A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 20 wins & 22 nominations total
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Al Silvani
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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. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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- PG
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- TriviaAfter producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff became interested in the script, they offered Sylvester Stallone an unprecedented $350,000 for the rights. He had $106 in the bank and no car, and was trying to sell his dog because he couldn't afford to feed him, but he refused to sell unless they agreed to allow him to star in the film. They agreed, on the condition that Stallone continue to work as a writer without a fee, and that he work as an actor for scale. After Winkler and Chartoff purchased the film, they took it to United Artists, who envisioned a budget of $2 million with an established star, particularly Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds or James Caan. When Winkler and Chartoff told United Artists that they could only get the screenplay if Stallone starred, United Artists cut the budget to $1 million and had Chartoff and Winkler sign agreements that they would be personally liable if the film went over budget. The final cost was $1.1 million. Chartoff and Winkler mortgaged their houses for the last $100,000.
- GoofsWhen Rocky is talking to Adrian on Thanksgiving through the door, the camera shot goes to Paulie who is about ten feet away. You can see one of the movie cameras in the mirror.
- Crazy creditsButkus the dog is credited as "Butkus Stallone".
- Alternate versionsIn the DVD, the Dolby Digital & DTS 5.1 tracks omit a short musical cue of Rocky's theme when the bell rings at the end of the 15th round, which is present in the original mono soundtrack.
- ConnectionsEdited into Rocky IV (1985)
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Rocky through the ages
For this review, I'd like to go through all the Rocky movies (including the most recent Creed) and talk about their good points and their bad points.
Rocky - The first one is obviously a classic and the best out of the series and made people like Sylvester Stallone a superstar. It takes a simple but touching story of the underdog boxer and rise to have a chance to be a champion.
Rocky II - I felt was kind of the same story and was a little cheesy but it still carried the spirit of the original.
Rocky III - Like the second one, was cheesy but it was entertaining. But I like how Rocky was doing more boxing and had more drama and Mr. T was a good villain even though he talked too much. Also it featured a great song, "Eye of the Tiger".
Rocky IV - Again like the two other sequels, cheesy but still entertaining and it had another great song "No Easy Way Out".
Rocky V - I know this one disappointed a lot of fans but I thought it was okay but I can understand why people didn't like it but I don't think it deserves to be hated.
Rocky Balboa - Was redeeming and I like how it has a lot of references to the first Rocky.
Creed - Finally, this one was another great comeback for Stallone as Rocky and gave Michael B. Jordan his big break as well.
But you can't beat the original because it's the first and a classic, like I said before. But I'm still looking forward to the sequel to Creed next year.
Rocky - The first one is obviously a classic and the best out of the series and made people like Sylvester Stallone a superstar. It takes a simple but touching story of the underdog boxer and rise to have a chance to be a champion.
Rocky II - I felt was kind of the same story and was a little cheesy but it still carried the spirit of the original.
Rocky III - Like the second one, was cheesy but it was entertaining. But I like how Rocky was doing more boxing and had more drama and Mr. T was a good villain even though he talked too much. Also it featured a great song, "Eye of the Tiger".
Rocky IV - Again like the two other sequels, cheesy but still entertaining and it had another great song "No Easy Way Out".
Rocky V - I know this one disappointed a lot of fans but I thought it was okay but I can understand why people didn't like it but I don't think it deserves to be hated.
Rocky Balboa - Was redeeming and I like how it has a lot of references to the first Rocky.
Creed - Finally, this one was another great comeback for Stallone as Rocky and gave Michael B. Jordan his big break as well.
But you can't beat the original because it's the first and a classic, like I said before. But I'm still looking forward to the sequel to Creed next year.
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- colm-hearne365
- Jul 28, 2016
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- $960,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $117,235,147
- Gross worldwide
- $117,250,402
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