This episode is on Rocky (1976). Though known for being the quintessential underdog sports movie, it’s as much a study of the main character and his struggle for relevance in a hard world. The episode will include segments on the making of the film: story, casting, production, release and reception. Further making of stories will be included along with favourite scenes and sequences. All of that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles.
Making the Movie Source Articles
“The Right Hook” (Entertainment Weekly)
https://ew.com/article/2002/02/19/how-rocky-nabbed-best-picture/
“Reel Life” (ESPN)
https://www.espn.com/page2/s/closer/020529.html
“’Rocky Isn’t Based on Me’ Says Stallone, ‘But We Both Went the Distance’” (New York Times)
“Henry Winkler Revealed How the Fonz saved Rocky” (MeTV)
https://www.metv.com/stories/henry-winkler-revealed-how-the-fonz-saved-rocky
“The Photography of Rocky” – James Crabe (American Society of Cinematographers)
https://theasc.com/articles/the-photography-of-rocky
“Rocky – The Man Behind the Theme Tune” -Bill Conti (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38381858
Steadicam Letter Vol 1, #3, from Dec. ’88; and Vol 1, #3, from Mar. 89
https://www.stabilizer-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/v1n3dec88.pdf
https://www.stabilizer-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/v1n4mar89.pdf
“The Invention That Shot Rocky Up Those Steps” (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/movies/steadicam-movies-garrett-brown.html
“Interview with Garrett Brown, Inventor of the Steadicam (The Wayback Machine)
https://web.archive.org/web/20091027051147/http://www.geocities.com/steadicamjr/garrettinterview.htm
Garrett Brown Interview (No Film School)
https://nofilmschool.com/2016/12/garrett-brown-steadicam-inventor-interview
“A Million to One: Remembering ‘Rocky’ on its 40th Anniversary” (The Digital Bits)
https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy-showmanship/million-to-one-remembering-rocky-40th
Rocky (1976)