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==Other media==
===Sequels===
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The film's success led to eight sequels, beginning with ''[[Rocky II]]'' in 1979. Followed by ''[[Rocky III]]'' in 1982, ''[[Rocky IV]]'' in 1985, ''[[Rocky V]]'' in 1990, ''[[Rocky Balboa (film)|Rocky Balboa]]'' in 2006, ''[[Creed (film)|Creed]]'' in 2015 and ''[[Creed II]]'' in 2018. Another sequel, titled ''[[Creed III]]'', was released in 2023; however, Stallone did not appear in the film.

===Possible prequel===
In July 2019, Stallone said in an interview that there have been ongoing discussions about a prequel to the original film based on the life of a young Rocky Balboa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://popculture.com/movies/2019/07/23/sylvester-stallone-reveals-rocky-sequel-prequel-in-development/ |title=Sylvester Stallone Reveals 'Rocky' Sequel and Prequel Are in Development |work=popculture.com |date=July 16, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724165447/https://popculture.com/movies/2019/07/23/sylvester-stallone-reveals-rocky-sequel-prequel-in-development/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Rocky Steps===
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[[File:Rocky (1976) - Rocky Steps.ogv|thumb|Rocky running up the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The scene became a cultural icon of the 1970s, with the steps becoming eponymously known as the "Rocky steps."]]

The famous scene of Rocky running up the steps of the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]] has become a cultural icon, with the steps acquiring the vernacular title of "Rocky Steps".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holzman|first1=Laura|title=Rocky|url=http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/rocky/|website=Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia|publisher=Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities|access-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202174125/http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/rocky/|archive-date=December 2, 2015}}</ref> In 1982, a statue of Rocky, commissioned by Stallone for ''[[Rocky&nbsp;III]]'', was placed at the top of the [[Rocky Steps]]. City Commerce Director [[Dick Doran]] claimed that Stallone and Rocky had done more for the city's image than "anyone since [[Benjamin Franklin|Ben Franklin]]".<ref name="RockyStatue">{{cite web|last1=Avery|first1=Ron|title=Rocky Statue|url=http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/rocky.htm|website=UShistory.org|publisher=[[Independence Hall Association]]|access-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110174827/http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/rocky.htm|archive-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref>

Differing opinions of the statue and its placement led to a relocation to the sidewalk outside the Spectrum Arena, although the statue was temporarily returned to the top of the steps in 1990 for ''[[Rocky&nbsp;V]]'', and again in 2006 for the 30th anniversary of the original ''Rocky'' (although this time it was placed at the bottom of the steps). Later that year, it was moved permanently to a spot next to the steps.<ref name="RockyStatue" />

The scene is frequently parodied in other media. In the 2008 movie ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]'', Zohan's nemesis, Phantom, goes through a parody training sequence finishing with him running up a desert dune and raising his hands in victory. In the fourth-season finale of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', as the credits roll at the end of the episode, Will is seen running up the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; however, as he celebrates after finishing his climb, he passes out in exhaustion, and while he lies unconscious on the ground, a pickpocket steals his wallet and his wool hat. In ''[[The Nutty Professor (1996 film)|The Nutty Professor]]'', there is a scene where Sherman Klump ([[Eddie Murphy]]) struggles to, and eventually succeeds at, running up a lengthy flight of steps on his college campus, victoriously throwing punches at the top.

In 2006, [[E!]] named the "Rocky Steps" scene number 13 on its 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment list.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060118091605/http://www.eonline.com/On/101/MostAwesome/List/index5.html|url=http://www.eonline.com/On/101/MostAwesome/List/index5.html|archive-date=2006-01-18|access-date=2015-12-12|url-status=dead|title = E! Channel's 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment}}</ref>

During the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] torch relay, Philadelphia native [[Dawn Staley]] was chosen to run up the museum steps. In [[2004 United States presidential election|2004, presidential candidate]] [[John Kerry]] ended his pre-convention campaign at the foot of the steps before going to Boston to accept his party's nomination for president.<ref>{{cite web|title=Philly.com |url=http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/9258078.htm |access-date=November 16, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041217163800/http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/9258078.htm |archive-date=December 17, 2004 }}</ref>

===Novelization===
Upon the film's release, a paperback [[novelization]] of the screenplay written by [[Rosalyn Drexler]] under the [[pseudonym]] Julia Sorel and published by [[Ballantine Books]] was released.<ref>{{cite book|title=Rocky (Book, 1976) |publisher=WorldCat.org |oclc = 2851748}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sorel |first1=Julia |author-link1=Rosalyn Drexler |title=Rocky |date=1976 |publisher=[[Ballantine Books]] |isbn=0-345-25321-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/rockysore00sore }}</ref>

