Today in History: Rocky premieres in New York
One of the most legendary films of the past 50 years,Rocky ended up winning the Oscar for best picture just a few months after the premiere in New York. While winning an Academy Award is an extremely coveted prize, it isn't exactly reason enough to celebrate a film. The reason why Rocky is such an exceptional case isn't just because it is a great movie, but also because of the very interesting circumstances surrounding it.
The year was 1976
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Maybe this isn't as unknown as I would hope but Rocky almost didn't get made at all and if that had been the case we never would have been introduced to Clubber Lang (and subsequently the world may have never known about Mr. T at all), we never would have seen a bunch of Russians dedicated to cheating at the sport, none of whom were actually Russians, fighting in a Russia that wasn't Russia because Rocky 4 was filmed in Canada (on a side note: Although Rocky 4 is made fun of, I think it is actually one of the more entertaining of the entire franchise.)
In mid 1975, a then completely unknown Sylvester Stallone wrote a screenplay using a pen and paper despite knowing that these sorts of things need to be typed in order to be acceptable to studios. Stallone couldn't get it typed because he was damn near homeless at the time. He had recently sold his dog because he could no longer afford to feed it. :( It has been confirmed that when he submitted the script he had a mere $106 in his bank account and was steps away from eviction. Stallone has said that if the script hadn't been accepted, he would not have been able to pay his rent.
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The studios however, did not want to have an unknown actor play the role and wanted some bigger names in the film. They offered Stallone $350,000 for the script and he refused it. Imagine how much faith you would need to have in something to be nearly unable to afford shelter or food, you recently had to sell your best friend, and then turning down what in 1975 was the equivalent of $700,000 today.
But Stallone was steadfast, and because of this the production company paid Stallone a mere $20,000 for the rights to the story and out of spite paid their new leading "Sly" actor the industry minimum of $350 a week during filming. They also reduced the overall budget dramatically to a mere $1 million because they now had little faith in the project.
They had to "pinch pennies" in order to do a lot of the filming at all. There were several tricks that they used during the film such as having the final fight be surrounded by darkness. The idea was that this was because of the super bright lights of the big event. However, this was actually because they couldn't afford enough extras to make a decent crowd.
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There are stories about how when faced with extreme budgetary constraints, they offered extras a "free chicken dinner" for their participation in scenes.
The final fight also had no professional choreography due to budgetary constraints. However, when they were filming, it was apparently so silly and unrealistic that director John G. Avildsen scrambled to find the money and choreography was built in to save the film. Seriously, go back and watch the fights, even with choreography it looks pretty bad and not at all like real boxing. I would love to see the original footage.
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Stallone quickly became known as an actor that would "do whatever it took" to get the job done because he insisted that Carl Weathers actually hit him and this caused multiple injuries throughout filming, one of which could have killed Stallone had he not gone to the hospital.
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I don't really know if anyone today will be able to go back and watch this film for the first time and appreciate exactly how ground-breaking it was, but it really is special to take a film with no budget, almost no known actors or actresses and a script written by an amateur (although with major re-writes) and win the highest film honor in existence.
Stallone went on to become one of the biggest starts in the world and of course the Rocky films lead to First Blood and eventually really good films like Cliffhanger. (joking) Imagine how different action films of the 80's would have been if Sylvester hadn't stuck to his guns on the script back in 1975?
Second only to perhaps Schwarzenegger in terms of action-hero icon status, Stallone refused to give up despite facing lots of battles getting this movie to the big screen. His rise to A-level status began with a dream and a stubborn attitude and it all began today, 43 years ago.
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By the way, once he got his $20,000 for the script, Stallone immediately bought his dog back although the jerk he sold it to for $50 demanded $1500 for the buy back
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Such a great and classic movie!
i dare you to get that song out of your head once it is there!
was just about to write that I cant get the theme song out of my head now
It's impossible to forget, haha!
You know, I've never watched Rocky before!!! Maybe now is a good time
You know, I've never
Watched Rocky before!!! Maybe
Now is a good time
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you should maybe give it a look... especially since you just accidentally wrote a haiku!
Wow I didn’t know about his dog. Good thing that he bought the dog back after he got money, that’s real friendship there.
I wonder how hard that must have been. The way I feel about my own dog, I can't imagine how heartbreaking and anxiety ridden it must have made Sly.
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I just couldn't do it. Part with my dogs.. I can't even imagine. I really am blessed :-)
Haha... me neither! But maybe he wanted his doggo to be cared for and well fed. It would be hard to give him decent life if he’s evicted.
