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Rocky V (1990)

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Where else can you go after turning your title character into a comic book character? If you’re Sylvester Stallone, it’s take him back to his roots. Bring back original director John G Avildsen. Put Adrian right back in that pet store. Move right back into that Rocky II apartment. And wax nostalgic about clothes you wore in the previous entries.

Unfortunately for all parties involved, by 1990 the formula did not work, and Rocky V ended up flopping at the box office. If they weren’t headed to another sequel (Predator 2), audiences were headed to another theater to watch MaCauley Culkin defend his house against bumbling crooks. What went wrong? And do we as podcasters agree with Stallone’s proclamation that Rocky V is a ‘0-10’?

Download below to find out. Then, come back next week as we review 2006’s Rocky Balboa, as well as reveal what our special Halloween themed Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast series will be!

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