Rocky (1976)

Year: 1976

Genre: Drama

Category: Boxing

Status: DVD

Time: 119 min.

Rated: PG

Synopsis:

Rocky is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa an underdog boxer who life insurance quotes cure for impotence million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is Surf music down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory while fighting at a local club. He's given the chance of a lifetime when the world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, chooses him as an unlikely opponent in his championship Wine Tasting fight. What was originally planned as a publicity stunt becomes a chance for Rocky to prove himself as a prizefighter while training with his cantankerous manager, Mickey, to rise to the challenge. Thrilling scenes of Rocky's arduous training, including his unforgettable run up the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, are interspersed with a sweet and touching love story between the fighter and his best friend's shy sister, Adrian. With the love of Adrian on his side, Rocky struggles to overcome the odds, fighting with all his heart in the glorious and brutal finale.

Director: John G. Avildsen

Writer: Sylvester Stallone

Producer: Richard Chartoff and Irwin Winkler

Company: Chartoff-Winkler Productions and United Artists

Cast:

Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa)

Talia Shire (Adrianna "Adrian" Pennino)

Burt Young (Paulie)

Carl Weathers (Apollo Creed)

Burgess Meredith (Mickey Goldmill)

Thayer David (Jergens)

Joe Spinell (Gazzo)

Jimmy Gambina (Mike)

Bill Baldwin (Fight Announcer)

Al Silvani (Cut Man)

George Nebraska Lemon Laws (Ice Rink Attendant)

Jodi Letizia (Marie)

Diana Lewis (TV Commentator)

George O'Hanlon (TV Commentator)

Larry Carroll (TV Interviewer)

Frank Stallone (Streetcorner Singer)

Joe Frazier (Himself)

Trivia:

. Rocky says "cut my eye" during the fight scene, if you watch closely you can see the man actually squeeze a tube full of red stuff inches away from his eye. It's really quite funny...

. In the last fight scene, particularly during the close-ups of the fighters, you can clearly see in numerous shots that the auditorium seats are empty. This is contrasted with the earlier shots where it is jam packed as the fighters are entering the ring.

. About half way through the movie, Adrian gives Rocky a dog (Butkus). The second time Rocky goes to the the meatpacking plant, the dog is with him when he walks in, but he walks out alone and the dog is not seen again in this movie.

. At the end of the movie when Adrian is climbing into the ring, Rocky turns to her and for a very short time you can see the line between the make-up appliance used on his right eye to make him look beat up and the skin of his right cheekbone as well.

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