===Video games===
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Several [[video games]] have been produced based on the film. ''[[Rocky (1987 video game)|Rocky]]'' was released in 1987 for the [[Master System]]. ''[[Rocky (2002 video game)|Rocky]]'' was released in 2002 for the [[GameCube]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], and a sequel, ''[[Rocky Legends]]'', was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. In 2016, [[Tapinator]] released a mobile game named ''ROCKY'' for the iOS platform, with a planned 2017 release for Google Play and Amazon platforms.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/08/rocky-mobile-gaming/|title=Rocky Says 'Yo, Adrian' to the Mobile Gaming Market|last=Grubb|first=Jeff|date=Dec 8, 2016|work=Fortune Magazine|access-date=December 27, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229031629/http://fortune.com/2016/12/08/rocky-mobile-gaming/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Musical===
{{See also|Rocky the Musical}}
A musical was written by [[Stephen Flaherty]] and [[Lynn Ahrens]] (lyrics and music), with the book by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]], based on the film. The musical premiered in [[Hamburg]], Germany in October 2012. It began performances at the [[Winter Garden Theater]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] on February&nbsp;11, 2014, and officially opened on March&nbsp;13, 2014.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172128-Rocky-the-Musical-Makes-World-Premiere-in-Germany-Nov-18-American-Drew-Sarich-Stars "Rocky the Musical Makes World Premiere in Germany Nov. 18; American Drew Sarich Stars"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119102059/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/172128-Rocky-the-Musical-Makes-World-Premiere-in-Germany-Nov-18-American-Drew-Sarich-Stars |date=November 19, 2012 }} November 18, 2012</ref><ref>Hetrick, Adam [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177396-Rocky-the-Musical-Will-Play-Broadways-Winter-Garden-Theatre-in-2014 "Rocky the Musical Will Play Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre in 2014"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818072554/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177396-Rocky-the-Musical-Will-Play-Broadways-Winter-Garden-Theatre-in-2014 |date=August 18, 2013 }} April 28, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Official-ROCKY-to-Open-at-Winter-Garden-Theatre-on-313-Previews-Begin-211-20130826 Official: ROCKY to Open at Winter Garden Theatre on 3/13; Previews Begin 2/11] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926214625/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Official-ROCKY-to-Open-at-Winter-Garden-Theatre-on-313-Previews-Begin-211-20130826 |date=September 26, 2013 }} Broadway World, Retrieved September 22, 2013</ref>

=== Documentaries ===
''Rocky'' is featured in the 2017 documentary ''John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs'' about Academy Award-winning ''Rocky'' director John G. Avildsen, directed and produced by [[Derek Wayne Johnson]].<ref>Kreps, Daniel. [https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/john-g-avildsen-rocky-the-karate-kid-director-dead-at-81-199305/ "John G. Avildsen, 'Rocky,' 'The Karate Kid' Director, Dead at 81"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415050025/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/john-g-avildsen-rocky-the-karate-kid-director-dead-at-81-199305/ |date=April 15, 2019 }}, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', San Francisco, CA, June 17, 2017. Retrieved on August 21, 2018.</ref>

Stallone later hand-picked Johnson to direct and produce a [[Documentary film|documentary]] on the making of the original ''Rocky'', entitled ''[[40 Years of Rocky|40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic]]'', which was released in 2020. The documentary features Stallone narrating behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.<ref>Drown, Michelle. [http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jan/26/john-avildsen-king-underdogs/ "John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Director Derek Wayne Johnson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718030602/http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jan/26/john-avildsen-king-underdogs/ |date=July 18, 2018 }}, ''[[The Santa Barbara Independent]]'', Santa Barbara, CA, January 26, 2017. Retrieved on February 16, 2017.</ref>

=== Parodies ===
''Rocky'' has been parodied a lot over the years, even getting a feature length spoof called ''Ricky 1'' in 1988.
In 1986, Aki Kaurismaki, a Finnish director, made an 8-minute spoof of Rocky IV called "Rocky VI".

=== National Museum of American History ===
The red satin robe and black hat worn by Stallone in ''Rocky'' are featured in the [[National Museum of American History]]. Likewise, the red gloves worn by Stallone in ''Rocky II'' (1979), his white Nike boxing shoes, and striped boxing trunks from ''Rocky III'' (1981) are archived at the museum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collections Search Results |url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=National Museum of American History |language=en}}</ref> All items were on display for a temporary period following Stallone's donation in 2006, and have since been moved to the museum archives.