Stallone’s Rocky Refusal

[@CinemaStix]

Brilliantly edited!! I’d call this the definitive video on this subject. Hope you managed to get it past copyright for when it eventually blows up :) -DB

[@Hairaising]

That means sooo much coming from you!!! Thank you, Danny! 🙏

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

@@Hairaising Now hes too busy injecting HGH into his face!

[@kylemendes7246]

"im not good at anything other than....day dreaming" i felt that so much.

[@C01dEyes]

I had no idea Rocky was shot in under a month. The more I learn about this film the more I'm impressed with it.

[@Hairaising]

It is a very impressive film!

[@Faceplay2]

The whole one month thing is not that crazy. The majority of movies have about 30 to 60 days principal photography cycle. 60 being on the long end.

[@luisbohorquez7096]

R.I.P. Carl Weathers😢...❤🥊🥊🥊🙏😇

[@Hairaising]

🙏❤️

[@timbuktug3321]

Wait Carl Weathers passed away???

[@Hairaising]

@@timbuktug3321 sadly, yes.

[@timbuktug3321]

@@Hairaising wow and I usually keep up with Current Events. I loved him back in my childhood days. Loved when he played Apollo Creed

[@Peter-km7hb]

Colonel Al Bennett

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Rocky is something beyond special. He's the quintessential character about never giving up.

[@Hairaising]

Absolutely!

[@denxylboart4403]

I've always resonated with Rocky, and I feel so resonated with Sylvester Stallone now after watching this. He says I live you to all the Rocky's out there! I'm one of the Rocky's I feel privileged to say I don't know where I'd be without Sylvester Stallone, and Rocky i love Sylvester Stallone, and Rocky Balboa so much it's unreal ♥ thank you so much 💗

[@Hairaising]

You are very welcome! I’m glad the video resonated with you so much, thanks for the response! 😊

[@jmodified]

The scene where Rocky apologizes to Mickey and accepts him as manager, with them far in the background and no audible dialog was brilliant.

[@drakenfist]

I always wrote off Rocky as a typical run of the mill boxing film. Didn't realize Stallone literally put his heart and soul into it and wrote the script himself. Time to binge watch the Rocky films for the first time!.

[@Hairaising]

Always a fun franchise to binge!

[@random_an0n]

are you mentally ill? those movies have ignited men into getting into shape since the late 70s one of the most inspiring piece of media in human history lmao

[@drakenfist]

@@random_an0n No, just not American and I wasn't alive in the 70's and early 80's so...before my time.

[@random_an0n]

neitther was i lol i take it your a zoomer@@drakenfist

[@drakenfist]

@@random_an0n nah Millennial.

[@tektoniks_architects]

How quickly life can change, given the passion, the will, and the hard work....and a little luck. Rocky is a cultural institution.

[@Swededude74]

Rocky and Sylvester Stallone was a HUGE part in my childhood growing up and has in so many ways influenced me to the man that I am today, because his movies were very educational in building my character. Sylvester will always be my HERO and I hope to meet him some day and say thank you for everything! ❤🥊

[@Hairaising]

I hope you get the chance to meet him someday! Thanks for watching! 🥊 :)

[@Swededude74]

@@Hairaising Thank you so much! ❤️ Thanks for s super great video!

[@Hairaising]

@@Swededude74 of course, and thank you! 😊

[@dynaguy3]

I don't know why Sly's story hasn't been made into a movie yet. Truly an inspirational tale

[@Hairaising]

I’d definitely watch it!

[@mikekillagreen9432]

They have a documentary on him.

[@mikekillagreen9432]

They usually do biopics after the subject has passed.

[@dennisneo1608]

He wants to play himself, so nobody will touch it!

[@mikekillagreen9432]

@dennisneo1608 Thats impossible

[@nickgavis0305]

I’ve seen rocky before but never really heard that much about Stallones life before that movie. It gave me so much more respect for him than I already had

[@Hairaising]

Glad to hear! 🙏

[@TommFoolery]

Man, this is genuinely one of the best youtube videos I've seen in a long time. The way you edited together all those clips to create a story and build emotions is masterful. Really amazing stuff Edit: Come back to see how the video's doing and it's now your biggest video. So glad it got the attention it deserved

[@Hairaising]

Woah, thank you so much! I try my best to blur the line between a KZbin video essay and a documentary. I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@dannygandolfini4517]

i agree he crafted a story from archive footage and spoke less than a paragraph during his own video!

