ADRIAN!!!

March 21, 2005 5:33 PM

Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
posted by Witty (22 comments total)

I can't prove it, but I claim this is a double.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 5:38 PM on March 21, 2005

Shucks... but I guess since it won't actually load, I'm still good.
posted by Witty at 5:46 PM on March 21, 2005

This was cute. The first time.
posted by gesamtkunstwerk at 5:46 PM on March 21, 2005

This would've been better if it had been about Rush.
posted by koeselitz at 5:48 PM on March 21, 2005

OK. Semi-funny. Except for the bike scene. That was funny.
posted by 327.ca at 5:56 PM on March 21, 2005

Not too shabby. I liked that cheap exercise bike in the highway.
posted by caddis at 6:10 PM on March 21, 2005

That whole thing was awesome.
posted by borkingchikapa at 6:14 PM on March 21, 2005

I liked where he stole the second drink and the waiter takes off after him. And the bike.
posted by scheptech at 6:23 PM on March 21, 2005

Nice. Very Jackass, but French.
posted by dhoyt at 6:28 PM on March 21, 2005

Nice. Very Jackass, but French.

I don't think so. My guess is that it was filmed here (in Canada).
posted by 327.ca at 6:29 PM on March 21, 2005

I must dissent. The first word that comes to mind is "meh."
posted by drpynchon at 6:37 PM on March 21, 2005

I'll second that meh, because I had my sense of humor removed after a horrible accident. True story.
posted by fatbobsmith at 6:43 PM on March 21, 2005

I'm a Rocky fan of the first magnitude, to the point of getting verklempt and misty-eyed during the scene in II where he jogs through South Philly trailed by the pack of kids.

And I thought this was hilarious. Speedbagging the hams was an especially nice touch.
posted by jonmc at 6:53 PM on March 21, 2005

When do we get to see Mr T beat the crap out of him?
posted by blendor at 7:14 PM on March 21, 2005

For some reason the tune stuck in my head is not "Eye of the Tiger," but rather Weird Al's "Its the Rye or the Kaiser." I am both embarassed and amazed that I remember the lyrics from when I was 12. From memory:

"Its the rye or the kaiser or the wheat or the white.
May I suggest an appetizer,
Stay away from the tuna it smells funny tonight
But you just can't go wrong with the rye, or the kaiser"

Now see what you made me do.
posted by blahblahblah at 9:24 PM on March 21, 2005

Huge!!!

(I hope he gave the ball back.)
posted by uncanny hengeman at 12:49 AM on March 22, 2005

We have a weird subspecies of tourists here, the Rocky tourist. They cruise the Italian market and run up the Art Museum steps. Strange.

Anyway, we once got out a map and for laughs we calculated Rocky's training run. Let's see, from 9th Street in the market, swing by the Art Museum, quick detour to the El....it was at least twenty miles.
posted by fixedgear at 2:22 AM on March 22, 2005

It's fun for the first half minute...then it shows the director likes waaayy too long scenes.
posted by elpapacito at 3:00 AM on March 22, 2005

I don't think so. My guess is that it was filmed here (in Canada).

Canada's switched to european-style license plates very recently, then?
posted by Mayor Curley at 4:13 AM on March 22, 2005

The stationary bike in the middle of the road was definitely the highlight, but walking right past the meat counter at the supermarket and beating up the side of beef while the guy at the counter completely ignores him was good, too. I don't demand my six minutes back.
posted by Faint of Butt at 4:44 AM on March 22, 2005

The site of the original spoofer, and many other videos by him
posted by titboy at 7:56 PM on March 22, 2005

I'm a Rocky fan of the first magnitude

I hear you there. I was especially fond of the praying-by-the-urinal spoof. I never understood why Rocky chose that certain spot, as it is. And with the man taking care of business right next to him-- classic!! A person would have had to have seen these movies way too much in his childhood to feel the humor.
posted by WC_Helmets at 6:38 AM on March 23, 2005