August 07, 2006

What Will Happen To the Rocky Statute?


A bronze Rocky statue is on the ropes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania because city officials can't decide where to put it.

The likeness of Sylvester Stallone's movie boxing champ was dedicated to the city by the movie star in 1982, but dignitaries still can't decide where the statue's permanent home should be. And a campaign to erect the larger-then-life statue at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps has fallen flat because snobby museum bosses insist the piece isn't artistic enough.

A spokesman for the city Art Commission says, "It's a prop." The commission has suggested the search should continue to find a permanent home for Stallone's statue. Stallone, himself, who will return with a sixth Rocky film later this year, has been fighting to find the statue a suitable home after learning it had been placed in storage.

Source: IMDB

Posted by: Lawrenkm at 08:18 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 It should go in a sports museum or something ... it doesn't need to be on the streets of Philly ... let's not forget that "Rocky" was not a true story. Ha!

Posted by: Iceman at August 07, 2006 09:32 AM (Iomwr)

2 if it was not a true story, why should it go into a sports museum? how about cafe hollywood or whatever that business willis, stallone, and arnold made. it is still popular in europe.

Posted by: at August 07, 2006 10:44 AM (HA242)

3 I'm sure it could find a home at Planet Hollywood in Vegas.

Posted by: Kevvy at August 07, 2006 11:15 AM (jzYFZ)

4 Because it's one of the greatest SPORTS movies of all-time ... and it inspired a boxing movement ... need me to go on ?

Posted by: Iceman at August 08, 2006 12:04 PM (Iomwr)

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