Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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We traveled to Philadelphia to recreate Rocky's epic run in real life.
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We traveled to Philadelphia to recreate Rocky's epic run in real life. The video takes inspiration from the training montages in both Rocky and Rocky II, and the final sequence includes a mob of 100 kids between the ages of 8 and 15 running with Rocky up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Created and Directed by Charlie Todd
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Produced by Deverge
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Music by Tyler Walker
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Movies In Real Life is presented in part by Fandango
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Producers: Alan Aisenberg, Andrew Soltys
Editor: Denis Cardineau
Director of Photography: Ilya Smelansky
Camera: Myo Campbell, Denis Cardineau, Keith Haskel, Kris Knight, Ilya Smelansky
Production Sound: Ken Barbera
Photography: Arin Sang-urai
Production Assistants: Ryan Creamer, Juan Cocuy, Kelley Dunlap, Peter Kelly, Cody Lindquist, Michael Tannenbaum
Cast: Dan Black as Rocky
Thanks: The kids of Philadelphia who participated!

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