did you know, rocky 1 was filmed in just 28 days for only 1.7 million dollars, but sylvester stallone made a profit of a whopping 17 million!

The famous scene of Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art has become a cultural icon. In 1982 a statue of Rocky, commissioned by Stallone for Rocky III, was placed at the top of the Rocky Steps. City Commerce Director Dick Doran claimed that Stallone and Rocky had done more for the city's image than "anyone

Differing opinions of the statue and its placement led to a relocation to the sidewalk outside the Philadelphia Spectrum Arena, although the statue was temporarily returned to the top of the steps in 1990 for Rocky V, and again in 2006 for the 30th annanniversary of the original Rocky movie (although this time it was placed at the bottom of the steps). Later that year, it was permanently moved to a spot next to the steps.

Sylvester Stallone was inspired to create his films: Rocky 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Rocky Balboa by the famous fight between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner.Wepner beat Ali in the 15 round with a K.O, one of the very few that Ali recieved.Wepner recalls in early January, 2000, "Sly (stallone) called me about two weeks after the Ali fight and told me he was gonna make da' movie.