(Evil Steem-Censor may Block this Link. Click account @BewareCenterBase and just Click there post/comment, you can Read there. Why? Evil Steem-Censor. 사악한 스팀 검열 시스템이 이 링크를 막을수 있다. 계정 @BewareCenterBase 을 클릭하고, 거기서 글과 댓글을 클릭하면, 읽을 수 있다.)
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(Revived and Will be Revived, Sometimes To DownVoters' Readers, Voted and Related Accounts, For Freedom of Speech, Right for Writings to Survive, Right to Show both Pros and Cons.
언론의 자유와 글의 생존권, 찬반 양론이 모두 보여질 수 있는 권리를 위하여, 다운보팅 학살에서 재생되었고, 재생될 것이다. 가끔, 학살자들의 독자나 보팅자들, 관련계정들에게도 제공된다.)
[Steem: Freedom] DownVote DownVoting-ManSlaughterers. Code of Conduct, News & List Update v.7. 다운보팅 학살자를 다운보팅 하자. 행동수칙, 뉴스와 목록.
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( https://staging.busy.org/@bewarecenterbase/steem-freedom-downvote-downvoting-manslaughterers-code-of-conduct-news-and-list-update-v-7 ) Not Blocked yet.
2019.11.24.Sun.09:35 (utc+9), by @BewareCenterBase,
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For Freedom Of Speech, 언론의 자유를 위하여,
To Make Steem Peaceful, 스팀을 평화롭게 하기 위하여,
To Make Steem Fair Money or Currency with Liberty of Contract, 스팀을 계약의 자유가 있는 공정한 화폐로 만들기 위하여,
_1. DownVote DownVoting-ManSlaughterers. 다운보팅 학살자를 다운보팅 하자.
The followings are known Content-Nazi
and Commie-People's-Court Bamboo-Spear Red-Guard ManSlaughterers
아래는 알려진 컨텐츠 나찌, 공산 인민재판 죽창 홍위병 학살자들이다.
If you like, select anyone below and 원한다면 아래 누구라도 골라서,
DownVote Now and Anytime. 지금 그리고 언제라도 다운보팅 하라.
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@oldstone =@slowwalker =@wisdomandjustice =@photoholic =@ilovemylife, (=@veronicalee ) : kr worst man-slaughterer. 한국 최악의 공산 죽창.
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@howo = @steempress : Content-Nazi by day, Commie Bamboo-Spear by night, All time Man-Slaughterer. (remove @steempress from your witness support) 낮에는 컨텐츠 나찌, 밤에는 공산 죽창. 항상 학살자.(@steempress를 증인지지에서 제거하자.)
@tommyrobinson : Best selling ManSlaughterer in the UK, 영국 베스트셀러 학살자.
@eonwarped=@helpie=@helpiecake, NY Asian Content-Nazi. (remove @helpie from your witness support, downvote @helpiecake comments.) 뉴욕 황인종 컨텐츠 나찌 (@helpie 를 증인지지에서 제거하고, @helpiecake 댓글들을 다운보팅하자. )
@amico=@holydog : Italy Content-Nazi, but suspected to work with @eonwarped, @spamminator etc: 이태리 콘텐츠 나찌를 주장하지만, @eonwarped, @spamminator 와 한통속 의심됨.
@patrice=@spaminator=@prowler=@mack-bot=@mack-botjr =@mack-fund : worst man-slaughterer, biggest enemy of Steem; but nowhere to downvote. Instead below. (remove @patrice from your witness support.) 스팀 최악의 학살자, 스팀 최대의 적. 그러나 다운보팅 할 곳이 없다. 대신 아래에. (@patrice 를 증인지지에서 제거하자. )
@steemcleaners, @ety001, @justyy, @oflyhigh, @cheetah, , : Evil profit assholes of @spaminator group : @adm, @pfunk ; Lots place to DownVote. (remove @adm, @pfunk from your witness support.) 학살자들의 수익창구. 다운보팅 할 곳 많다. (@adm, @pfunk 를 증인지지에서 제거하자. )
@threespeak group: DownVote every 3speak tag writings. (https://steemit.com/created/threespeak) 쓰리스피크 태그 모든 글을 다운보팅하자.
@buildawhale=@themarkymark group : (remove @themarkymark from your witness support.) 최악의 학살자 증인 @themarkymark 그룹 (@themarkymark 를 증인지지에서 제거하자.)
