ROCKY (1976)
His Whole Life Was a Million to One Shot
First Training Scene in Rocky - (Philadelphia) Filming location for the very first scene of the original training montage where Rocky jogs through a railroad yard lifting bricks.
Collecting at the Philly Docks - "You wanna dance, you gotta pay the band. You wanna borrow, you gotta pay the man." Here's where Rocky doesn't break the guy's thumb.
Ship from Original Training Montage - In one of the highlights of the original Rocky training montage, Sylvester Stallone is seen running along a dockside with a ship in the background.
Arched Bridge in Training Montage - (Philadelphia) Filming location for riverside bridge Rocky Balboa runs past during his "Gonna Fly Now" training montage in Philly.
Ice Skating Rink (First Date) - (Los Angeles) The empty ice skating rink where Rocky takes Adrian for their first date on Thanksgiving night.
Resurrection Gym - (Los Angeles) The opening shot of the movie features a painting of Jesus overlooking the match between Rocky and Spider Rico.
“Take You Back” Street Corners - (Philadelphia) The corner where Frank Stallone and the boys sing "Take You Back", and later "Two Kinds of Love" in Rocky II.
Mr. Gazzo’s Street - (Philadelphia) "I shoulda broke your thumbs!" This is the street where Rocky and Gazzo get out of the car to talk about Del Rio.
Lucky Seven Tavern - (Philadelphia) The Lucky Seven Tavern seen in Rocky is a different location than the one in Rocky Balboa.
Main Street Gym - (Los Angeles) L.A.'s historic gym was utilized as the interior of Mighty Mick's during the filming of Rocky.
