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Rocky

Name: Rocky
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-12-03
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.802

★ 7,8 /10 (9,056 Votes)

1976 EN 120 min

Overview

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

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Release date

03/12/1976

Votes

9,056

Popularity

26.9

His whole life was a million-to-one shot.

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

120 min

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$117,253,345

Website

www.20thcenturystudios.com

Sylvester Stallone

Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Talia Shire

Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino

Burt Young

Paulie

Carl Weathers

Apollo

Burgess Meredith

Mickey

Thayer David

Jergens

Joe Spinell

Gazzo

Jimmy Gambina

Mike

Bill Baldwin

Fight Announcer

Al Silvani

Cut Man

George Memmoli

Ice Rink Attendant

Jodi Letizia

Marie

Diana Lewis

TV Commentator

George O'Hanlon

TV Commentator

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Larry Carroll

TV Interviewer

Stan Shaw

Dipper

Don Sherman

Bartender

Billy Sands

Club Fight Announcer

Pedro Lovell

Club Fighter

DeForest Covan

Apollo's Corner

Simmy Bow

Club Corner Man

Tony Burton

Apollo's Trainer

Hank Rolike

Apollo Corner Man

Shirley O'Hara

Secretary

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Kathleen Parker

Paulie's Date

Frank Stallone Sr.

Timekeeper

Lloyd Kaufman

Drunk

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Jane Marla Robbins

Owner of Pet Shop

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Jack Hollander

Fats

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Joe Sorbello

Bodyguard

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Christopher Avildsen

Chiptooth

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Frankie Van

Club Fight Referee

Lou Fillipo

Championship Fight Announcer

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Paris Eagle

Fighter

Frank Stallone Jr.

Streetcorner Singer

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Robert L. Tangrea

Streetcorner Singer

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Peter Glassberg

Streetcorner Singer

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William E. Ring

Streetcorner Singer

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Joseph C. Giambelluc

Streetcorner Singer

Joe Frazier

Himself

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Butkus Stallone

Dog

Michael Dorn

Apollo's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Stu Nahan

Fight Commentator (uncredited)

Lavelle Roby

Mary Anne Creed (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Reporter (uncredited)

Arnold Johnson

Apollo's Lawyer (uncredited)

Frank Pesce

Spectator (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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This was the ultimate Rocky story wasn't it? It was inspiring with the training, it was inspiring with the fight, and it was about the characters and the characters are what makes a great story. The down side was Creed, he was a little under-developed in this wasn't he? They make up for it in Rocky II, III, and IV, but in Rocky he felt like a faceless nemesis didn't he? He was Mohamed Ali without real depth in this and the story could have used to develop him a little more in the first one. But... we got it in the sequels. The biggest selling point was the love story... I know mush…

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Rocky is an inspiring story about an ordinary man who takes advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I do have to say, the movie has a rocky beginning, as the dialogue is pretty clunky and awkward at times. But after about twenty minutes, the movie really gets into its groove and had me locked in till the end. My favorite aspect of this film is the humanity it has; it takes a look at a big and intimidating fighter in Rocky and explores his emotions and insecurities. My favorite scene is when he lays in bed next to Adrian with the sudden realization that he cannot win this fight. It wa…

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Sylvester Stallone is "Rocky", an enforcer for a small-time Philadelphia mobster who works out in Burgess Meredith's gym ("Mickey's") and is keen on the sister of his friend "Paulie" (Burt Young), the shy and retiring "Adrian" (Talia Shire). Meantime, World Heavyweight Champion "Apollo Creed" (Carl Weathers) finds his impeding tilte defence kybsoshed by an injured challenger. At this point serendipity takes a hand and "Creed" decides to pluck a challenger from obscurity - and he chooses the "Italian Stallion". What follows is a solid, engaging tale of grit and determination as the champion ass…

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