What Happened to Rocky's Fortune?
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Balboasaurus — 11 years ago(October 20, 2014 06:00 PM)
What do you mean Lonestarr when you say that the film totally ignores the events in Rocky V, but that it is a direct continuation of it? Color me confused.
I think both Rocky and Robert were living under the shadow of the former. We saw a bit of that in Rocky V when the neighbors at the bar mock him for losing his money. Then Robert tried to train with Uncle Paulie to fight off the bully Maybe, at some point after Rocky V, he wanted to be like his dad, but then decided to go to college instead, but wasn't happy with the field he chose to study. I wonder if he met people who challenged him to sparring matches, and he got tired of it.
Another theory of mine is that their relationship became strained after Adrian's passing because Rocky kept living in the past.
just some thoughts -
Balboasaurus — 11 years ago(October 21, 2014 09:03 AM)
Oh, I see. I went on rambling about Robert.
If he really wanted to give Rocky a proper send off, he had no choice but to acknowledge the events of Rocky V. I also never understood why he would bash Rocky V; he wrote it. -
smoko — 11 years ago(November 22, 2014 06:39 AM)
@Balboasaurus
he had no choice but to acknowledge the events of Rocky V.
Except for Rocky's brain injury, which miraculously vanishes in this movie.
As for why Stallone bashed
Rocky 5
, I think it's because everybody else bashed it so he had to go along with them, regardless of his opinion. It's not like he's gonna go, "You're all wrong,
Rocky 5
's a masterpiece." -
Balboasaurus — 11 years ago(December 22, 2014 01:49 PM)
In the "Rocky Saga" documentary, his brother, Frank, implies that Sly was doing other things like golfing. Perhaps, he didn't put as much effort into it as when he is directing. There is also the "Rocky dies at the end" script. Perhaps, if he would have directed it, he would have gone that route to give the saga its final, brutal punch, although that would have been really sad. He should have instead discussed the movie's strengths.
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Tcb83 — 10 years ago(March 09, 2016 08:56 AM)
Sylvester Stallone's explanation regarding the brain damage:
"When Rocky was diagnosed with brain damage, it must be noted that many athletes have a form of brain damage including football players, soccer players, and other individuals in contact sports such as rugby, etc. Rocky never went for a second opinion and yielded to his wife's wishes to stop. So with the advent of new research techniques into brain damage, Rocky was found to be normal among fighters, and he was suffering the results of a severe concussion. By today's standards Rocky Balboa would be given a clean bill of health for fighters."
Source:
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SEINFELDbeatFRIENDS — 11 years ago(January 02, 2015 09:30 AM)
He hit rock bottom (no pun intended) financially in ROCKY V. Many years later looks like he was worked himself up to middle class at least but not rich. That restraint helped him a bit. realistically his image and superstar figure of being a legendary fighter would give him enough to live well anyday. Example: Michael Jordan does not have to work another day of his life just his legend himself will give him a million or more a day.
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PhilistinePictures — 10 years ago(November 10, 2015 02:21 PM)
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that Rocky 5 is indeed ignoredhe still hasn't boxed for a while and had no other obvious source of income. His wife's medical bills would've been big. So would his son's education (I'm assuming he went to some illustrious college and Uni to get the start in life his dad never had). Lamborghinis cost a lot to run and maintain. Same goes for big houses.
If you're a bestselling singer or writer, your royalties can keep you rich for years after you retire. For sportsmen, it's not the same. Either a) you become a pundit (can't see Balboa as a professional talker) or b) you make a living from endorsing products (which he was probably put off after Rocky 2).
I can quite easily see his fortune being whittled down over 21 years from 1985 to 2006.
Rocky Balboa lives for the applause