[@TommFoolery]

@@dannygandolfini4517 Do you think scripting is all that's needed to make something your own? If so, you obviously don't understand the power of editing. I'd love to see you use all of the exact same footage and try to make something half as cohesive as this.

[@Hairaising]

I really appreciate all the support on the channel! These documentary style videos take several weeks to create, and I’m glad so many new people are enjoying them :)

[@LuckyHitter_30]

Sly did what no else could do he made a star flim in 28 days and got a Oscar nomination for sly he's a legendary actor and human being and I respect him 100% he's also motivated and inspired others in the world he's a amazing guy God bless you sly!!!

[@Hairaising]

🙏

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

I dont know how this was recommended to me but this is the exact motivation i needed in life THANK YOU

[@Hairaising]

That’s awesome, I’m glad you found it motivating!

[@mrmusickhimself]

The opening alone got me to sub, that editing is tight. TIGHT TIGHT. I love subbing to hungry KZbinrs, never lose that hunger.

[@dylvasey]

Great video that perfectly frames Stallone's struggles. A personal inspiration to me.

[@Hairaising]

Thank you! 😊

[@MartinZiegert]

You nailed it, that's what it is all about, we can't all win, moreover, most of us will lose because in the end there is only one winner. But that's what it is all about, to keep dignity or even your self-respect, when you lose.

[@stevenmitchell2996]

Without Carl Weathers the Rocky films wouldn't have been as good. Great actor gone but never forgotten he was Rocky's best opponent in all the Rocky films in my opinion.

[@Hairaising]

Totally agree!

[@Mintcar923]

Kinda odd he wasn’t in Expendables but everything he did seemed to be stellar

[@kingkeefage]

​@@Mintcar923 They weren't on good terms for a long time. I don't know if they ever patched things up, but I really hope they did.

[@amirlach]

Best adversary and best friend. It seems like a paradox, but often fighters end up friends irl.

[@kevingarry11]

Brilliant we all have a rocky inside us x thanks mr Stallone ,im a rocky too ❤

[@Hairaising]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@glendizer]

What a vibrant hommage, thanks for the effort and sharing this with all of us. Keep Punchin' !

[@Hairaising]

You're welcome, and thanks for watching! :)

[@kalebarancelovic]

Great video mate. Burt Young and Carl Weathers gone within 6 months of each other. Too sad 😢

[@Hairaising]

Thank you! It is very sad 😢

[@dylanrinker6831]

Rip Carl Weathers.

[@Hairaising]

Absolutely 🙏

[@Xscapeplan01]

A real rags to riches story, it's amazing what we can achieve if we just try

[@donsemo4804]

Admire how Stallone and Arnold make it the way they did...with a lot of hard work and ambition to succeed.

[@Hairaising]

For sure! 🙏💪

[@RavenBlaze420]

straight motivational i felt this one

[@playingandhating]

a great story and some great editing!

[@Hairaising]

Thank you! I really appreciate that! :)

[@davidbarlee4722]

Thank you for putting this video together, it flows so well and you clearly put in a lot of effort. Thank you again, it is outstanding!

[@Hairaising]

Thank you so much! I put a lot of effort into to all my videos, so I’m glad to hear it flows well!

[@Britnayz]

My High School uses music from the Rocky films for our various workouts like for Volleyball, etc.

[@Hairaising]

The Rocky music is so iconic!

[@Wheelieblue]

Oh my goodness, that was tremendously well done. Great job. Thoroughly enjoyed and emotionally engaging.

[@Hairaising]

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Wheelieblue]

@@Hairaising Shared with friends almost instantly. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thegadflygang5381]

ROCKY BALBOA (Rocky VI) is by far the best film in the series along w/ the first. It is perfect I attended it w/ my girlfriend as a boxer my whole life just to see it. Never expected to love it as much as Cinderella Man By the time the fight starts, Mason breaks his hand, the "Conquest" theme starts & Duke gives him the motivational speech i was on my feet like a nut in the theater When Mickey says "Get up you son of a bitch because Mickey loves you" i wept for the first time in ages and began screaming at the screen like i was at one of my teammates fights It is a remarkable film The human spirit defined

[@Hairaising]

Rocky Balboa is soo awesome! I haven’t seen Cinderella Man, but I’ve heard great things. I’ll have to give it a watch. Thanks for the comment!

