Rocky

Sylvester Stallone has made many action movies in his career, but he'll forever be associated with the ROCKY franchise. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the original film's release, and is playing in cinemas for a limited run. Did you know Stallone wrote the screenplay, but turned down huge cash offers because he insisted on playing Rocky himself? What would've been a slick Hollywood production essentially became a gritty indie film that caught everyone by surprise; and went on to win the Best Picture Oscar at the 1977 Academy Awards!

Chad grew up watching the Rocky movies on TV, but Cristina had never seen any of them. She always assumed they were simple sports movies meant for dudes. And while that may be true of the later installments, the original ROCKY is actually a moving drama of a man attempting to escape from a life of poverty, loneliness and pain. In fact, you might almost consider it a romance since his relationship with Adrian is more important to him than winning a boxing match.

Chad and Cristina went to the cinemas to see this on the big screen for its 50th Anniversary. How well would it hold up in 2026? Listen and find out!

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