Sylvester Stallone Still Has The Turtles From The First Rocky Film At Home

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Sylvester Stallone Still Has The Turtles
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Sylvester Stallone Still Has The Turtles

In 1977, remember, Rocky Balboa made his first movie appearance. During his romance with Adrienne, who worked in a pet store, Rocky adopted two turtles that he brought back to his apartment: Cuff and Link.

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Imagine that 44 years later, the two reptiles are still alive. For the shooting of Creed 2, the latest opus of the saga, Sylvester Stallone shared a photo with the other two stars of the film.

Cuff and Link had an appearance in the film when Rocky and Creed are having dinner. A film clip that was quickly found by internet users and published on the web.

A beautiful story that proves that Rocky is a true sentimentalist. On the other hand, as far as humour is concerned, we're not sure if this joke would still land today.

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