Rocky Movie (1976)
Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
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.
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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.
Details
- Rated: PG
- Runtime: 2:00 hours
- Genre: Drama, Sport
- Director: John G. Avildsen
- Writer: Sylvester Stallone
- Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
- Language: English
- Country: USA
- Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 21 nominations
- Production Company: United Artists
- ASIN: B00HF98SJY
- Year Released: 1976
- Release Date: Dec 2, 1976
- DVD Date: Aug 6, 2006
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