I sit with “I Play Rocky” director Peter Farrelly and stars Anthony Ippolito, who plays Sylvester Stallone in the feel good flick and Stephan James who plays Carl Weathers.
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On the Saturday November 21, 2026 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet Peter Farrelly, Anthony Ippolito and Stephan James, respectively, the director and stars of the new film “I Play Rocky.” An inspirational story about an inspirational movie, “I Play Rocky” is an audience friendly look at Sylvester Stallone‘s early life and journey to get his script for “Rocky” produced, with the stipulation that he play the title character. An entertaining underdog tale, it features the great casting of Anthony Ippolito in the lead, and Tracey Letts as a skeptical studio executive. It captures the spirit of the 1976 original film and is not a reinvention of the original story or movie or biopic, it’s simply a crowd-pleasing reminder of a true underdog phenomenon.
Then, Clara Hughes, the only athlete in history to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics—two in cycling and four in speed skating, stops by. A six-time medalist, Order of Canada recipient, and Canada’s flag bearer, she later became the founding spokesperson for Bell Let’s Talk and a leading voice on mental health. She’s the author of the memoir “Open Heart, Open Mind” and the newly released “Learning to Breathe.”
Finally, New York Times and internationally bestselling thriller author Linwood Barclay stops by. His books have been translated into more than two dozen languages, sold millions of copies worldwide, earned praise from Stephen King, and today he joins me to talk about his latest white-knuckle thriller “Not a Word.”
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I appear on “CTV News at 6” with anchor Andria Case to talk about the upliftiung “I Play Rocky” and the crime thriller “How to Rob a Bank.”
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I join CTV NewsChannel anchor Akshay Tandon to talk about the feel-good “I Play Rocky,” the wild “Victorian Psycho,” the “Ebenezer” remake and the crime thriller “How to Rob a Bank.”
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I join “CTV News Toronto at Five” with anchor Zuraidah Alman to talk about the feel-good “I Play Rocky,” the wild “Victorian Psycho” and the crime thriller “How to Rob a Bank.”
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I join CTV Atlantic’s Todd Battis to talk about the feel-good “I Play Rocky,” the wild “Victorian Psycho” and the crime thriller “How to Rob a Bank.”
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I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk about the feel-good “I Play Rocky,” the wild “Victorian Psycho” and the crime thriller “How to Rob a Bank.”
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I join the Bell Media Radio Network national night time show “Shane Hewitt and the Night Shift” to talk about a new study that suggests there isn’t enough emotion in new music, the “Notting Hill” blue door, the movier “I Play Rocky” and I suggest some drinks to enjoy while in the ring.
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Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to wind your watch. Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the feel-good “I Play Rocky,” the wild “Victorian Psycho” and the crime thriller “How to Rob a Bank.”
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