Bam, EVERYBODY interviewed spoke negatively of Rocky V. According to the script, Stallone and director, Rocky was supposed to die on the steps of the art museum in Adrian's arms after the street fight with Tommy Gunn. At the last minute, studio Execs called and said Rocky does NOT die. Stallone said he wrote many drafts of the last movie with Adrian alive but nothing worked. He said he decided to have the love of Rocky's life die so the audience would instantly connect with him and feel sorrow for Rock and his new lonely life. It worked.