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Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

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Storyline

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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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A Philadelphia fighter who never made the big time...He showed he could take on a challenge...and won something bigger than a championship bout. See more »

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Drama | Sport

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Release Date:

3 December 1976 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$960,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$117,235,247 (USA)
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1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Al Silvani, who plays Rocky's cut man, had played the cut man to another boxer named Rocky 20 years earlier, in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). Rocky Graziano was played by Paul Newman and was considered his breakthrough role, just like Rocky (1976) was for Sylvester Stallone. See more »

Goofs

Nearly all of the punches between Rocky and Apollo do not connect, and most of them are inches away. In some cases, the one "receiving" the punch moves his head long before the other one's punches even comes close. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Club fight attendee: Come on, Spider!
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Crazy Credits

Butkus the dog is credited as "Butkus Stallone". See more »

Connections

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The First Noel
(uncredited)
Traditional 17th century hymn
Hummed by Burt Young
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One of the greatest movies of all time.
26 February 2003 | by (New Jersey) – See all my reviews

I don't remember exactly when I first saw this film, but for a long time I thought that the second of the series was my favorite. Well, I recently bought the DVD box-set and after I watched the first movie again I knew that it was definitely the best in the series, and also one of the best movies ever made. Rocky is very much more than just a boxing movie. It's a movie about the unbreakable human spirit, determination, and the will to "go the distance." Rocky(Sylvester Stallone) is a second rate club-fighter and a debt collector for a loan shark(Joe Spinnell). He becomes involved with a shy girl working in a petshop named Adrian(Talia Shire), and also becomes friends with her brother Paulie(Burt Young). Rocky's life really isn't anything of interest - until the World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed(Carl Weathers) gives him an unexpected shot at the title. An old boxer-turned-trainer named Mick(Burgess Meredith) offers to be Rocky's manager. Although the whole film is outstanding, what follows are some of the greatest and most memorable movie moments of all time. Rocky striving to go the distance in the training scene, the final fight, and the closing moments of the film are so emotional and inspiring that they perfectly demonstrate the human spirit and can bring out the will to win in anybody. Add to this an excellent music score and you have a classic and unforgettable movie. Without a doubt deserved the Best Picture award in 1976. Exceptional performances by all the cast members, notably Burgess Meredith and Sylvester Stallone. **** out of ****


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