Rocky's doctor, Presley Jensen, reveals that Rocky is suffering from a condition called Cavum septi pellucidi, which is brain damage caused by extremely heavy blows to the head. The effects are seemingly permanent and irreversible.
Rocky, American boxing film, released in 1976, that was the highest-grossing movie of that year, earning more than $117 million at the box office. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won three, including best picture, and made its writer and lead actor, Sylvester Stallone, a star.
More than 15 years passed before Stallone decided to course-correct Rocky's send-off with the belated sequel Rocky Balboa, which gently ignores the whole brain damage diagnosis and has Rocky getting back into the ring for a final exhibition fight against a much younger opponent.
In Rocky II, it is revealed that during the world title fight in Rocky, Rocky's right eye was badly damaged. The injury is enough to make him quit professional boxing, and after he decides to face Apollo again, it is enough to make Mick think that there is no way he can win.
Although it's not shown outside the ring, Rocky still battles some level of PTSD from his fight with Drago twenty-one years prior, having flashes of the brutal punches and injury he sustained from the Soviet fighter.
Rocky's doctor, Presley Jensen, reveals that Rocky is suffering from a condition called Cavum septi pellucidi, which is brain damage caused by extremely heavy blows to the head.
A chart showing Cavum septum pellucidum. "The effects are irreversible." Rocky Balboa, the famous boxer, developed the condition after fighting Ivan Drago in Moscow. In 1986 Rocky was diagnosed with it but did not get a second opinion as Adrian begged him to stop fighting.
His hands are shaking, and he cannot make them stop due to the trauma, pain and fear caused by Drago. In addition to that, he keeps calling for "Mick", the name of his deceased former trainer. Rocky returns home from the Soviet Union and is greeted by his son, Robert.
His self-confidence and self-respect are gone in the wake of the loss and the loss of Mickey. At one point he rides his motorcycle to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the statue of himself. Angered that he can't match the glory it represents, he furiously throws his helmet at it and rides off.
When Stallone auctioned over 1,000 pieces of memorabilia from his career, he said the ball is "symbolic" to Rocky and is "the only thing that he really had that would take his mind off of his problems" (via Total Rocky).
When Rocky lost Apollo, he lost a part of himself, and the rest of the movie is devoted to exploring his grief and isolation, both physically and mentally. Rocky was never the same after Apollo's death, and it still hurts to think about.
The living legend didn't appear for straightforward reasons, as Sylvester Stallone opted out of Creed III for creative differences. Stallone earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor as Rocky in the first Creed and has served since as the mentor of Adonis "Donnie" Creed (Michael B.
Robert was born in Rocky II and supported his father in Rocky III and Rocky IV. The most notable evolution of their relationship came in Rocky V when they started to grow apart; this was the direct result of Robert being jealous of Tommy Gunn and the attention that Rocky was giving him.
Death. On January 15, 2020, at the age of 75, Johnson died of a pulmonary embolism at the home his son bought for him in Lutz, Florida; the embolism was caused by a blood clot that traveled from a deep vein thrombosis in his leg.
Despite the movie being about boxing, the movie does a great job at balancing it's other themes such as romance and developing each character. the movie is filled with a modret about of kissing and violence witch might be too much for younger children. It's appropriate for kids 10 and up.
After returning home, Rocky and Adrian discover they are bankrupt after Paulie was fooled into signing a "power of attorney" over to Rocky's accountant, who squandered all of his money on real estate deals gone sour and failed to pay Rocky's taxes over the previous six years.
After three films in which he functions as little more than a means to illustrate Rocky's greatness, Apollo is offered the highest of honors: He dies to provide the franchise's white protagonist with motivation and character development.
While we do not see Rocky block punches he does clinch several times - his only defense. From a fighters standpoint their are two reasons Rocky is able to go the distance. Rocky blocked Creed's punches with his face. No, because that's the whole point of the movie.
Rocky's professional career includes the greatest number of fights for anyone else in the series, with 57 wins (54 by KO), 26 losses, and 1 draw. He notably has the most losses out of his competitors, being the only one to even have double-digit losses.
I mean, just listen to these tales from the Rocky series Sylvester Stallone recounted Monday night with Jimmy Fallon. In order to give some scenes that extra hint of realism, Stallone, not an actual boxer, agreed to take some actual punches to the face.
Sylvester Stallone Shared a 'Rocky' Throwback Photo of the Leanest His Body Ever Was. "166 pounds and 2.8% body fat. That was tough.”
Smelling salts have been used for centuries to keep people alert. They were once prominent in funeral homes and at blood donation drives. Athletes inhale them from the sidelines in hopes of improving their performance. Rocky famously takes a whiff of a smelling salt to get back in the ring and keep up the fight.
Seargeoh Stallone
Stallone and Czack welcomed their second son, Seargeoh, in 1979. At age 3, Seargeoh was diagnosed with autism and has since lived a life mostly out of the spotlight. In 1985, Stallone and Czack established a research fund administered under the National Society for Children and Adults With Autism.
Later on, Rocky meets with the doctor and learns he has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. The doctor says it's good that they caught it early and that they ought to start chemotherapy soon, but Rocky refuses to go through with that because it didn't work out for Adrian when the same thing happened.
Adrian is a shy and closed-off person and Paulie is constantly insulting her, demeaning her and ordering her around. Though Adrian does eventually stand up to Paulie, it's strange to see Rocky just watch this abusive behavior happen.