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Rocky (1976)

119 min  -  Drama | Sport  -   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

Writer:

Sylvester Stallone

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Burt Young | See full cast and crew
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Rocky -- Rocky Balboa is a struggling Philadelphia boxer who is scorned by his gym's owner, patronized by a loan shark and rebuffed by a shy 'plain-Jane', whose butcher brother keeps engineering a romantic match. Rocky would have remained in this rut had not heavyweight champion Apollo Creed come up with the Bicentennial gimmick to give a chance for a 'nobody' to become a 'somebody'. The "Italian Stallion" trains earnestly and goes the distance...against all odds! Rocky -- Trailer for this Stallone classic

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone ...
Talia Shire Talia Shire ...
Burt Young Burt Young ...
Carl Weathers Carl Weathers ...
Burgess Meredith 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 Jodi Letizia ...
Diana Lewis Diana Lewis ...
TV Commentator
George O'Hanlon George O'Hanlon ...
TV Commentator
Larry Carroll Larry Carroll ...
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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 | Pennsylvania  | See more »

Taglines:

A Philadelphia fighter who never made the big time...He showed he could take on a challenge...and won something bigger than a championship bout. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Rocky Anthology Official site | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Роки See more »

Filming Locations:

1818 East Tusculum Street, Kensington, North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,100,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$225,000,000 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions, United Artists See more »
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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

In the original script, Gazzo has his bodyguard bet $3,000 on Rocky in the Apollo Creed fight. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: After the announcer finishes announcing the beginning of the fight, the microphone rises back up to the ceiling. As it rises, it hits the camera and shakes it. 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 "Saturday Night Live: Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai (#23.1)" (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Deck the Halls"
(uncredited)
Traditional Welsh melody
Played on the radio See more »