Rocky III (1982)

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Wikidata Q241504, film, IMDb tt0084602, TMDB 1371: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Sylvester Stallone: 2 lines career ×2

  1. career (career): Sylvester Stallone → Rocky III. Stallone's Apex Mountain: Rocky 3 and Rambo in 82.
    “I think his Apex Mountain was that Rocky 3, Rambo.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:28:20 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Hulk Hogan: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Hulk Hogan → Rocky III. Fennessey notes Hogan's wrestler-in-the-movies debut in the Rocky series (the Thunderlips role).
    “Maybe barring Hogan in the Rocky series.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:07:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Miracle: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (trope): Miracle → Rocky III. Adrian in Rocky III is the opposite of the wet-blanket wife.
    “I think Adrian does a great job in that movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:48:13 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Rocky: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Rocky → Rocky III. Rocky 1 and the steroid-era Rocky 3 and 4 are not even the same species of human.
    “It's not even the same species of human that Rocky is.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:10:23 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

The Wrestler: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Rocky III → The Wrestler. Fennessey wonders whether Rocky III counts as a wrestling movie, in which case it might rank with The Wrestler.
    “whether or not Rocky 3 actually counted as a wrestling movie because if so, that's obviously like, that might be up there with the wrestler is the best wrestling thing ever made”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:07:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Sylvester Stallone → Rocky III. Stallone's best A-list run came with Rocky 3 and First Blood in the same year, a roughly six-year run.
    “He has one of the best, probably 6 year A-list movie star runs ever.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:22:54 · Chris Ryan (0.45 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Sylvester Stallone → Rocky III. Stallone's Apex Mountain: Rocky 3 and Rambo in 82.
    “I think his Apex Mountain was that Rocky 3, Rambo.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:28:20 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Rocky → Rocky III. Rocky 1 and the steroid-era Rocky 3 and 4 are not even the same species of human.
    “It's not even the same species of human that Rocky is.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:10:23 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Hulk Hogan → Rocky III. Fennessey notes Hogan's wrestler-in-the-movies debut in the Rocky series (the Thunderlips role).
    “Maybe barring Hogan in the Rocky series.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:07:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (trope): Miracle → Rocky III. Adrian in Rocky III is the opposite of the wet-blanket wife.
    “I think Adrian does a great job in that movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:48:13 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Rocky III → The Wrestler. Fennessey wonders whether Rocky III counts as a wrestling movie, in which case it might rank with The Wrestler.
    “whether or not Rocky 3 actually counted as a wrestling movie because if so, that's obviously like, that might be up there with the wrestler is the best wrestling thing ever made”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:07:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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