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That Scene When..........

posted 8 years ago by Corky666
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That promoter just buries Rocky that night right before the fight.

Rocky finally got himself to believe he's got a shot, a small shot but a shot. He built up enough confidence in himself to take the chance.

He goes to the forum the night before the fight and Rocky feels cocky enough to tell the promoter they have his colors wrong on the poster. Promoter says and I'm paraphrasing here "doesn't really matter does it, I'm sure you're gonna give us all a great show."

Rocky is crushed as he realizes right then that this whole thing is a joke and it's on him. Brutal scene. Love when he goes home to Adrian and climbs into bed and says to her "I just wanna go the distance"

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Jergens. Surely, you remember that, Corky?

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Matt Roberts. You were great.

[–] wrlord2001 8 years ago

Well said. And funnily enough, it was done ad hoc - the prop people had accidentally painted the wrong colors on Rocky's trunks, so Stallone wrote it in on the fly.

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Ad hoc?

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[–] Whovian_DW 8 years ago

Honestly don't think there was anything wrong with what he said. I mean who honestly would really care if a guy was wearing the wrong shorts on a poster

[–] Corky666 8 years ago

You're an IDIOT, the scene totally went over your head

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Well, Rocky cared.

Movie Theater: Young Frankenstein 10/10. RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time.

[–] sfeudy20 8 years ago

I don't think it's necessary to call Whovian an Idiot for expressing an opinion that is no different from anyone else, one that is totally subjective and speculative. While I do think that scene played in well with the overall theme that Rocky is just a pawn in the whole scheme to promote a fight, I took Jergens comment not meaning to be negative or degrading, rather, just saying: "at this point, it only details" and give it your best shot.

[–] Corky666 8 years ago

Burn in hell, no one asked you

[–] sfeudy20 8 years ago

Corky would never say that. You need to get a new schtick.

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[–] cgsofwa 8 years ago

hahahahaha!

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Excellent point. I don't think he was dissing Rocky either.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 5 years ago

If rocky had been a more high profile boxer they would have fixed it, it didn’t matter because to them rocky was a joke. Why bother redoing the poster for someone who doesn’t matter? Rocky sure proved them wrong

[–] Noir-It-All 8 years ago

The scene had great impact coming as it did after the rousing Gonna Fly Now scene.

[–] cjh8504 8 years ago

Still rousing. People play the Rocky soundtracks at games all over the world still.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

[–] Sandman81 (1510) 5 years ago

Rocky realized that they never would have screwed up anything on Apollo's poster. But if somehow they did, they would have moved heaven and Earth to fix it.