I actually felt myself losing control, losing balance. But after several trial runs, my body fell into the rhythm of the sprint pattern and we didn't have any trouble. Choreographing the fight I felt that we had to go 15 rounds nonstop. We had to know exactly what we were doing every minute for 45 minutes. That is the time of a heavyweight fight: 45 minutes of boxing, 15 minutes of rest. I didn't know how to do this at first, and then John Avildsen, the director, came to me and said, "All right, Sly.
Why don't you put it down on paper? Why don't you actually choreograph the fight in your mind? I got a tape recorder and it went something like this:. Stallone and Weathers rehearsed for more than 35 hours to choreograph the fight scenes. They touch gloves. The champion is moving smoothly. He glides to his right.
Jab, jab, jab! A rapierlike jab. Folks, he might not be in the best shape he has ever been in, but he's moving smoothly. The plodding challenger looks ineffectual. A hook by Rocky! Another hook! They didn't even come close. The champion is laughing.
He circles to the right now. Not even bothering to use his right. He might just win this fight on jabs. He backs Rocky into a corner, he's moving in -- doesn't even seem to be worried about the challenger. He throws a left; it misses. A right; it misses. Rocky explodes with a left -- the champion is down! I proceeded to do that for all 15 rounds, and I gave it to a typist. She put it on the gape and I handed it to one of the stunt men.
I said: "I would like you to work with us as we do this entire fight, punch by punch as it is on that page. I got mad at them, and they didn't like me; they called me a prima donna, and they left. Another set of stunt men came in.
They felt that the film was going to be a lackluster affair -- a B or C product, if you will -- and they weren't interested. I relished stories of heroism, great love, dignity, and courage, dramas of people rising above their stations, taking life by the throat and not letting go until they succeeded.
To cheer myself up, I took the last of my entertainment money and went to see the Muhammad Ali — Chuck Wepner fight on closed circuit TV. Wepner, a battling, bruising club fighter who had never made the big time, was having his shot. But as the fight progressed, this miracle unfolded. He hung in there. People went absolutely crazy. Wepner went 15 rounds and established himself as one of the few ever to go the distance with the great Ali.
We had witnessed an incredible triumph of the human spirit and we loved it. Talia Shire Adrian as Adrian. Burt Young Paulie as Paulie.
Carl Weathers Apollo as Apollo. Burgess Meredith Mickey as Mickey. Thayer David Jergens as Jergens. Joe Spinell Gazzo as Gazzo. Jimmy Gambina Mike as Mike.
Jodi Letizia Marie as Marie. Stan Shaw Dipper as Dipper. Don Sherman Bartender as Bartender. John G. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody".
The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time. You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest bicentennial in history! Did you know Edit.
They agreed, on the condition that Stallone continue to work as a writer without a fee, and that he work as an actor for scale. Goofs During the big fight, the arena is clearly empty at times. This is because only 50 extras could be afforded for the scenes, and despite cinematographer James Crabe 's best efforts to hide this fact, occasionally, if one looks hard enough, one can see most of the arena is empty.
Quotes Rocky : I can't do it. Adrian : What? Adrian : Apollo? Crazy credits Butkus the dog is credited as "Butkus Stallone". Directed by John G. It was the first feature-length movie to employ the Steadicam, which was used primarily in the fight scenes and the scenes of Rocky running in Philadelphia during his training.
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