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Rocky III

Who Won the Movie?

Rocky III The Rewatchables

Mr. T receives two winner ballots and Talia Shire one; Hulk Hogan is a strong alternate, while Stallone is recognized as indispensable but already established.

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  • Mr. T wins one ballot because his life went from being a bouncer into the stratosphere through this movie.
  • Talia Shire wins another for transforming Adrian from a quiet earlier character into the forceful beach-scene partner.
  • Hulk Hogan is considered but judged likely to become a wrestling star even without the film.
  • Mr. T receives the final ballot because Clubber is called the best sports-movie villain and led immediately to his television role.
  • Stallone is acknowledged as essential, but his success was already secure before this film.
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Rocky III

Apex Mountain

Rocky III The Rewatchables

The panel places Stallone’s peak at First Blood, gives positive verdicts to Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Survivor, Stu Nahan, and LeRoy Neiman, and rejects or redirects several others.

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  • Stallone is moved to First Blood because the two 1982 hits gave him maximum ability to create later films.
  • Burt Young receives a positive verdict for balancing comedy, menace, and pathos, despite later contenders.
  • Talia Shire is moved to the first Rocky after The Godfather Part II.
  • For Mr. T, the verdict is “not till a team.”
  • Carl Weathers receives a positive verdict because he is in this movie more than in any other Rocky movie.
  • Hulk Hogan is rejected because later wrestling celebrity surpasses Thunderlips.
  • The Rocky statue is judged close but still behind the Statue of Liberty.
  • Survivor receives a positive verdict while its Rocky IV work is also praised.
  • Stu Nehan receives a yes.
  • LeRoy Neiman receives a positive verdict because he appears in a scene and his painting closes the film.
  • Burgess Meredith is moved to the first Rocky or his Penguin role.
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Rocky III

1982

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Rocky III

1982 film

Bill Simmons · Cousin Sal · Gus Ramsey

Aired May 25, 2022

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