Rocky

Nobody gave Rocky a shot. He took it anyway. Rocky shirts for anyone who’s ever been counted out and kept swinging. The Italian Stallion, Mighty Mick’s Boxing, the Balboa Boxing Club, Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, and that Philadelphia ’76 look, printed on tees, ringers, mineral washes, raglans, and sweatshirts. If you’re looking for Rocky T-Shirts with real underdog energy, this is where you go the distance.
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  • White Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Rocky Balboa V Lang Bill design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Balboa V Lang Bill

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Balboa V Lang Bill
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  • Royal Heather Rocky t-shirt featuring a Mighty Mick's Gym design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Mick's Gym

    Rocky T-Shirt - Mick's Gym
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  • Ginger Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Itallionstallion design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Itallionstallion

    Rocky T-Shirt - Itallionstallion
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  • Rocky Bromance T-Shirt

    Rocky Bromance T-Shirt

    Rocky Bromance T-Shirt
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  • Black Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Greased Lightning design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Greased Lightning

    Rocky T-Shirt - Greased Lightning
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  • Rocky I Did It T-Shirt

    Rocky I Did It T-Shirt

    Rocky I Did It T-Shirt
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  • Royal Blue Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Handshake design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Handshake

    Rocky T-Shirt - Handshake
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  • Yellow Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Eat Lightning design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Eat Lightning - Yellow

    Rocky T-Shirt - Eat Lightning - Yellow
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  • Rocky Comfort Colors T-Shirt - Rocky Faded Background

    Rocky Comfort Colors T-Shirt - Rocky Faded Background

    Rocky Comfort Colors T-Shirt - Rocky Faded Background
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  • Black Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Rocky Flag design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Flag

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Flag
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  • Black Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky The Greatest Challenge design

    Rocky T-Shirt - The Greatest Challenge

    Rocky T-Shirt - The Greatest Challenge
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  • Yellow Heather Rocky t-shirt featuring an Italian Stallion design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Italian Stallion Variant

    Rocky T-Shirt - Italian Stallion Variant
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  • Black Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Rocky Clubber Pain design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Clubber Pain

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Clubber Pain
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  • Natural Rocky t-shirt featuring an Italian Stallion design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Italian Stallion Alt

    Rocky T-Shirt - Italian Stallion Alt
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  • Gray Heather Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky You’Re a Bum design

    Rocky T-Shirt - You're a Bum

    Rocky T-Shirt - You're a Bum
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  • Yellow Heather Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky 3 Stallions design

    Rocky T-Shirt - 3 Stallions

    Rocky T-Shirt - 3 Stallions
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  • Rocky Southside Chicago T-Shirt

    Rocky Southside Chicago T-Shirt

    Rocky Southside Chicago T-Shirt
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  • Black Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Rocky Iv Monologue design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Iv Monologue

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Iv Monologue
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  • Rocky Comfort Colors T-Shirt - Mighty Micks Boxing

    Rocky Comfort Colors T-Shirt - Mighty Micks Boxing

    Rocky Comfort Colors T-Shirt - Mighty Micks Boxing
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  • Black Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Rocky 50Th Staircase design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky 50Th Staircase

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky 50Th Staircase
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  • White Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Orangey design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Orangey

    Rocky T-Shirt - Orangey
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  • Natural Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Rocky vs. Clubber design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky vs. Clubber

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky vs. Clubber
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  • Navy Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Beat the Meat design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Beat the Meat

    Rocky T-Shirt - Beat the Meat
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  • Smoke Gray Rocky t-shirt featuring a Rocky Rocky Lightning Chrome design

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Lightning Chrome

    Rocky T-Shirt - Rocky Lightning Chrome
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Questions

How fast did Stallone write Rocky?
In about three and a half days, right after watching the Muhammad Ali vs Chuck Wepner fight in March 1975.
Did Stallone turn down big money to star?
Yes. He rejected a six-figure offer for the script because he insisted on playing Rocky himself, and said he would never have forgiven himself if it succeeded with someone else.
What was the budget, and how did it do?
About 1 million dollars, and it returned over 11,000 percent, one of the most profitable films ever made.
Are Stallone’s real family in the movie?
Yes. To save money his father rang the bell between rounds, his brother Frank sang on a street corner, and his first wife was the still photographer.
Were those real sides of beef?
Yes. Rocky’s meat-locker training used real hanging beef as punching bags.
Did Stallone really sell his dog?
Reportedly. A broke Stallone is said to have sold his dog Butkus and bought him back after the sale, and the dog appears in the film.
How was the running scene filmed so smoothly?
With Garrett Brown’s newly invented Steadicam, which glided alongside Rocky during training and the museum-steps run. Rocky was one of the first films to use it.
How was Apollo Creed cast?
Real boxer Ken Norton was first sought but pulled out, so the role went to Carl Weathers, who played Apollo across the series.
How did Talia Shire get cast as Adrian?
After Carrie Snodgress left over a money dispute, Susan Sarandon was deemed too pretty and Cher too expensive, and Talia Shire’s audition won her the part.
What’s the story behind Rocky’s shorts?
A prop mistake gave him red shorts with a white stripe instead of the reverse. Rather than reshoot, they wrote the promoter’s line that it doesn’t really matter, does it?
Did the actors get hurt in the final fight?
Yes. Stallone suffered bruised ribs and Weathers a damaged nose, the opposite of their characters’ injuries.
How did Rocky do at the Oscars?
Ten nominations and three wins: Best Picture, Best Director for John G. Avildsen, and Best Film Editing.
Are the Rocky Steps real?
Yes, the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A Rocky statue was commissioned in 1982 and now stands permanently beside them, and fans run the steps daily.
What happened with the ’Gonna Fly Now’ theme?
It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in July 1977 and later landed 58th on AFI’s list of top movie songs.