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(Short List) Unlikely Stallone announces a Rocky musical. Because if there's one thing musical theatre fans love, it's boxing   (shortlist.com) divider line 24
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Sybarite [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 09:49:31 AM
Well boxing is like ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.
 
simplicimus [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 10:40:23 AM
Is he going to play frankenfurter or Brad? he's too old to play Rocky.
 
zato_ichi
2011-11-22 11:18:12 AM
Maybe not boxing, but fisting, sure.
 
Klippoklondike [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 11:21:34 AM
There actually wasn't a ton of boxing in that movie. It's pretty much all in the end, iirc.
 
Rapmaster2000
2011-11-22 11:25:23 AM
Rocky IV is almost a musical.
 
bhcompy
2011-11-22 11:31:37 AM
It's basically going to be one big montage, which works, since Rocky has the best goddamned montages in history.
 
GreenAdder [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 11:49:55 AM
Stallone's not going to sing, is he?
 
gunga galunga
2011-11-22 11:56:42 AM
simplicimus: Is he going to play frankenfurter or Brad? he's too old to play Rocky.

Done in two.

GreenAdder: Stallone's not going to sing, is he?

Clearly somebody hasn't seen the seminal classic, Rhinestone.
 
Richard Roma
2011-11-22 12:00:28 PM
FTA: "It will involve hits from the film, including Eye of the Tiger. Strangely, it will be in German and less strangely, it won't be starring Stallone himself."

Was ist das ich gar nicht
 
mjg
2011-11-22 01:42:02 PM
"Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius. Oh oh, Dr. Zaius."

/a lot of that
// still feel like I'd seen SCTV take a stab at this back in the day
 
hbk72777
2011-11-22 01:51:32 PM
Big, muscular, sweaty boxers,

Who are the most likely types of people that go to Broadway plays again?

I can't imagine this selling many tickets.
 
Guuberre
2011-11-22 01:52:39 PM
Been done already.

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nopokerface
2011-11-22 02:11:43 PM
Sweaty boys in shorts and lots of low blows? What's not to like?
 
simplicimus [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 02:21:51 PM
nopokerface: Sweaty boys in shorts and lots of low blows? What's not to like?

And in just seven days, he can make you a man.
 
T.M.S.
2011-11-22 02:34:57 PM
It's actually pretty good.
 
lakrfool
2011-11-22 04:03:38 PM
We can only hope brother Frank will lay down some chops for us.
 
BohemianGraham [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 04:27:56 PM
Link (new window) - fast forward about 3 minutes in, and this is why Stallone shouldn't be allowed to sing. As awesome as the muppets are, even they couldn't make him talented.
 
gshepnyc
2011-11-22 05:06:19 PM
Subby: musical theatre fans love good stories. They don't have as narrow a range of interests as you assume they do.
 
Ghastly [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 05:25:01 PM
I've just been cast as Frank N. Furter in another Rocky musical which will open in February. I'll be starting my rehearsals in about a week. I did a cabaret show of Rocky Horror Show with my band on hallowe'en. This was my Frank N. Furter costume from that production. Can't wait to see what the costume people have got for me to wear in this production.

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Pants full of macaroni!! [TotalFark]
2011-11-22 05:50:47 PM
How are they going to work the subliminal "blowjob" messages into this?
 
twat_waffle
2011-11-22 09:33:31 PM
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oh, hai guise!
 
Captain Hollywood
2011-11-23 01:13:20 AM
I've been saying for years that Rocky 4 would make the perfect musical. There's more than enough "music moments" to base an entire musical on.

Actual scenes from Rocky 4
Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny2VHPMA9YQ
Apollo's Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeoHcB9_wss&feature=related
Apollo's death/reminiscing -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eij5IGNNcc
Rocky Arrives in Russia- **in the movie this is shorter but whatever* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL3lJfpenAc&feature=related
Rocky Training Montage *arguably the best scene in the movie* - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8xHjC27YvM&feature=related
Rocky Training Montage part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oDTNEEu3Rw
Rocky Fights Drago - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE3Wbd5_o9U

This doesn't even include Final Countdown OR The ROCKY THEME!
 
Ape Shiat Nuts
2011-11-23 01:16:38 AM
Why wouldn't theatre fans like boxing? It's two men in silk shorts fighting over a belt and a purse!
 
MisterRonbo [TotalFark]
2011-11-24 06:27:09 AM
Because when you managed to do one great thing, almost 40 years ago, and have done nothing but knock-offs and failures since, your smartest move is to go back and really, really screw up that initial triumph.
 
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