Rocky (1976)
- Starring:
- Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, (more)
- Director(s):
- John G. Avildsen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Drama
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Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a Philadelphia boxer, is but one step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strongarm errands for local loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad Ali-like super-boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With the Bicentennial celebration coming up, Creed must find a "Cinderella" opponent for the big July 4th bout -- some unknown whom Creed can "glorify" for a few minutes before knocking him cold. Rocky Balboa was not the only Cinderella involved here: writer/director Sylvester Stallone, himself a virtual unknown, managed to sell his Rocky script (one of 35 that he'd written over the years) on the proviso that he be given the starring role. Since the film was to be made on a shoestring and marketed on a low-level basis, the risk factor to United Artists was small. For Stallone, this was a make-or-break opportunity -- just like Rocky's million-to-one shot with Apollo Creed. Costing under a million dollars, Rocky managed to register with audiences everywhere, earning back 60 times its cost. The film won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
- Burt Young - Paulie
- Burgess Meredith - Mickey
- Joe Spinell - Gazzo
- Billy Sands - Club Fight Announcer
- Diana Lewis - TV Commentator
- Larry Carroll - TV Interviewer
- Frankie Van - Club Fight Referee
- Simmy Bow - Club Cornerman
- Frank Stallone - A Street Corner Singer
- DeForest Covan - Apollo's Corner
- Stan Shaw - Dipper
- George O'Hanlon - TV Commentator
- Bill Baldwin - Fight Announcer
- Shirley O'Hara Krims - Jergens' Secretary
- Hank Rolike - Apollo Cornerman
- Talia Shire - Adrian
- Carl Weathers - Apollo Creed
- Thayer David - Jergens
- Jodi Letizia - Marie
- James Gambina - Mike
- Jack Hollander - Fats
- Al Silvani - Cut Man
- Jane Marla Robbins - Gloria, Pet Shop Owner
- Lou Filippo - Championship Fight Announcer
- Tony Burton - Apollo's Trainer
- Lloyd Kaufman - Drunk
- Don Sherman - Bartender
- Joe Frazier - Himself
- Kathleen Parker - Paulie's Date
- George Memmoli - Ice Rink Attendant
- Director(s):
- John G. Avildsen
- Writer(s):
- Sylvester Stallone
- Producer(s):
- Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Teens, Adult Situations, Violence)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 1998 - Rocky - American Film Institute - 100 Greatest American Movies
- 1976 - Rocky - Directors Guild of America - Best Director
- 1976 - Rocky - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Drama
- 1976 - Rocky - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Drama
- 1976 - Rocky - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture
- 1976 - Rocky - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
- 1976 - Rocky - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress
