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Rocky

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Rocky
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PG,1hr 59min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1976
Director:
John G. Avildsen
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young  ...more
Synopsis: Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a Philadelphia boxer, is but one step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strongarm errands for local loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad Ali-like super-boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With the Bicentennial celebration coming up, Creed must find a "Cinderella" opponent for the big July ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Rocky is an unashamed feel-good movie. It is essentially a reworking of Paddy Chayefsky's Marty, only instead of a shy butcher in a grocery, the protagonist is a shy butcher for a local loan shark. The real-life tale is now legendary -- how the struggling young writer Sylvester Stallone was in the audience for Muhammad Ali's boxing match with (reputed) mob enforcer and all-around tough guy Chuck Wepner, ... Full Review
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Sylvester Stallone
Rocky, Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire
Adrian
Burt Young
Paulie
Carl Weathers
Apollo, Apollo Creed
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