Rocky Marciano Movies
- 2007
Created by ESPN, Top 10 Heavyweights documents the careers of some of the most revered boxers in this history of the sport. This program profiles such former champs as Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, and Rocky Marciano. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brian Kenny, Bert Randolph Sugar, (more)
- 2004
Veteran actor Robert Loggia narrates this officially sanctioned look at the life of boxing legend Rocky Marciano. An undefeated champion of the ring who rose through the ranks to make boxing history, the Italian-American pugilist takes on a variety of opponents in vintage fight clips and speaks openly about his career in a series of candid interviews. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1989
- R
Boxing's Best: Muhammad Ali profiles the career of the fighter who was famously called "The Greatest," from his Olympic gold medal victory to his string of three heavyweight championship titles. Outlining his biography and fighting life, the film features interviews with Ali's longtime trainer Angelo Dundee and others who knew him well. Fight highlights show Ali versus Archie Moore, Cleveland Williams, Zora Folley, Joe Frazier, and more. ~ Betsy Boyd, Rovi
- 1969
An NCR 315 computer was used for this impressive and extremely realistic film that used the finest state-of-the-art technology that was currently available to create a fantasy bout between legendary boxers Rocky Marciano and Muhammed Ali. Over 70 rounds of fights were used as blueprints for this computer-generated bout, the first ever such production. Both fighters participated in the production, as the dual likenesses were crucial to attain the final results. Rocky Marciano even lost 30 pounds preparing for the camera. From Marciano's high-top shoes of yesteryear, to the crowd noise and announcing of Guy LeBow, the feature looks like an actual championship bout between the two famed heavyweights. Without revealing the winner, the match went the distance and the victor won on points in a close contest, with neither fighter knowing the final outcome until the feature was shown. Released three weeks before Marciano's death in an airplane crash, The Super Fight still lives up to its title nearly 30 years later. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, (more)
- 1963
Sgt. Saunders (Vic Morrow) is obliged to help two fellow Americans, Cpl. Kanger (James Coburn) and Lt. Comstock (Dan Stafford), as they deliver a captured German officer to the authorities for questioning. What Saunders doesn't know (but the audience does!) is that both Kanger and Comstock are German spies posing as Americans, determined to halt the Allied advance or die trying. This episode marks the TV dramatic debut of boxing champ Rocky Marciano, in the small role of a friendly GI. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1960
An expose on campus sex provides the basis of this bizarre film made in 1960. A college professor is taking the survey which focuses upon the sexual habits of the students. Unfortunately, some people object and bring him up on charges of indecency. The film climaxes with his trial. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, (more)
Jerry Lewis' first solo effort was also his first headlong plunge into pathos. The Delicate Delinquent stars Jerry as mixed-up teenaged janitor Sidney Pythias, a nice kid on the verge of throwing in with a not-so-nice street gang. Sensing potential in Sidney, police officer Mike Damon (Darren McGavin, in role originally intended for Lewis' ex-partner Dean Martin) takes the boy under his wing. To prove that Sidney can be weaned away from bad influences, Mike arranges for the boy to become a rookie cop, with fitfully hilarious results (the best scene, involving a monolingual Japanese gentleman, is also the most politically incorrect). Martha Hyer costars as an idealistic social worker with whom Mike (and briefly, Sidney) falls in love. The film's tenuous balance between juvenile-delinquent drama and slapstick comedy is never more pronounced than in the opening scene, wherein the clumsy Sidney, carrying a bulky garbage can, stumbles into the middle of a gang rumble. Though not Jerry Lewis' best film, Delicate Delinquent was a hit, proving he could carry a picture himself; as a bonus, Jerry gets to sing the significantly titled ditty "By Myself". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jerry Lewis, Darren McGavin, (more)