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

The Mickey scene is in Rocky V, not Rocky Balboa. And the best is the first Rocky movie.

[@chadhamelfilmmaking]

Man. This hit me hard (no pun intended). Love you, bro, keep it up!

[@Hairaising]

Thank you, Chad! Love you too! 🫶

[@dannytickner3040]

Really enjoyed that. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Hairaising]

Of course, I’m glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@slamsmsm2137]

Super sylvester stallone #1 ACTOR ROCKY 🥊

[@Hairaising]

🥊🥊🥊

[@JP_IN_TX]

Great production!! I recall watching Rocky in the theater with my father at the age of 4!! Great memories and I'm seriously saddened by the loss of Carl Weathers. May he rest in eternal peace. Great job and I'm going to need to watch your video with your family covering Rocky. Lol it looks hilarious. Wish you all the best and hope your channel continues to grow.

[@tokentrekker]

Fantastic people care about this. Keep going... I know putting this together was a lot of work... but it was excellent. Great narrative here.

[@Hairaising]

Thank you so much!!!! 😊

[@jamalwest7658]

Thank You for this. Great motivational piece.

[@Hairaising]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you found it motivating!

[@malachi00000007]

Video is very well done....What an incredible story!!!......overcoming incredible odds!!

[@Hairaising]

Thank you! :)

[@brentanllewellyn3898]

Tulsa King is awesome.

[@Hairaising]

I haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard it’s really great!

[@District.24]

R.I.P. Carl.

[@ran_braden]

I grew up hearing about this and thinking someday I'll have my Rocky moment. Almost thought I did there for a minute last year but luck is a cruel mistress.

[@Jay____Kay]

Absolutely the best movie ever ROCKY❤❤❤

[@Hairaising]

It’s so great!!!! 🥊

[@armandobolanos9006]

Thank you for making this.

[@Hairaising]

You’re welcome! Hope you enjoyed it :)

[@loiduongjr]

Really great. To everyone, chase those dreams. I believe in you all.

[@Hairaising]

Thank you! 🥊

[@azzyx8870]

"We all can't be champs, but we can be contenders"

[@martinkuliza]

I want to add to Rocko's last statement it's also an important lesson in life to remember ..............MICK...........WE GOT MORE TO DO ..............WE GOT MORE TO DO !!!

[@ChristianJRomero]

amazing editing!!!

[@Hairaising]

Thank you!!

[@ultimatefishkeeping]

Determination and Endurance! 💪🏼

[@Hairaising]

💪

[@futureisyours3016]

God bless you Sir. Godspeed! 1 to the Star andthe other to the editor of thid video! 🎩 hats off.

[@Hairaising]

Thank you!!!

[@mikelowry6286]

R.I.P. Carl Weathers aka Apollo Creed. Despite many people not liking Rocky 5 I absolutely love it I love a good teacher verse student story

[@ianplayer3329]

Rocky is the man 👌🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

[@Hairaising]

Rocky is epic! 🥊🥊🥊

[@geneevans7885]

You can’t doubt Stallone.

[@krisorgan]

His mother sounds lovely

[@dcabral00]

This is my favorite story of all time, Rocky. Taking great inspiration from Muhamah Ali. What some people may not like or agree is that start of Mike Tyson was very similar to Rocky.

[@Hairaising]

Rocky is definitely a great underdog story 🥊

[@KillswitchEngage2010]

~Amazing,.....We Get OLD,. ..Film Preserves YOU, Well..

[@bertpeters8048]

my Man. Champ

[@Hairaising]

🥊

[@JohnPepp]

What made "Rocky" a great movie is that Stallone created a fictional character who is the underdog but based on his own personal experiences. No one else could had pulled it off.

[@Hairaising]

I agree!

[@jrb1802uk]

When Sly passes, I will be so sad. Love this guy so much

[@porcodiocane1]

Love you man, rip CW

[@Peter-km7hb]

Sylvester Stallone has a great story of Triumph against Longshot odds

[@Hairaising]

Absolutely!

[@afusmackdown]

My mother , also Italian, told me she wish she was born baron and unable to have children. I feel you brother.

