Rocky is a huge movie franchise, but it was almost completely different. Luckily, it was saved due to an unexpected connection with Happy Days.
Rocky is one of the biggest movie franchises of all time, but things would be very different if the series had not been saved by a strange connection to Happy Days. At first glance, the boxing movie franchise and wholesome TV sitcom have seemingly no connection besides both being released in the 1970s. However, Rocky and Happy Days have been inextricably linked since the beginning, with the very existence of Rocky being thanks to Happy Days.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Related: Stallone's Rocky Prequel Can Honor The Original Balboa & Creed Inspirations ABC using their ownership of the Rocky rights to turn it into a TV movie was bad enough, but the breaking point came when the network decided to rewrite the script. Stallone hated this idea, begging Winkler to help him get the rights to Rocky back. Luckily, due to Winkler's newfound fame from Happy Days, the actor was able to use his star power and buy the script back, saving Rocky from near disaster.
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