Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
Rocky Balboa is a little-known boxer who was given a shot at the heavyweight champ, Apollo Creed. Having done much better than anyone expected, Creed demands a rematch, embarrassed by his inability to dominate the "amateur" Balboa.
Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
In one version of the screenplay, there is a flashback scene that shows Rocky first meeting Mickey and we learn Rocky's real first name: Robert.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
When Micky is watching television, his feet do not move at all, and you can tell it is a still image super-imposed on screen.
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Quotes
Reporter:
Rock, you got anything derogatory to say about the champ? Rocky Balboa:
Derogatory? Yeah. He's great. See more »