[@Hidingfrompeople]

I'm sure most people here love the Rocky movies and appreciate Stallone's career. So yeah, me too. Rambo is pretty awesome as well.

[@vickiemckay4259]

I just wanna say, R.I.P to Mr. Carl Weathers💎But I absolutely love the *CHEMISTRY* between him & Mr. Stallone🌠

[@Hairaising]

🙏

[@albrustmeyer753]

The best of the best 😍😍😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

[@kasnooksplaylist]

so relate to this

[@Hairaising]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@LungMing23]

I'm a better man because I grew up watching Rocky. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows

[@HardRockMiner]

Rainbows.. But yes, I agree.

[@LungMing23]

@@HardRockMiner oof. My bad. I changed it. Thank you

[@HardRockMiner]

@LungMing23 👍👍. I've listened to that speech literally hundreds of times. 😁

[@LungMing23]

@@HardRockMiner lol me too. Me misquoting it definitely means I'm due for a re-watch

[@kingkeefage]

"...I'm not good at anything other than daydreaming."

[@zombieeightpack1381]

I find it funny how often Sylvester avoids talking about his first movie. No, not that one. Not that one either. Yeeeeah, that one.

[@kingkeefage]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 It was just a movie version of a pilot for the Rocky films.

[@bizzleblue38]

Really, really good video but may I ask a question? What did he say no to? Just asking cuz I think I may of missed something.

[@Hairaising]

Thank you! Sly said no to multiple things! He said no to selling the script unless he could star in it, he said no to giving up on Rocky Balboa even when his agents told him the franchise was dead, and he said no to the producers who didn’t want Rocky to lose at the end of the first film. He refused to ever give up!

[@bizzleblue38]

@@Hairaising Oh, ok. I did catch that in the video. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@Hairaising]

@@bizzleblue38of course, and I appreciate it! :)

[@mrm64]

Ahhh...so that's why there's no sight of Rocky's parents in the franchise besides a few mentions.

[@frankbarron1907]

When I was a kid I thought Apollo was the antagonist in Rocky, as I got older I realized I was wrong. Apollo and Rocky are actually the same man at different stages of their lives. Both are honorable men, who came from absolutely nothing, and scratched and clawed their way to the pinnacle of success through sheer force of will. Success for both men was a double edged sword because with that success came a loss of the hunger which drove them to greatness. In other words, success bred failure. The challenge for both men was to reclaim their greatness by finding a new hunger born from their individual falls from greatness. Apollo lost to Rocky and Rocky lost to Clubber Lang. In Rocky 2, Rocky became the character that Apollo was in Rocky 1.

[@NelsonStJames]

This movie made Stallone, but honestly. Stallone was an actor I was fond of ever since Death Race 2000.

[@Hairaising]

I’ve never seen that! I remember first seeing him in Spy Kids 😂

[@boxingpedia]

​@@HairaisingSpy Kids 3 threw me off when I saw ROCKY in it! Good childhood memories.

[@billymarchese6582]

Yeah sly he had a tuff life I'm sympathetic. My mom grace she had a good understanding of rocky 5. She felt when you try to help people they turne. She felt rocky had a good heart he tried to help someone and he got a kick in the ass for it. Some people didn't like it some people do. Yeah she loved his sage sadly she died of lung cancer in 2019. Billyjoe marchese bklyn.

[@FreddyKurganNimmo]

14:04 - *3* spin-off films (Creed III was announced in 2019, and released in March last year).

[@Hairaising]

Thanks for the edit! I forgot about Creed III!

[@a.akacic]

question tho... Rocky IV Theatrical, or Rocky IV Director's Edit?? And the second one is the only correct one :^)

[@Cody-Bear]

IDK who SLY Stallone is, but that's SYLVESTER Stallone

[@Hairaising]

Yep, Sly is just a nickname he goes by

[@kasnooksplaylist]

awesome!

[@dennisneo1608]

RAMBO!!!

[@domokenji]

look I ADMIRE SLY more than ANY of you may know... I always felt he was my FATHER... My mother told me my Dad was in entertainment.. and that he was a big personality... thus ... is why I make films.. but SLY even admitted YEARS later that he went with Frank to see the Chuck Webner Fight against Ali.. and that Chuck only wanted to go the distance with the champ .. CHUCK didn't make it.. but Rocky did... thus history was made...

