Episode 127: John's Canon #5: ROCKY (1976)

"I was nobody. But that don't matter either, you know? 'Cause I was thinkin', it really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood." This week on the pod we discuss John's canon pick, one of his all time favourite films: ROCKY! We dive into the origins of the film, all the great moments and characters that we love, how it holds up as a still-solid 70s New Hollywood ramshackle romance. Quinn also shared some boxing context, and we also spent a LOT of time going over the Rocky sequels (kind of hard not too!). Before that, we did our usual news roundup and shared what we watched this week. Next episode, we jump back to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss ALIEN: COVENANT. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:12 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy returning to theaters 00:06:57 RIP Bob Cole 00:09:55 New release run down (Boy Kills World; Challengers) What We Watched This Week 00:12:37 Sympathy for Mr. Vengance 00:17:00 Sorcerer (John) 00:20:30 Graduation Day [1981] (John) 00:23:44 Born in Flames (John) 00:27:20 ROCKY Discussion 01:05:29 Our Ratings for ROCKY 01:08:32 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Take You Back - Frank Stallone (From Rocky OST) Outro: The Final Bell - Bill Conti (From Rocky OST) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts