Rocky Statue

by Mitch Cat

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Rocky Statue

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Mitch Cat

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Photograph - Photography

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Before Rocky III, released in 1982, Sylvester Stallone commissioned A. Thomas Schomberg to create a bronze statue of Rocky. It weighs 2-tons and is 10-foot-tall. On September 8, 2006, the Rocky statue was placed on a pedestal in a grassy area near the foot of the steps to the right of the Philadelphia Museum. The unveiling ceremony included live music, the debut of the first full trailer for Rocky Balboa, and a free showing of the first Rocky movie. At the ceremony, Mayor John Street said that the steps were one of Philly's biggest tourist attractions, and that Stallone, a native New Yorker, had been gladly adopted by Philadelphia.

In Rocky Balboa, when Rocky tells Paulie that he is going to make a comeback, Paulie suggests, "You mad because they took down your statue?", but Rocky denies this.

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September 30th, 2013

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