[@Hairaising]

Thanks for the reply, it’s cool to read how much Stallone inspired you! 🥊

[@AmericanAbsolute]

I'd like to share a thought about Sylvester Stallone's recent comment on films of the '70s being statements from writers. While he humbly downplayed Rocky as not being a statement, I firmly believe his masterpiece is so much more than that. The Rocky Saga is a guiding philosophy for life! It's a powerful reminder to never give up, to draw strength from our struggles, and to rise above adversity. Rocky's journey teaches us to embrace our underdog spirit, to persevere with grit and determination, and to find triumph in our triumphs. It's a testament to the human spirit that transcends generations. So let's celebrate Rocky as not just a film, but a way of life - a philosophy that inspires us to be our best selves and face our challenges with courage and resilience. 👊🏻🤜💥🤛👊🏻

[@CamCam008]

Who is good with editing school me on something how do you make videos similar to this

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

KZbin Recommended

[@bobpage6597]

13:34......far too many people don't get this. They sit back and just complain and expect everything to be given to them, while blaming anyone with money for their own ills! The world doesn't work that way, and neither does the universe at large. You have to build yourself what you want - nothing is handed to you!!

[@mizukarate]

There is not tomorrow!!!!!

[@kasnooksplaylist]

mine startet in roccos floor coverings thats him n me

[@Chewyness]

Rocky 2 and 4 were the best, the 6th ones was so so like the 3rd movie

[@Hairaising]

2 and 4 are sooo great! 4 might be my favorite!

[@teemuleppa3347]

i really dislike these channels where ppl try to seem smart using the power of few decades of hindsight and just end up overanalyzing everything with no basis of reality

[@kasnooksplaylist]

i know a guy like this

[@kasnooksplaylist]

thats me

[@MariaOrtiz-gj4xq]

What happened to Rocky 7

[@Hairaising]

Stallone said Rocky Balboa (Rocky 6) was his last Rocky movie. Thankfully, he reprises his role in Creed! 🥊

[@행호할캥홍]

Any chance get copy right back sold to producer

[@kasnooksplaylist]

i agree

[@jamescarter3196]

The title makes it sound like the video is about the reason he didn't appear in the recent movies and you didn't even mention that.

[@Hairaising]

I originally had a scene that went into that, but I wanted to end the video on a positive note.

[@MaskOfCinder]

Holy shit did Sylvester have a bad mother. Saying that to your own son is awful.

[@cameronwebb5621]

look at little dodford jr.

[@Hairaising]

I love Dodford’s channel! Definitely a huge inspiration, along with CinemaStix, Thomas Flight, Frame Voyager, etc.!

[@williammoore1980]

Granted he had to steal Chuck Wepnar’s life to do it, and pay him off later.

[@fisterhr]

You want to straighten up confused boys in today's world? Make then watch Stallone action flicks from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

[@johannesmusta5746]

That’s right nothing cures the gay quite like oiled up musclebound dudes right

[@fisterhr]

@@johannesmusta5746 You're confusing Stallone's movies with your fantasies.

[@Russellye5man1]

I think you've enjoyed the scene of Rocky and Apollo hugging, semi naked, on the beach, a little too much.

[@CoreyT127]

@@johannesmusta5746Funny how out of all the hrs of rocky movies? Your mind goes right to that! Kinda proved his point fruit loop.😂😂

[@moonlion7047]

For anyone wondering what his mother meant by saying the hanger didn't work, at that time illegal abortions were very common. She is lucky she didn't bleed to death as it was very barbaric. Basically use your imagination. So glad it failed or we would have never seen all these great movies as kids. Still it is a horrible thing to say and it was an interesting insight into his childhood. A real Rocky man.

[@jareddoesstuff358]

Sly is too hard on Rocky 5. I know that he used that as his motivation to do Rocky Balboa. But I think Rocky 6 actually has more issues from a film making perspective. There are too many long winded monologues that take you out of the story and lessen the realism, whereas Rocky 5's is more smooth and natural sounding. Rocky Balboa also has a ton of unfortunate edits that cut out key scenes which just make a few scenes slightly confusing and not flow very well. I loved Rocky Balboa the first time I saw it, and I used to hate Rocky 5 because he never truly boxed in it. But I recently rewatched the series from a fresh perspective and funnily enough Rocky Balboa is really low on my tier list, being edged out by both Creed and Rocky 5.