@preparedwombat, @steemflagrewards, @themarkymark, @blocktrades, @photovisions, @steemitworldmap, @magicmonk, @inertia, @planetauto, @scottcbusiness, @steembasicincome, @steeminator3000, @thelifeofjord, @dmitrydao, @dedicatedguy, @leo.syndication, @curie, @elsiekjay, @juancar347, @jongolson, @cheetah, @anthonyadavisii, @jpphotography, @cryptoandcoffee, @thegreens,, @minismallholding, @enjoyinglife, @andrianna,
@roundbeargames, @elenasteem, @thekitchenfairy, @steemcleaners, @h-hamilton, @world-travel-pro, @qurator, @freedompoint, @derangedvisions, @balticbadger, @jenina619, @slobberchops, @meesterboom, @jodipamungkas, @nickyhavey, @isaria, @scaredycatguide, @neoxian-city, @sjarvie5, @jlsplatts, @alcibiades, @steemauto, @truce, @uwelang, @edgarsart, @soyrosa, @jenina619, @enjar, @crimsonclad, @acidyo, @stickyfingerz, @jordangerder, @holoz0r, @coingecko, @joythewanderer, @snook, @c0ff33a, @abh12345, @elenasteem, @preparedwombat, @lightcaptured, @sjarvie5, @fredrikaa, @worldcapture, @elizacheng, @world-travel-pro, @bengy, @davedickeyyall, @steemer-sayu907, @porters, @culgin, @budapestguide, @barski, @eugelys, @ginnyannette, @kommienezuspadt, @carlgnash, @wildhomesteading, @midlet, @thelifeofjord, @slobberchops, @zpzn, @blewitt, @jenina619,
@clayop : kr top witness, Commie Bamboo-Spear to the bones, disguised good writing advocate for his own hidden interests. (remove @clayop from your witness support) 한국 대표 증인이지만, 유명한 공산죽창, 증인지지 철회할 것.
@ibc, @condeas, @linuxbot, @astrophoto.kevin, : German Content-Nazi, DNA is strong. 독일 컨텐츠 나찌. 피는 못속인다.
@jacobtothe,
@smartsteem, @smooth = @smooth.witness,
@corn113, @steemitlsh, @westport, @himapan, @eversloth : kr Commie Bamboo-spear. 한국 공산 죽창들.
@steemflagrewards and supporters of this dent of man-slaughterers : 학살자 소굴.
@lukestokes.mhth, @yabapmatt, @themarkymark, @cervantes, @pjau, @pfunk, @patrice, @guiltyparties
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@themarkymark : Most Evil top Witness, Supporter of ManSlaughterers. (remove @themarkymark from your witness support) 안끼는곳 없는 최악의 컨텐츠 나찌. 증인지지 철회하자.
Support Resistance to @themarkymark : https://steemit.com/@stopthemarkymark/comments : 이 댓글들을 업보팅 해주어, @themarkymark 를 괴롭히자.
Most major downvote-manslaughterers are supported by and linked with most top witnesses and Steem Foundation or so-called Steemit Inc fund to Monopolize Steem coin inflations to themselves. This is why Steem is Not fair Money or Currency. Additional UnFair tools are well equipped to reinforce their monopoly, and will be shown in more writings later.
주요 다운보팅 학살자들은 많은 상위 증인들과 스팀재단 또는 Steemit Inc 회사 관련 계정 들의 자금 지원을 받고 있으며, 스팀 코인 화폐 인플레이션을 닌자 채굴한 자신들의 코인 독점을 강화하는 목적으로 사용되는 것 같다. 스팀이 공정한 암호화폐로 인정받지 못하고 있는 이유 중의 하나이다. 다운보팅 외에도, 이들의 독점을 강화하기 위한 다양한 스팀 언론 통제 수단들이 사용되고 있는 것이 확인되고 있으며, 차차 알려나갈 것이다.
Any Witness who are against DownVote (except strictly illegal contents) and for No-DownVote Steem-HardFork will be listed here, if you comment.
다운보드에 반대하고, (엄격한 불법 컨텐츠 외에는) 다운보트 기능을 없애는 하드포크를 지지할 증인들은 댓글 주시면, 여기 올리고 증인지지를 규합해 나갈 것이다.
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(You can be deListed
if you comment that you promise and keep that you won't downvote
Except strictly illegal writings such as plagiarism, copyright infringement, human/drug/weapons trafficking, kid porno etc.
Self-Vote is Fair Reward for investment and deligence.
Farming is Not Stealing, but
DownVote is robbery, bully, bamboo-spearing, man-slaughterering. )
다운보팅을 않겠다고 약속하는 댓글을 남기고 지키면, 이 목록에서 삭제될 수 있다.
