Ep 028 // Rocky

Published: June 14, 2021, noon

Jacob takes his pick and uses it to introduce Tate and our anonymous third co-host to the first movie in one of his favorite film franchises. No, we're not watching A New Hope and no, we're not watching The Phantom Menace, we're watching ROCKY. Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers star in this 1976 boxing classic. You already know Jacob loved this movie but what did the other two think? Listen in to find out.

This movie was directed by John G. Avildsen.

GD4AM: 83/100

IMDb: 8.1/100

Metacritic: 70/100

RT: 92%

A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.


Currently streaming on HBOMAX.