How fast did Sylvester Stallone run in Rocky?

Somewhere around 55 second 400m speed.
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How fast could Stallone run?

3:41.56 (full mile).
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How far did Rocky Run in Rocky 1?

Some 150 fans of the Italian Stallion participate in the first Rocky 50K.
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How far did Rocky Run in Rocky 2?

By analyzing the landmarks along the way, the author figured out exactly how far Rocky ran in the famous Rocky II training scene — you know, the one that ends with him running up all those steps (watch below). The answer: 30.61 miles. That is so many miles.
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How fast did Sylvester Stallone wrote Rocky?

According to a profile in the New York Times, published November 28, 1976, he wrote the entire Rocky script in a frenzied three and a half days.
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Who was originally supposed to play Rocky?

And the words Stallone is mouthing on screen are the words he wrote in 3 1/2 days and sold to producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff on the condition that he would play ''Rocky,'' and not Burt Reynolds, or James Caan, or Ryan O'Neal, who were being mentioned for the part.
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Did Sylvester Stallone steal Rocky script?

When Rocky won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1976, Ali was there. He was on stage with Stallone. I saw it, Ali said to Stallone and the world. You stole my script.
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How long is the Rocky jog?

30.6 Miles: Distance of the Actual Rocky Run.
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What was Rocky's running route?

Philadelphia has a cool running scene, immortalized of course by the famous “Rocky Run” from the 1976 movie. This run, through the city and up the stairs of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is on any runner's 'bucket list'. We've included this route in our guide to running in Philadelphia.
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How old is Rocky Balboa in the first movie?

In the first movie, Rocky is a 30-year-old club boxer from Philadelphia who works as a debt collector for a loan shark. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed has an opponent drop out of a fight with a broken hand and can't find a replacement, he decides to give a local underdog an opportunity at the title.
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Is the Rocky Statue real?

Rocky the statue is the work of A. Thomas Schomberg, whose sculptures of athletes have been installed at the Astrodome, Superdome, and Yankee Stadium. The controversy was rekindled in 1990, when the film producers relocated the sculpture for the filming of Rocky V, but, in the end, Rocky was returned to the Spectrum.
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Why did they remove Rocky statue?

TIL The Rocky statue was taken down because it was considered to be racist. This subreddit should inform and not just draw a judgement from one source. Among the other issues considered were: is this a piece of art? The venue is an art museum, the rocky statue is a movie prop.
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Is the Rocky statue still there?

The ROCKY statue was finally returned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2006 with the help and foresight of James (Jimmy) Binns and thousands of Philadelphians. This iconic statue now stands on a grassy knoll adjacent to the famous steps leading to the museum, where visitors from around the globe enjoy it today.
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How fast was Rocky running in Rocky 2?

Somewhere around 55 second 400m speed.
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How heavy was Stallone in Rocky?

Sylvester Stallone Body Weight

Rocky I: 178 pounds. Rocky II: 200 pounds. Rocky III: 163 pounds. Rocky IV: 173 pounds.
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How much did Sly weigh in Rocky 4?

“This is also the lowest weight and body fat I ever was. 166 pounds and 2.8% body fat. That was tough.”
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How long does it take me to run a mile?

A noncompetitive, relatively in-shape runner usually completes one mile in about 9 to 10 minutes, on average. If you're new to running, you might run one mile in closer to 12 to 15 minutes as you build up endurance. Elite marathon runners average a mile in around 4 to 5 minutes.
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What does Rocky say at the top of the steps?

They ate cheesesteaks, saw the sights, and finished with a run up the Rocky Steps. At the top, as they celebrated the moment, a voice from behind them said, "You guys got up here pretty fast. You're making me look bad."
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How many people run the Rocky Run?

About. Their 7,500+ superstar athletes are just like you.
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What race is Rocky?

Robert "Rocky" Balboa was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 6, 1945. He was the only child in a Roman Catholic Italian-American or Italian immigrant family.
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Where did Rocky Run in Rocky 2?

The 72 stone steps leading up to the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have become known as the "Rocky Steps" as a result of a scene from the film Rocky. Tourists often mimic Rocky's famous climb, a metaphor for an underdog or an everyman rising to a challenge.
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Is Rocky Balboa real boxer?

Interestingly, Rocky Balboa is actually based on a real-life person: Chuck Wepner. Wepner was born in 1939, and first started fighting on the streets in Bayonne, New Jersey (an interest that would eventually earn him the nickname of "The Bayonne Bleeder," since he bled a great deal during his fights).
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How much did Chuck Sue Rocky for?

“I sued for $15 million, fuhgeddaboudit, I didn't get a minute percentage of that,” Wepner said. “Stallone and I are friends now. We had to go to court. That was just business.
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How many times was Rocky rejected?

1500 times Sylvester Stallone was rejected when he tried selling his script and himself as what would become the film “Rocky” [account by Tony Robbins, Stallone's personal friend]. 5126 times James Dyson created failed prototypes of his vacuum cleaner before succeeding.
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Did Elvis See Rocky?

Stallone told the interviewer that he was too afraid to meet Elvis, and he didn't go, but he did send a copy of the film. Apparently, Elvis did indeed watch the film with some friends.
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