Rocky Resources

Websites

Maximum Rocky

The fansite Total Rocky can't help you train for a championship fight, but it can help you deck out your movie room with Mickey posters and other Rocky artwork for a total Rocky experience.

Passing the Torch

Rocky may not be the star of the Rocky franchise anymore, but Sly Stallone's website still keeps you updated on news of the Rockyverse.

Book or TV Adaptations

Paperback Rocky

Back before you could watch and re-watch movies on VHS tape, you had to settle for re-reading it in book form. The novelization of Rocky is a must-read for Rocky fans.

Articles and Interviews

Turtle Power

Stallone actually had two turtles named Cuff and Link around the time of Rocky II. He talks about that, and the outlandish idea for Rocky III, in this 1979 interview.

Sly Comments

The Centrum multivitamin must not have been around in 1976, when Stallone took 113 vitamins daily to stay in shape for Rocky.

Rocky on Ice

Talia Shire thinks Rocky and Adrian's first date would make a perfect ice ballet. We agree.

Brutal Ballet

Speaking of ballet, the entire final fight had to be choreographed, like a bloody dance. Stallone took inspiration from Muhammad Ali and other great fighters of the era.

Video

Sunday with Sly

Stallone walks in his own footsteps, telling the story of Rocky on CBS Sunday Morning.

Carving out Rocky

Stallone is the brains behind the brawn, and he talks his way through his creative process in this video.

Audio

Living on a Prayer

Rocky's religious sub-text became text-text with the 2006 Rocky Balboa.

We Believe You Can Fly

"Gonna Fly Now," the theme from Rocky, is a must-have on every workout mix.

Who's Steve?

This Best Buy commercial uses the final song from Rocky, "The Final Bell." If you punch someone out on Black Friday, remember to hum this after.

Images

Stair Master

This poster reminds us that no staircase will ever be a match for us.

Doesn't Hold a Candle to the Original

Rocky's wax figure looks a little melted.