Rocky Balboa (2006)

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Writers (WGA):

Sylvester Stallone (written by)
Sylvester Stallone (characters)

Release Date:

20 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

It ain't over 'til it's over.

Plot:

Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement to step into the ring for the last time and face the heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.

Plot Keywords:

Veteran | Coming Out Of Retirement | Las Vegas | Directed By Star | Cemetery

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa
Burt Young	...	Paulie Panina
Antonio Tarver	...	Mason 'The Line' Dixon
Geraldine Hughes	...	Marie
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Robert Balboa Jr.
Tony Burton	...	Duke
A.J. Benza	...	L.C.
James Francis Kelly III	...	Steps
Talia Shire	...	Adrian (archive footage)
Lou DiBella	...	Himself
Mike Tyson	...	Himself
Henry G. Sanders	...	Martin
Pedro Lovell	...	Spider Rico
Ana Gerena	...	Isabel
Angela Boyd	...	Angie

Also Known As:

Rocky VI (USA) (working title)
Rocky VI: Puncher's Chance (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for boxing violence and some language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:PG | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | New Zealand:M | UK:12A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Mexico:A | Brazil:12 | USA:PG | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

1818 East Tusculum Street, Kensington, North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

According to Sylvester Stallone in his DVD Commentary, he did consider bringing back his real-life son Sage Stallone to reprise the role of Robert "Rocky" Junior, but decided against it because he feared people would read too much into the personal conflict between Rocky and Robert, regarding Robert feeling he's "living in his father's shadow".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rocky and Marie was walking toward the van from the bar, the van is parked about a quarter of a block away from the bar. After Rocky come back from confronting with the drunk, the van is parked on the corner and blocking the crosswalk.

Quotes:

[first lines]
HBO Commentator: Yet another quick knockout for Mason Dixon, almost perfunctory; the fans let him know how they feel about it.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Comebacks (2007)

Soundtrack:

Boy Looka Here

Just As Good As The First

I saw this film at a test screening a few months ago. While I am a fan of all the films I think this one is the most on par with the first one. While two thru five were good films they had more to do with Rocky as a public figure and his fame. In this film he is not that distanced from the guy he was in the first, maybe just a little wiser. The film doesn't focus so much on boxing as it does on the actual character of Rocky and the trials he faces having one day been on top of the world and now he leads a simple life and thrives on his memories.

I am a huge Stallone fan but I realize his career has been in a slump lately, but this film would be a perfect resurrection for him. The acting is great and it has some of the best writing I've seen in years. Two very powerful scenes are when Rocky tries to get his license back and probably the best scene of the film is when he confronts his son.

Any Stallone or Rocky fan will love this film. And I'm sure a lot of people who had doubts about this film 30 years later or even Stallone being 60 years old will be very surprised and pleased. And it does not hurt that Sylvester Stallone is in better shape at 60 then half of Hollywood under 30.

I've already seen the movie but I plan to be there opening day to see it again.