Fun-run organizers who are planning to retrace Rocky Balboa.s training steps from Rocky II have been forced to re-name their event after MGM threatened to sue. Rebecca Schaefer hails from Philadelphia, the setting for pretty much all of Rocky.s boxing trials and tribulations. She had been inspired by the work of a Philadelphia Magazine columnist after he had figured out the exact route that Sly took in the 1979 sequel as he trained to fight Apollo Creed for the second time. Schaefer decided to poetically name her event the "Rocky 50K Fat Ass Run." This is where MGM intervened, though. Apparently the film has already sponsored an official run, and the studio -- which owns the rights to the franchise -- decided to protest the name on trademark grounds. The Rocky Run is held on a yearly basis in Philadelphia. This year.s gathering will take place on Saturday,...
- 9/24/2014
- cinemablend.com
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