series. 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. Stallone was benching 220lbs while the film was in production.
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. Latinautor, latinautor sonyatv, latinautor umpg, bmi. Rocky 1976, rocky ii 1979, rocky iii 1982, rocky iv 1985, rocky v 1990 and rocky balboa 2006. Sylvester stallones rocky 2 behind the scenes youtube. Rocky series filming movie locations i go to the rocky balboa filming locations. Philadelphia the corner where frank stallone and the boys sing take you back, and later two kinds of love in rocky ii. 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. Latinautor, latinautor sonyatv, latinautor umpg, bmi broadcast music inc.
Rocky ii is a movie that dares you to root again for the ultimate underdog and succeeds due to an infectiously powerful climax. One of my favorite parts of any rocky movie is the training montage. 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. With sylvester stallone, richard crenna, charles napier, steven berkoff. 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.
Sep 18, 20 one of my favorite parts of any rocky movie is the training montage. 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. Jordan, the son of rockys deceased rival and friend apollo. Join the opie and friends show as we film a sequel to our first rocky filming locations video. Dolph lundgren walked in, and i hated him immediately, stallone said at the cannes. The film costars dolph lundgren, burt young, talia shire, carl weathers, tony burton, brigitte nielsen and michael pataki. A few minutes later, rocky comes back down the stairs to answer the door. Stallone, 72, recalled the time that lundgren, 61, literally almost killed him while filming rocky iv. 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. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the rocky franchise. 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. See real filming locations for sylvester stallones 1985 movie rocky iv including rockys training cabin in russia, and rocky and adrians mansion. But, its also a sequel to rocky iv, in which rocky defeated soviet boxer ivan drago dolph lundgren after ivans. It was, for years, a real pet shop, but was closed in the mid 2000s.
Philadelphia the exterior of this philadelphia department store branch was seen in rocky ii, however bonwit teller is no longer in residence. Rocky iv is a 1985 american film written by, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone. Rocky filming locations rocky balboa movie locations. 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. Last weekend, cp was invited to sit down with the director and cast of creed ii in philadelphia, pennsylvania, where the movie was filmed. Dolph lundgren nearly killed sylvester stallone while filming. For the seventh and eighth, spinoffsequels creed 2015, and creed ii 2018, the series shifted towards adonis creed michael b. Under the tutelage of rocky balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion adonis creed faces off against viktor drago, the son of ivan drago. Rocky is a boxing saga of popular films all written by and starring sylvester stallone, who plays the character rocky balboa. With sylvester stallone, antonio tarver, milo ventimiglia, burt young.
This is the house rocky and adrian buy in rocky ii just after their wedding. It is the third installment in the rocky film series, and the second in the franchise to be directed by stallone. 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. Pennsylvania hospital, 800 spruce street south 8th. Dolph lundgren nearly killed sylvester stallone while. Felt forum, madison square garden 4 pennsylvania plaza, manhattan, new york city, new york, usa. Asked in the rocky horror picture show where was the rocky horror picture show filmed. Rocky iv was the highest grossing sports movie for 24 years, before it was overtaken by the blind side. Filming locations filming dates 1 filming locations.
Philadelphia filming location for riverside bridge rocky balboa runs past during his gonna fly now training montage in philly. Specifically, i enjoy watching rocky run the streets of philadelphia i and ii or on the beach iii or in the snow iv or. Deciding what cheesesteak is the best, pats king of steaks or genos steaks. Santa fe portions of creed ii will film in deming in early june, according to a news release from the new mexico film office.
Mar 14, 20 hey, its got nice bricks and the numbers add up to nine, a good omen. 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. The eighth street gate, which appears in the background of this photograph, still exists today. 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. In this shot, we can plainly see that the chair and plant are gone. A sequel to creed 2015 and the eighth installment in the rocky film series, it stars michael b. Rocky 1976 rocky ii 1979 rocky iii 1982 rocky iv 1985 rocky v 1990 rocky balboa 2006 creed 2015 creed ii 2018 media. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the rocky. 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. 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. 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. See real filming locations for sylvester stallones 1985 movie rocky iv including rocky s training cabin in russia, and rocky and adrians mansion. The south philadelphia home showcased in 1979s rocky ii is on the market and for cheap. Nordstrom rack chestnut street 1700 chestnut street, center city, philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa.
Only this time we dive into the 1978 film rocky ii. Sep 02, 20 locations where was filmed the movie rocky, starring sylvester stallone rocky balboa 1976. Rocky ii 1979 filming locations the movie district. The first film, rocky 1976, and its five sequels centered on the boxing career of the eponymous fictional character, rocky balboa sylvester stallone. It is the sequel to the 1976 film rocky, and was the last. Stallone, carl weathers, tony burton, burgess meredith, burt young and talia shire reprised their original. Rocky gets picked because of his nickname, the italian stallion. Rambo returns to the jungles of vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy basecamp and rescue the american pows still held captive there. Jul 16, 2016 visiting south philadelphia where rocky was filmed.
Hey, its got nice bricks and the numbers add up to nine, a good omen. House from rocky ii hits philadelphia real estate market. 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. 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. Inauspiciously, just ahead of filming the main fight scene, the weight dropped.
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