_2. Remove From Witness Support and Down-Vote
증인 지지 철회 명단
@patrice, @themarkymark, @clayop are the worst witness to drop
@steempress, @smooth.witness,
@clayop : kr top witness, Commie Bamboo-Spear to the bones, disguised good writing advocate for his own hidden interests. 자신의 숨겨진 이익을 위해서, 좋은 글 옹호하는 위장 다운보팅 공산 죽창 주의자.
@clayop, @asbear, @ocd-witness, @ats-witness , @noblewitness=@sircork
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Top Witnesses who are for Down-Vote-Pool HardForks.
@roelandp, @yabapmatt, @good-karma, @gtg, @blocktrades,
@themarkymark, @someguy123, @cervantes, @aggroed, @smooth.witness,
@therealwolf, @anyx, @ocd-witness, @timcliff, @ausbitbank,
@curie, @thecryptodrive, @followbtcnews, @clayop, @drakos,
@lukestokes.mhth, @jesta, @steempress,
@xeldal, @emrebeyler,@liondani, @riverhead, @actifit, @busy.witness, @bhuz,
And
_3. DownVote-Hide their comments,
which can make them self-voters and then downvoted by themselves among man-slaughterers.
_4. Write Much More, Even Copy and Paste, to Dry-Up DownVoting-ManSlaughterers' Power,
_5. Be Proud of Negative Reputation.
If your writing is automatically hidden, Show your writings to Man-Slaughterers' Readers or UpVoted Individually.
It's the Auto-Hidden Writers' Right, To show Writings individually.
Copy and Paste your Hidden Writings to Man-Sluaghterers' Every Posts, Comment, and Every Readers' or UpVoted's Writings, individually.
_6. Make Much More Accounts to Fight For Freedom.
_7. Automate Resistance Process.
Or At least Make it Easy, Just Spread Your Writings, Copy and Paste
until DownVote Function is Removed From Steem.
_- Auto-Comment tool, Resistance to @themarkymark : https://steemit.com/@stopthemarkymark/comments :
_8. Make Situations Complex, To Kill Man-Slaughtering Bots and Programmers.
Vary Self-Vote or Not, Voting %, Voting Time etc.
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_9. Repeat Persistently As Above, if you love Steem
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Or If you dislike battle field,
_10. Leave Steem and Never Look Back,
until you hear No-DownVote HardFork and Steem becomes peaceful place.
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_11. ManSlaughterers are losing.
@spaminator DownVote Power is Drying Up.
You can join and help to achieve Freedom of Speech.
Copy-Paste this writing to the victims, readers or related, Repeatedly, Persistently.
_12. We are Winning: Evil Steem Censorship Disclosed, Resistance are Gathering :
_- Evil Steem-Censor is found to Prevent Reading this Link. Click account name @BewareCenterBase and just Click there post/comment, you can Read there. Why? Evil Steem-Censor will be explained later.
_- Resistance to @themarkymark, auto-comment tool : https://steemit.com/@stopthemarkymark/comments :
_- Any Freedom Fighters can be Listed here, if you say so in my commentt.
_- Any Witness who are against DownVote and for No-DownVote Steem-HardFork will be listed here, if you comment.
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(This Writing is Copy-Left by @BewareCenterBase.
You can Copy-And-Paste anywhere in Steem
For Freedom of Speech and To Remove DownVote Function From Steem.
and to Make Steem Peaceful Place. )
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Korean Verion. Latest List is above. 한글판, 최신 목록은 위에 있음.
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[steem蟲:HF21] 남아썩는 다운보팅 파워로, 무엇을 다운보팅 할 것인가? [steem:HF21] What to Down-Vote with HF21 Down-Vote Power ?
( https://steemit.com/kr/@bewarecenterbase/2cbcn-steem-hf21-steem-hf21-what-to-down-vote-with-hf21-down-vote-power )
( https://staging.busy.org/@bewarecenterbase/2cbcn-steem-hf21-steem-hf21-what-to-down-vote-with-hf21-down-vote-power )
2019.08.28.수.08:45, by @BewareCenterBase,
Steem Hard Fork 21 ( 이하 HF21)
에서는
다운보팅 파워가 도입되어,
기존 HF20 이전에서
업보팅 파워를 소모하여 다운보팅 할 수 있도록 한 것에서,
다운보팅을 업보팅과 별도의 파워를 사용하여 할 수 있도록 하였다.
