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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. | 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. | ||
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==Cast and Crew:== | ==Cast and Crew:== | ||
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==Release Info:== | ==Release Info:== | ||
'''Release Date:''' December 3, 1976 (USA) | '''Length:''' 120 min | '''Genre''': Drama, | '''Release Date:''' December 3, 1976 (USA) | '''Length:''' 120 min | '''Genre''': Drama, Sports | '''Certificate:''' PG | ||
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View Trailer | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YApt5kJhfdo View Trailer] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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[[Category:Rocky Film Series]] | [[Category:Rocky Film Series]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sports]] | ||
[[Category:1976]] | [[Category:1976]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 2 March 2021
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.
Cast and Crew:
Director(s):
John G. Avildsen
Writer(s):
Sylvester Stallone
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Bill Baldwin, Al Silvani, George Memmoli, Jodi Letizia, Diana Lewis, George O'Hanlon, Larry Carroll, Stan Shaw, Don Sherman, Billy Sands, Pedro Lovell, DeForest Covan, Simmy Bow, Tony Burton, Hank Rolike, Shirley O'Hara, Kathleen Parker, Frank Stallone, Lloyd Kaufman, Jane Marla Robbins, Jack Hollander, Joe Sorbello, Christopher Avildsen, Frankie Van, Lou Fillipo, Paris Eagle, Frank Stallone, Robert L. Tangrea, Peter Glassberg, William E. Ring, Joseph C. Giambelluc, Joe Frazier, Butkus Stallone, Don Cannon, Bobby Cassidy, Randy De La o, Michael Dorn, Arnold Johnson, Daniel King, Robert Leh, Jeri McBride, Stu Nahan, Frank Pesce, Mando Ramos, Lavelle Roby, Bruce A. Simon, Arthur Tovey, Chino 'Fats' Williams
Producer(s):
Robert Chartoff, Gene Kirkwood, Irwin Winkler
Release Info:
Release Date: December 3, 1976 (USA) | Length: 120 min | Genre: Drama, Sports | Certificate: PG