Rocky
1976
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Rocky is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, based on the life of Chuck Wepner, which began with the eponymous 1976 film and has since become a cultural phenomenon, centered on the boxing careers of Rocky Balboa and his protégé Adonis Creed . The original film ( Rocky) was written by Stallone and ...
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when...
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Summaries. A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits ...
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Rocky, American boxing film, released in 1976, that was the highest-grossing movie of that year, earning more than $117 million at the box office. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won three, including best picture, and made its writer and lead actor, Sylvester Stallone , a star.
The movie ventures into fantasy when the world heavyweight champion (Carl Weathers, as a character with a certain similarity to Muhammad Ali) decides to schedule a New Year's Eve bout with a total unknown -- to prove that America is still a land of opportunity. Rocky gets picked because of his nickname, the Italian Stallion; the champ likes the ...
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith. Director: John G. Avildsen. Watchlist. Powered by Sylvester Stallone as the iconic pugilist, the Rocky franchise has endured its own ...
Sylvester Stallone triumphs as boxing's ultimate underdog Rocky Balboa in this box-office champ and 1976 Oscar (R)-winning Best Picture. 9,016 IMDb 8.1 1 h 54 min 1976. X-Ray PG. Drama · Sports · Emotional · Inspiring. Available to rent or buy.
