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Rocky Balboa

  • 2006
  • PG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Sylvester Stallone in Rocky Balboa (2006)
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Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.

  • Director
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Writer
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Antonio Tarver
    • Milo Ventimiglia
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    223K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    430
    171
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writer
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Antonio Tarver
      • Milo Ventimiglia
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 302Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Rocky Balboa
    Antonio Tarver
    Antonio Tarver
    • Mason 'The Line' Dixon
    Milo Ventimiglia
    Milo Ventimiglia
    • Robert Balboa Jr.
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Paulie
    Geraldine Hughes
    Geraldine Hughes
    • Marie
    Tony Burton
    Tony Burton
    • Duke
    A.J. Benza
    A.J. Benza
    • L.C.
    James Francis Kelly III
    James Francis Kelly III
    • Steps
    Talia Shire
    Talia Shire
    • Adrian
    • (archive footage)
    Lou DiBella
    Lou DiBella
    • Lou DiBella
    Mike Tyson
    Mike Tyson
    • Mike Tyson
    Henry G. Sanders
    Henry G. Sanders
    • Martin
    Pedro Lovell
    Pedro Lovell
    • Spider Rico
    Ana Gerena
    Ana Gerena
    • Isabel
    Angelyna Martinez-Boyd
    Angelyna Martinez-Boyd
    • Angie
    • (as Angela Boyd)
    Louis Giansante
    • Bar Thug
    Maureen Schilling
    • Lucky's Bartender
    Lahmard J. Tate
    Lahmard J. Tate
    • X-Cell
    • (as Lahmard Tate)
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writer
      • Sylvester Stallone(characters)
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    • Trivia
      During preproduction, as the filmmakers tried to find a good location to shoot the fight, they met with constant obstacles - every suitable arena was booked out. Sylvester Stallone knew that HBO had an upcoming PPV event with Bernard Hopkins taking on Jermaine Taylor in the main event, at the Mandalay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Stallone suggested that the film could piggyback the real event, using the real HBO format, the real crowd, even the real press conference setup. As such, the press conference scene was shot only moments after the real press conference with Hopkins and Taylor, whilst the scene when Rocky walks through the curtain and down to the ring was shot using the real Hopkins/Taylor crowd. Stallone was hoping that the crowd wouldn't boo or cause any problems, but as he made his way to the ring (as Rocky), the whole building gave him a standing ovation and began to chant 'ROCKY, ROCKY'. The crowd was never told to stand up or to chant - they had done it completely on their own, and according to the filmmakers, by far the biggest cheer of the night was for Rocky, not for any of the real fighters.
    • Goofs
      When Rocky is training at the end and is punching the air with his fists, you can hear someone say 'Go Rambo'.
    • Quotes

      Rocky Balboa: You ain't gonna believe this, but you used to fit right here.

      [taps on the inside of his hand]

      Rocky Balboa: I'd hold you up to say to your mother, "this kid's gonna be the best kid in the world. This kid's gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew." And you grew up good and wonderful. It was great just watching you, every day was like a privilige. Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world, and you did. But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow. Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life. Don't forget to visit your mother.

    • Crazy credits
      The first set of end credits features fans of all ages running up the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The second set of credits features a shot of Rocky standing alone at the top of the steps.
    • Connections
      Edited from Rocky (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      It's a Fight
      Written by D.J. Paul and Juicy J

      Produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J

      Performed by Three 6 Mafia

      Three 6 Mafia appears courtesy of Hypnotize Minds Productions / Sony Urban Music / Columbia Records

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    It all started way back in 1976 when Sylvester Stallone - who wrote the script and took the leading role - created the character of the Philadelphia low-grade boxer who managed, against all the odds, to go the distance with world heavyweight champion Aollo Creed and give the world a new kind of underdog to support. In "Rocky II" (1979), after 15 brutal rounds, he defeats Creed and takes the title. In 1982, "Rocky III" sees our hero lose to Mt T before Apollo helps him bounce back. By the time of "Rocky IV" (1985), the franchise had acquired an international dimension as the Cold War is acted out in the ring with Rocky squaring up to the Russian Ivan Drago. Another five years passed before Stallone felt that he had to return to the iconic role - in "Rocky V", he adopts a young fighter who turns on him.

    That really should have been it - but, as the tagline for "Rocky Balboa" puts it, "It ain't over till it's over" so, 16 year after the last film and an amazing 30 years after the original movie, he's back. It seems that Rock is so missing his wife Adrian that, in spite of running a successful restaurant named after her, he finds that he has something "luking in the basement". On this sixth outing, the narrative arc is just the same as first time round - again a complete no-chancer facing a world champion after a gruelling training routine involving the same frozen meat, the same one-armed press-ups, and of course the same race up the Museum of Art steps - and the same music.

    What's different is the advanced years of Rocky and of course Stallone himself - but he looks good, the film looks good, and you'll feel good at the final bell. As the man says: "It ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much can you take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"
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    • Jan 11, 2007

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Instagram
      • MGM
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Rocky VI
    • Filming locations
      • Philadelphia Museum of Art - 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(Rocky steps)
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Revolution Studios
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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,270,943
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,158,168
      • Dec 24, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $155,929,020
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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