Mickey : OK, I'm gonna tell ya! You had the talent to become a good fighter, but instead of that, you become a legbreaker to some cheap, second rate loanshark! Rocky : It's a living. Mickey : *It's a waste of life*!
"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life."
Rocky tells his trainer that the fight ended in a second-round knockout but does not tell Mickey that he lost. Rocky then tries to convince him that they need to go to the hospital, but instead he keeps talking, some of his last words being "I love you, kid", and dies.
Now that Rocky has been given an unlikely shot at the heavyweight championship, Mickey wants to train him. With the shoe on the other foot, Rocky resists at first, but eventually he realizes that Mickey gives him the best shot to beat the great Apollo Creed – even if that's still not too good a shot.
Rocky was under-the-surface irate with Mickey because Mick wasn't doling out the special attention to a kid who needed a father figure. It's a pretty common story.
When Rocky lost Apollo, he lost a part of himself, and the rest of the movie is devoted to exploring his grief and isolation, both physically and mentally. Rocky was never the same after Apollo's death, and it still hurts to think about.
Before the bout with Clubber Lang, it is announced that Mickey has died and Apollo Creed succeeds Mickey as Rocky's manager for the title bout and in the Rocky IV timeline. The sequel, Rocky Legends, has purse money where the player wins cash after each fight.
Mickey Mouse was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character that was created by the Disney studio but owned by Universal Pictures.
Robert was born in Rocky II and supported his father in Rocky III and Rocky IV. The most notable evolution of their relationship came in Rocky V when they started to grow apart; this was the direct result of Robert being jealous of Tommy Gunn and the attention that Rocky was giving him.
We later learn in Creed that he no longer lives in Philly. Adonis Johnson Creed asks Rocky about his son. Rocky explains that he moved to Vancouver with his girlfriend and got a good job there. Rocky says that he moved because he was tired of being remembered as just Rocky Balboa's son, that was just a rumour.
Mickey confesses he did so, but it was only because he didn't want to see Rocky get another serious injury. Mickey further points out that Rocky doesn't stand a chance of winning because he is civilized and Lang is not. Despite Mickey's scepticism, Rocky convinces him to help him train for the match.
In the early 1970s, Stallone was often destitute, and even homeless, while struggling to find work. An accident during childbirth left part of his face and tongue paralyzed, giving him his distinctive snarled expression and slurred speech.
Mickey : [Standing to his feet after Adrian tells Rocky to win] What are we waiting for! Mickey : Now remember, I want 500 hard ones. Go! Rocky Balboa : Where was I, seven or eight?
With 'Gonna Fly Now' blaring, Rocky sprints up a set of stairs to finish his workout. At the top of the steps, Rocky turns around, shadow boxes for a few seconds and then raises his hands in victory. It's a classic moment and one that makes the 'Rocky Steps' a popular spot for tourists in Philadelphia.
Rocky's doctor, Presley Jensen, reveals that Rocky is suffering from a condition called Cavum septi pellucidi, which is brain damage caused by extremely heavy blows to the head.
The reason behind Stallone's departure is twofold: He wasn't the biggest fan of “Creed III's” creative direction, and his clash against longtime franchise producer Irwin Winkler remains ongoing. “Creed III,” scripted by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin...
Unfortunately, Adrian from Rocky is written to have lost a battle with cancer off-screen in the time between 1990's Rocky V and Rocky Balboa. While promoting Rocky Balboa in a 2006 interview with Moviehole, Stallone explained that Adrian would've been much...
Mickey Mouse represents everything that Walt Disney wanted to portray- happiness, fun, dreams, and the ability to bring families together. The Mickey symbol has the power to evoke positive emotions and make memorable experiences, thus forming a strong and consistent meaning round the world.
Mickey's full name is Michael Theodore Mouse.
The character's fondness for alcohol, combined with his advancing age, would likely have contributed largely to his death. Paulie's death hasn't been outwardly addressed by Stallone or Ryan Coogler, who wrote and directed Creed, but it seems that Paulie didn't fit with the spin-off's revised tone.
Creed II. Paulie doesn't appear in this film due to his death but his gravestone is still seen when Rocky visits Adrian's gravestone again at the beginning of the film.
While promoting Rocky Balboa in a 2006 interview with Moviehole, Stallone explained that Adrian would've been much more one-dimensional in the movie's original storyline (mostly advising Rocky in ways such as "don't do that, don't do that, don't do that") - which he didn't want.