While filming the famous scene where Paulie is walking home drunk an “actual drunk” walked onto the location and told Burt Young that he was “doing it Wrong”…Acting drunk that is! So Young asked the town drunk to show him how its done! The “local drunk” gave Paulie some quick tips and then the scene was shot! 
The extremely charming first date was first written with Rocky and Adrian talking in a restaurant. The director, John Avildsen, didn’t like this approach, telling Stallone that placing them in a scene like that was too status quo. Avildsen suggested that they go “bowling or ice skating or something”. Stallone liked the ice skating idea and rewrote the scene. However, he rewrote the date scene with the skating rink crowded. The producers said they had no money for professional skaters, extras, and to scrap the ice after every take. 
