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Rocky (1976)

PG  119 min  -  Action | Drama | Romance   -  3 December 1976 (USA)
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A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Director:

John G. Avildsen
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Top 250 #217 | Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 19 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone ...
Talia Shire ...
Burt Young ...
Carl Weathers ...
Burgess Meredith ...
Thayer David Thayer David ...
George Jergens
Joe Spinell Joe Spinell ...
Jimmy Gambina Jimmy Gambina ...
Mike
Bill Baldwin Bill Baldwin ...
Fight Announcer
Al Silvani Al Silvani ...
Cut Man (as Al Salvani)
George Memmoli George Memmoli ...
Ice Rink Attendant
Jodi Letizia ...
Diana Lewis Diana Lewis ...
TV Commentator
George O'Hanlon George O'Hanlon ...
TV Commentator
Larry Carroll Larry Carroll ...
TV Interviewer
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Storyline

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 Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Boxer | Boxing | Fight | Training | Loan Shark  | See more »

Taglines:

You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest bicentennial in history! See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | Sport

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Rocky, ta hrysa gantia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,100,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$225,000,000 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The iconic shot of Rocky running up the steps of Philadelphia Art Museum came about because of Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown. Brown, who was from Philadelphia, was getting ready to fly to LA to try to sell his newly invented Steadicam device. He had shot some test footage following people around corridors and from room to room, but he wanted to be able to shoot something that even the most experienced filmmakers would look at and wonder how he did it. He came up with the idea for his girlfriend to run up and down the museum steps, whilst he followed close behind her. Using this footage, Brown sold the camera on his first day in LA, and several months later, John G. Avildsen, who was prepping Rocky, saw the footage and felt that a similar type of shot would be perfect for the film. As such, Avildsen hired Brown and the Steadicam, and as Brown explains, several months after he had run up the steps filming his girlfriend, he was running back up the steps filming Sylvester Stallone. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Jergens describes Apollo's upcoming fight as his "bicentennial fight." In the same scene, Apollo says that it will take place "on this country's birthday," meaning July 4, 1976. But the fight with Rocky takes place on New Year's Day, January 1, 1976. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Club fight attendee: Come on, Spider!
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Crazy Credits

The film opens with the title of the film scrolling from right to left
underscored by music. However, instead of just doing the opening credits
for the cast, Rocky is shown boxing. The rest of the credits appear later
as Rocky is shown walking down a street, and this time there is nothing
underscoring the credits. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series: Rocky VII (#1.2)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gonna Fly"
Music by Bill Conti
Lyrics by Carol Connors & Ayn Robbins
Sung by Deetta West (as De Etta Little) & Nelson Pigford See more »