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Article: Inside the ring.(V PLUS: 'ROCKY'S' 30TH ANNIVERSARY)(Sylvester Stallone gets appreciation for his work in "Rocky" )
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- Daily Variety
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- December 19, 2006
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JOHN AVILDSEN Director of 'Rocky' and 'Rocky V'
While a boxing story film didn't excite Avildsen at first, the director was moved by the urban character study of Sylvester Stallone's script. He went on to win an Oscar for directing "Rocky," but held out on helming part two in lieu of another project. "It was one of my greatest mistakes," says Avildsen. Stallone invited the director back for the franchise's fifth installment.
L.A. in for Philly: "The studio wanted us to shoot 'Rocky' in Los Angeles. I said, 'It takes place in winter, and Los Angeles doesn't look like Philadelphia.' We couldn't afford to go to Philadelphia since our budget was less than ...