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When Apollo and Rocky are analyzing the "game film" of Rocky's first fight with Clubber, the film they are watching is actually movie clips of "Rocky III" itself. This is evidenced by the variety of angles and in-the-ring shots. In an effort to disguise this trickery, the "game film" was made black and white. See more...

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Rocky III (1982) - 10 corrections

Directed by Sylvester Stallone, starring Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone (add more)

Genres: Action, Sport

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According to the 'movie timeline', we know Mickey passes away in August 1981. Shortly after Mickey's death, when Clubber is being interviewed about his upcoming re-match with Rocky, one of the sportscasters makes mention that Rocky's attempt at a comeback at "34" are pretty long indeed. However, during the rematch fight in Rocky II with Apollo (movie timeline has that fight in November 1976), one of the commentators says Rocky is "31 years of age". That fact would put Rocky's birth year sometime in 1945. Rocky could not have been 34 right after Mickey's death in late 1981. He would have been at least 35, if not 36. [In Rocky 1, when Paulie talks about Adrian, he says "She's pushing 30". Rocky replies "I'm 30 myself". So in Rocky 1, he is 30 in 1976. In film time, Rocky III takes place 3 years later - this is referred to several times, so Rocky would be 33-34 throughout the duration of Rocky III.]

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When Rocky is trying to catch up with Apollo during their jog, he has flashbacks of his first fight with Apollo and Mickey yelling at him. In the flashback, the punches he "remembers taking" from Clubber, and especially the fashion in which he was knocked down, do not match at all the happenings and his knockdown from the first match. Also, the knockdown scene Rocky envisions shows him being hit by a black glove, Clubber wore red gloves in the first fight. [All these flashes of images are happening in Rocky's mind. At this point in the film, it is clear that Rocky is in turmoil over the upcoming fight and his doubts over the validity of his championship career - turmoil that is specifically spelled out in his conversation with Adrian moments after this run. Rocky's mind is flashing images of terror and images of pain both real and imagined. The way he falls in the final flash of imagery is totally fantasized - in his daydream flash he falls like a board flat onto his face. This never happened in his fight against Clubber. It's a vivid daydream showing Rocky's doubt in himself and fear of Clubber Lang. These images are deliberately meant to show that.]

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In the scene just before they reveal the statue of Rocky and they are in the Balboa house, Paulie says to Adrian, "Oh, Mrs. Talia, you almost look pretty good". That's actress Talia Shire's real first name. [He says "Mrs Stallion", as in Rocky's nickname 'The Italian Stallion'.]