Rocky Balboa (2006)

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

Writers:

Sylvester Stallone, Sylvester Stallone (characters)

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver, Milo Ventimiglia

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa
Burt Young	...	Paulie
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	...	Lou DiBella
Mike Tyson	...	Mike Tyson
Henry G. Sanders	...	Martin
Pedro Lovell	...	Spider Rico
Ana Gerena	...	Isabel
Angelyna Martinez	...	Angie (as Angela Boyd)

Storyline

When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Itallian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages.

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Plot Keywords:

retired boxer | tough guy | sweat | sequel to best picture winner | computer simulation | 

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Taglines:

It's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for boxing violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Rocky Balboa" parallels the original "Rocky" movie. Where the first movie was based on a the underdog's race, the later is based on his age.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in Swooped: Based on a Real Life Occurrence (2011)

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Soundtracks

O Mio Babbino Caro
from "Gianni Schicchi"
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano

User Reviews

A fitting and heartwarming conclusion

Sylvester Stallone completes his Rocky Epic with a stirring conclusion. I saw a special sneak preview in Detroit at a Kronk Boxing Gym benefit. Although the first 45 minutes kind of dragged, and at times the dialog made me cringe, its at least as worthy of Rocky II or the original Rocky. A lot of flashbacks, but it definitely wraps up the series a lot better than Rocky V did. It won't win best picture, or any great acting awards, but the cinematography was better than I've seen in a lot of the previous 5. As far as the big question in the blogs, does Rocky die in this one, you'll have to wait till Christmas and see for yourself. The music was great, the final scenes were great, and Paulie was great! It was also interesting to reintroduce the characters of Little Marie and Spider Rico from the first movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Instagram MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rocky VI: Puncher's Chance

Filming Locations:

Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,158,168, 24 December 2006

Gross USA:

$70,270,943

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$155,929,020

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 139 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1