Episode 43: Rocky III (1982) Part 1 of 2

Here's part one of another swapcast with 'The Stinking Pause',hosted by Scott Phipps. This time round, Antony and Scott tackle the middle film of the original 5-film Rocky franchise ('Rocky Balboa' aka Rocky VI would eventuallyarrive after a long hiatus), a subject dear to both their hearts. After the gritty 1970s fairytale that was the original film,followed by Rocky's redemptive rematch with Apollo Creed in Rocky II, the series enters a new decade and a new era. The man gatecrashing the Rocky and Apollo party is the unforgettable Clubber Lang, played by the utterly unique Mr T in the role that would soon after land him in 'The A-Team' and make him a household name. In this part, your humble hosts talk about their historieswith the series as a whole and discuss the other films in the franchise. They then start ploughing through Rocky III, including Rocky's 'friendly' charity match with Hulk Hogan's 'Thunderlips' and the lead-up to his defence of his titleagainst Clubber. Rocky Balboa is apparently now a 'civilised' champion. Oh dear… Enjoy! 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. Feedback to [email protected] Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠ ⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠ Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠ Antony's John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Mediapodcasts⁠⁠ ⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com⁠ ⁠https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com⁠ Support Antony's podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: OnJohn Lennon and Life And Life Only) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Scott's podcast 'The Stinking Pause' https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/stinkingpause episode links Rocky III film pages and official trailer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_III https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084602/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7vbDPUMWDc Eye of the Tiger! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4 Opening montage with 'Another One Bites The Dust' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lax4mSYaNJY Mr. T's 'Treat Your Mother Right' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO6JiFztJdg 'The Rocky Saga' documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLlupHLXgvU Rocky IV Director's Cut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2GQedDhYuQ&list=PLsNNHvy7RZNSTHCSJjQAdkejD3EHMzPze