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Rocky III (1982)
Rocky vs. The Beach
On top of the world, Rocky is in need of a trip back to Earth. What's it going to take: The death of Mickey? Nope. A humiliating loss to Clubber Lang? Not quite. The inability to defeat Apollo on a 100-yard beach dash? Bingo. Rocky's surfside sprint comes to symbolize all of his insecurities: "You want to hear me say it? You want to break me down? I'm afraid!" When Rocky finally overcomes this sandy foe, he jumps into the ocean with Apollo, escaping the shore for a bizarrely rousing celebration.
Rocky III, Carl Weathers, Sylvester Stallone, 1982. © MGM. Photo courtesy of the Everett Collection.
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