관련 글들은
이 글의 아래 목록에서 찾아 볼 수 있다.
https://steemd.com/@accountname
에서는
hf21 에서 도입된 다운보트 파워
잔량과 회복을
보팅 파워 와 마찬가지로
확인할수 있다.
자, 여기서 남는 문제.
남아서 섞어 나가는 다운보팅 파워를 어디에 쓸 것인가?
_1.
탈중앙 매체에서 불가피한 다운보팅의 원래 취지대로,
스팀 블록체인의 생존성을 위협하게될 수 있는,
저작권 위반 이나, 아동 포로노, 해킹, 스캠 피싱 등의 사기 유도 글
등을 다운보팅 하라
는 것일 것이다.
그런 글들이 보인다면, 다운보팅 하면 된다.
그러나, 그런 글들은 많지 않다.
_2.
그래도 남아서 썩어나가는 다운보팅 파워는
자뻑 정의감에서 남의 글을 다운보팅 학살하는
컨텐츠 나찌나 인민재판 공산 죽창
다운보팅 학살자들을 다운보팅 하면 된다고 본다.
이것은 다운보팅 전쟁을 촉발할 것이지만,
다운보팅 학살자들의 나쁜짓을 통제할 방법은
이 취지에 공감하는 사람들이
그 다운보팅 학살자들을 다운보팅 하는 것이
불가피한 선택으로 보인다.
다운보팅해야할 다운보팅 학살자들의 목록을 공표해 나갈 것이다.
일단은
@oldstone=@slowwalker=@wisdomandjustice
@patrice=@spaminator=@prowler=@mack-bot=@mack-botjr =@mack-fund
Witness to drop and to Down-vote :
@patrice, @themarkymark, are the worst witness to drop
@clayop, @asbear, @ocd-witness, @ats-witness , @noblewitness=@sircork
_3.
기술의 한계가 있으면 기술 개발과 노오오오력으로써
극복할 생각을 하지 않고,
다운보팅을 권장하여,
스팀 투자자 및 스팀 사용자들의 감정을 학살하여
스팀에서 쫓아내는 스팀 최악의 적들을 다운보팅 해야한다고 본다.
그들은
스팀 개발자들, 스팀 재단, 스팀잇 회사 관계자들,
다운보팅 풀 도입에 찬성한 스팀 증인들
목록은 갱신해 나갈 것이고,
일단 상위 30위 증인들 중에서 hf21 down-vote 를 지원하고 있는 29 명의 목록을 준다.
@roelandp, @yabapmatt, @good-karma, @gtg, @blocktrades,
@themarkymark, @someguy123, @cervantes, @aggroed, @smooth.witness,
@therealwolf, @anyx, @ocd-witness, @timcliff, @ausbitbank,
@curie, @thecryptodrive, @followbtcnews, @clayop, @drakos,
@lukestokes.mhth, @jesta, @steempress,
@xeldal, @emrebeyler,@liondani, @riverhead, @actifit, @busy.witness, @bhuz,
심심할 때, 무작위로 눌러서, 다운보팅의 맛을 보여주시라.
혹시 보복이 올 것이 두려운가?
자유와 언론의 자유는 그냥 얻어지지 않는다.
많은 피래미들이 벌떼처럼 다운보팅한다면,
고래 증인들도 대응 방법이 없을 것이고,
다운보팅 기능을 없애는 쪽으로 가게 될 것이다.
그래도 두려운가?
겁장이들은, 두려우면 빠지면 된다. ㅋㅋ
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Hi @gooddream, I was fan of your reviews on movies,series, places, laws. I always used to read and learn through them. But it is my humble suggestion if you can write little less but more interesting as you used to because since past few days you have started increasing the length and the interest goes down while reading I don't know whether you will take this positively or ignore my suggestion completely because probably you have many readers and loosing one would hardly matter.
Anyways I have always looked up to your blogs to learn more. But it's completely up to you to consider this comment or not.
Keep flourishing always!
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Yeah. Maybe try to get em back to 600 words or so. Sometimes I am just really interested in the topic 😁
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That's great:)
Awesome write up. Rocky really was a pretty fantastic film specifically for the reasons that you outlined. The fact that he was an unknown and they had practically no budget available is just amazing. It kind of makes you question the validity for the amount of money they throw at movies and actors/actresses these days. Rocky IV really was the bomb. Have you ever seen the YouTube video where they pretend that ESPN made a thirty for thirty about it? Here, let me link it.
Rocky learned from Creed, and decided to not do a 20 minute dance number... haha!
Glad you enjoyed it!