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- Butkus: The Early Years
- What Was Butkus Like
- Moving Cross Country
- The Legend of Selling and Buying Back The Rocky Dog
- Dog Tales: Funny Butkus Antics
- A Rocky Dog For The Original Screenplay
- A Dog’S Life Ain’T All Sunshine and Rainbows
- “He Eats Little Turtles!”
- Gonna Fart Now
- Butkus Is Back For Rocky II
A hefty little puppy joined the Stallone family back in 1969. “We got [Butkus] when he was about six weeks old,” Sylvester Stallone remembers. “He was a ferocious-looking little devil and when he ate his security blanket we decided to name him after Dick Butkus, possibly the fiercest football player in history.” Dick Butkus, the former NFL lineback...
Bull Mastiffs are gentle giants known for their loyalty and protective nature, making them great family dogs. People love Bull Mastiffs because they’re big sweethearts with a tough side. Their affectionate nature and protective instincts make them a popular breed – and Butkus was no exception. Frank Stallone described Butkus as “such a great dog”, ...
In an attempt to seek their fortune in Hollywood, the Stallones hit the road and headed west, along with the dog. During the trip, the heat became so oppressive that, according to Sly’s legend, they had to pack old Butkus in cracked ice for two days. During the trip, the Stallones passed through a wildlife preserve where Sly laughs that Butkus “pra...
There’s a legendary story Sylvester Stallone has told in countless interviews when the subject of Butkus the dog comes up. It’s quite a viral piece – there are memes and YouTube shorts about this tale. The story, sometimes told with varying details, is that Stallone was actually forced to sell the dog before he hit it big due to his extreme financi...
When living the high life in Los Angeles, Butkus often engaged in a mind-boggling activity, allegedly as often as once per month. His funny habit was to launch attacks on bottles of spring water. “He once broke [a bottle] and damaged two apartments in the process. I think it’s the blue cap on the top he’s after,” Sly said at the time. “We don’t dar...
In the original script that Stallone wrote, Rocky owned what he described as “a scruffy fleabag.” Though various iterations of the script, the dog theme morphed and Sly latched onto the idea that he’d have Rocky Balboa carry his dog up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We’ll come back to that idea in a moment. Facing the dilemma of findi...
The Rocky dog’s movie debut wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Sly recalled a weird incident that happened to the dog a few days before filming began. Butkus took a nap on a wet carpet and one side of him turned red. “We couldn’t use a two-toned beige and red dog,” Sly said. “Fortunately he finally came clean.” “Butkus and I had some lean years toge...
In the original movie, Rocky first spots the Bull Mastiff locked in a cage in the pet shop where Adrian works and Rocky squats down to howl at the dog, who playfully paws at Balboa. Later in the movie, Adrian tells her boyfriend Rocky that she’s got a surprise for him, and boy, does she! Out from behind the steps bounds an excited Butkus, all spruc...
It’s one of cinema’s most iconic scenes – a triumphant Rocky Balboa runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, raising his arms in victory. But the original plan for this moment was going to be a bit different. Picture this: Rocky, the epitome of physical fitness, showcasing his strength by running up the steps with his faithful dog in hi...
When the first Rocky sequel came around and production began in 1978, Butkus Stallone was back in front of the cameras. Sly’s Rocky dog had an equally large on-screen role in Rocky II where he evenhad his own wardrobe – including a dangerous lookingstudded dog collar. In Rocky II, Butkus wears a green and white human-sized football jersey with the ...
Phylicia Rashad portrayed Mary Anne Creed, Apollo Creed’s widow and Adonis Creed’s mother, in the “Creed” movies. Beyond Creed, she gained prominence for her role as Clair Huxtable in “The Cosby Show.”. Dive into the stories of the "Rocky" cast, featuring Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa and other characters from the boxing movie ...
Dec 3, 1976 · Rocky: Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers. A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
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- Drama, Sport
- John G. Avildsen
- 1976-12-03
An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion.
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Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter and loanshark debt collector ...
The movie spawned four sequels: Rocky II (1979), in which Rocky, now settled down with Adrian, agrees to a rematch with Creed because he needs the money; Rocky III (1982), having defeated Creed, Rocky is now the champ, but after his defeat by a brutal challenger, Creed helps him regain the title; Rocky IV (1985), Rocky takes on the Cold War by fighting the Soviet opponent who killed Creed in a ...
