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- 7
Rewatchables episodes featuring Burt Young’s films
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The dedication, Leroy Neiman, Rocky’s reading, running-scene extras, room 669, the novelization, and Burt Young’s weight loss; Paulie speculation
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:25:19Read transcript
- The film is dedicated to Stallone’s first agent, Jane Oliver. — Bill Simmons
- Leroy Neiman appears drawing Apollo during training. — Bill Simmons
- Rocky reads The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County by Edgar Rice Burroughs to Adrian.
- An estimated 800 schoolchildren were used for the running scene. — Bill Simmons
- Adrian’s hospital room is numbered 669, described as an angel number. — Bill Simmons
- A 1979 Rocky II novel credited to Stallone uses Rocky’s first-person narration and shifts to third person for Apollo. — Chris Ryan
- Burt Young’s weight loss between films was disguised for the hospital scene and acknowledged in dialogue.
- Paulie’s changing status and dependence on Rocky are discussed.
- The group speculates that Paulie may be in love with Rocky. — Van Lathan
Apex Mountain
Talia Shire; Spider Rico; women removing glasses (qualified); shy girlfriends (qualified)
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Approx. transcript time · 01:27:29Read transcript
- Stallone’s peak is placed at Rocky III and First Blood in 1982, not this film. — Bill Simmons
- Removing glasses to reveal a more attractive woman is tentatively an apex; She’s All That is considered, while another response disputes suddenly finding Adrian hot.
- Talia Shire receives affirmative apex answers; later projects reportedly did not succeed.
- Shy girlfriends receive a tentative yes. — Chris Ryan
- Bull Durham is preferred for abstaining from sex during sports, with disagreement over whether Rocky truly abstains.
- John Avildsen’s peak may be The Karate Kid, when he had both that and Rocky despite the earlier Oscar.
- Philadelphia alternatives include 1776, the 1983 Sixers and major football wins; Rocky remains a defining image rather than a settled unique apex. — Chris Ryan
- Burt Young’s more tolerable Rocky III character is considered, while Back to School is named his best performance. — Bill Simmons
- Spider Rico receives a definite yes. — Bill Simmons
- Ice-skating dates face Happy Gilmore and The Cutting Edge alternatives.
- Rocky movies receive a no.
- Boxing-film apex is disputed by definition: Raging Bull is judged better and chosen for a desert island, while Rocky is more culturally significant.
Apex Mountain
Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Survivor, Stu Nahan, and LeRoy Neiman
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- Stallone is moved to First Blood because the two 1982 hits gave him maximum ability to create later films. — Bill Simmons
- Burt Young receives a positive verdict for balancing comedy, menace, and pathos, despite later contenders. — Bill Simmons
- Talia Shire is moved to the first Rocky after The Godfather Part II. — Bill Simmons
- For Mr. T, the verdict is “not till a team.” — Bill Simmons
- Carl Weathers receives a positive verdict because he is in this movie more than in any other Rocky movie. — Bill Simmons
- Hulk Hogan is rejected because later wrestling celebrity surpasses Thunderlips. — Bill Simmons
- The Rocky statue is judged close but still behind the Statue of Liberty. — Bill Simmons
- Survivor receives a positive verdict while its Rocky IV work is also praised. — Bill Simmons
- Stu Nehan receives a yes. — Bill Simmons
- LeRoy Neiman receives a positive verdict because he appears in a scene and his painting closes the film. — Bill Simmons
- Burgess Meredith is moved to the first Rocky or his Penguin role. — Bill Simmons
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