‘Rocky’ is a 1976 American sports drama film, directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.
It tells the rags to riches American dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind hearted working class Italian American boxer. He lives on the streets of Philadelphia, making money as a collector for a loan shark, and by boxing in clubs as ‘the Italian Stallion’.
However, everything changes for Rocky when reigning world heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed suddenly has to find a replacement opponent for his next bout on short notice. Apollo decides to give the exhibition match to a local underdog as a publicity stunt, and picks Rocky.
‘Rocky’ was the highest-grossing film of 1976. The film was nominated for ten Oscars and won three: Best Picture, Director and Editing. Stallone was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Screenplay.
The film has spawned six sequels: ‘Rocky II’ (1979), ‘Rocky Ill’ (1982), ‘Rocky IV’ (1985), ‘Rocky V’ (1990), ‘Rocky Balboa’ (2006), and ‘Creed’ (2015), the last a spin-off about Apollo Creed’s son.
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