Filming locations · Sports / Drama
Rocky (1976)
A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a shot at the world heavyweight title.
- Released
- 1976
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Shot in
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Where was Rocky filmed?
Sylvester Stallone wrote Rocky and fought to star in it. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Its run up the museum steps is one of the most imitated scenes in film.
The film on a map
One location, and everything you need to stand in it.
Scene by scene
The run
The Rocky Steps
Rocky runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and raises his arms.
Public space39.9656° N / 75.1809° W
Trivia for the obsessed
The run was one of the first scenes filmed with a Steadicam.
The Rocky statue was made for Rocky III.
The film was made on a small budget.