Rocky was shot on a shoestring budget. Here’s how it rocked (Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video)

This is a saga of grit, heart, and a seriously tight budget! Rocky raked in over $1.4B, but its rise from rags to riches is one of Hollywood’s greatest underdog stories.

In the early 70s, Sylvester Stallone was an unknown actor with a pocket full of dreams—literally! Picture this: he was so broke he almost sold his dog just to keep the lights on. “I had to try to sell my dog because it was either that or he wasn’t going to be well-fed,” he quipped. Talk about a canine crisis!

Then came a fateful night when Stallone watched Muhammad Ali duke it out with Chuck Wepner, aka “The Bayonne Bleeder.” Inspired by an underdog holding his own, he thought, “If this isn’t a metaphor for life!” Suddenly, he dashed home,...