About this episode

A deep dive into the making of Rocky III, the fan favorite sequel that grossed $270 million worldwide.

The fan favorite "second sequel" to the iconic, Oscar-winning original opened May 28, 1982 and (against a $17 mil budget) grossed an astonishing $270 million worldwide. Join me a deep dive into the making of a classic.

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Cohen

Topics covered

• Rocky III
• film history
• making of movies
• box office success
• sequel analysis

Keywords

• Rocky III
• film analysis
• 1982 movies
• box office
• sequel

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Rocky III

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