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Rocky
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Show description
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a small-time boxer who wants to make it big. He works in a meat factory and barely manages to make ends meet. He makes some money on the side as a debt collector. Heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) is a successful boxer. His managers are keen that Creed fights a newcomer. Watch the film to see what happens when Rocky and Creed come face-to-face in a boxing ring.
Show Details
| Cast |
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith
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| Directed By |
John G. Avildsen
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| Written By |
Sylvester Stallone
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| Produced By |
Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
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| Music By |
Bill Conti
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| Release Date |
3 December 1976 (USA)
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| IMDB Rating |
8.1/10
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| Awards |
Won Oscar in 1977 for Best Director: John G. Avildsen, Best Picture: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
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| Nominated For |
Oscar in 1977 for Best Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Best Supporting Actor: Burgess Meredith, Best Actress: Talia Shire; BAFTA Film Award in 1978 for Best Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Best Direction: John G. Avildsen
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| Followed By |
Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV
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| Trivia |
Sylvester Stallone wrote the script in three days after he saw a boxing match between the unknown Chuck Wepner and Muhammad Ali. Unlike Rocky, Wepner was unable to last the distance and was TKO'd in the fifteenth round.
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