ROCKY V (1990)

Five years after the most successful Rocky movie ever made, Stallone decided to write a bittersweet ending for his character that attempted to bring him back to his Philadelphia roots in 1990’s ROCKY V, this time with original director John … Continue reading →

Five years after the most successful Rocky movie ever made, Stallone decided to write a bittersweet ending for his character that attempted to bring him back to his Philadelphia roots in 1990’s ROCKY V, this time with original director John Avildson returning. But with heavily criticized performances by a real non-actor boxer (Tommy Morrison) and his real son (Sage Stallone), Rocky as a trainer instead of a boxer, and a fight on the street instead of in the ring to end the movie, the fifth Rocky would become the least successful film in the franchise and the most controversial among fans.

Scott and Nick are joined by Bentley Michaels (Clerks: The Musical) to figure out what went wrong and if the “worst Rocky” is really as bad as everyone says.

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