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1976 American sports drama past John G. Avildsen

Rocky
In a black-and-white poster, Rocky in his boxing outfit holding hands with another person. The tagline above the film's title reads "His whole life was a million-to-one shot." The films credits are printed below the poster.

Theatrical release poster

Directed by John G. Avildsen
Written past Sylvester Stallone
Produced by
  • Irwin Winkler
  • Robert Chartoff
Starring
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Talia Shire
  • Burt Young
  • Carl Weathers
  • Burgess Meredith
Cinematography James Crabe
Edited past
  • Richard Halsey
  • Scott Conrad
Music by Beak Conti

Product
company

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Distributed past United Artists

Release dates

  • Nov 21, 1976 (1976-xi-21) (New York Metropolis)
  • December three, 1976 (1976-12-03) (United states of america)

Running time

119 minutes[1]
Country Us
Language English
Budget $960,000
(equivalent to $4.83 million in 2021)[2]
Box role $225 million
(equivalent to $1.07 billion in 2021)[iii]

Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama flick directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise. It likewise stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-fourth dimension club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the globe heavyweight title held by Apollo Creed (Weathers).

Rocky entered evolution in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in iii days. It entered a complicated production procedure after Stallone refused to let the movie to be made without him in the lead part; United Artists eventually agreed to cast Stallone later he rejected a six figure bargain for the motion-picture show rights. Principal photography began in January 1976, with filming primarily held in Philadelphia; several locations featured in the picture, such as the Rocky Steps, are now considered cultural landmarks.[four] With an estimated production budget of under $i million, Rocky popularized the rags to riches and American Dream themes of sports dramas which proceeded the movie.

Rocky was premiered in New York City on November 21, 1976, and was theatrically released in the United States by United Artists on December three. The picture show received critical acclaim; among other accolades, it received x Academy Accolade nominations and won three, including Best Picture. Stallone's performance was as well widely praised, and began his rise as a major motion-picture show star.[five] A sleeper hitting, it grossed $225 1000000 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing pic of 1976. Considered one of the greatest sports films ever made, Rocky was selected by Library of Congress for preservation in the Usa National Film Registry for beingness "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The sequel, Rocky II, was released in 1979.

Plot [edit]

In 1975, the heavyweight boxing world champion, Apollo Creed, announces plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia during the upcoming The states Bicentennial. Nonetheless, he is informed five weeks from the fight date that his scheduled opponent Mac Lee Green is unable to compete due to an injured mitt. With all other potential replacements booked up or otherwise unavailable, Creed decides to spice things up by giving a local contender a take chances to challenge him.

Creed selects Rocky Balboa, an Italian journeyman southpaw boxer who fights primarily in small gyms and works as a collector for a loan shark. Rocky meets with promoter George Jergens assuming that Creed is seeking local sparring partners. Reluctant at first, Rocky somewhen agrees to the fight which will pay him $150,000. Rocky undergoes several weeks of unorthodox preparation, such as using sides of beefiness as punching bags.

Rocky is later approached by Mickey Goldmill, a former bantamweight fighter who turned trainer and whose gym Rocky frequents, about further grooming. Rocky is non willing initially, as Mickey has not shown much interest in helping him before and sees him as a wasted talent, just eventually Rocky accepts the offer.

Rocky begins to build a romantic relationship with Adrian Pennino, who is working role-fourth dimension at the J&Thousand Tropical Fish pet shop. Adrian's brother and Rocky'due south all-time friend, Paulie, helps Rocky become a engagement with his sister and offers to work as a corner man with him for the fight. Paulie becomes jealous of Rocky's success, but Rocky placates him past agreeing to advertise the meat packing business where Paulie works as part of the upcoming fight. The dark earlier the fight, a sleepless Rocky visits the Philadelphia Spectrum and begins to lose conviction. He confesses to Adrian that he does not believe he can win, merely strives to get the distance confronting Creed, which no other fighter has done, to prove himself to everyone; if he tin go the distance, he volition not be just "some other bum from the neighborhood."

On New year's day, the fight is held with Creed making a dramatic archway dressed as George Washington and so Uncle Sam. Taking advantage of his overconfidence, Rocky knocks him down in the kickoff circular—the outset fourth dimension that Creed has e'er been knocked down. Humbled and worried, Creed takes Rocky more seriously for the rest of the fight, though his ego never fully fades. The fight goes on for the total 15 rounds, with both combatants sustaining various injuries. Rocky, with hits to the head and swollen optics, requires his right eyelid to be cut to restore his vision. Apollo, with internal bleeding and a broken rib, struggles to breathe. As the fight concludes, Creed's superior skill is countered past Rocky'due south plain unlimited ability to absorb punches and his dogged refusal to go down. As the final bell sounds, with both fighters embracing each other, they promise each other there will be no rematch.

Afterward the fight, the sportscasters and the audience go wild. Jergens announces over the loudspeaker that the fight was "the greatest exhibition of guts and stamina in the history of the ring", and Rocky calls out repeatedly for Adrian, who runs down and comes into the ring. As Jergens declares Creed the winner by virtue of a carve up decision, Rocky and Adrian embrace and profess their love for each other, not caring about the outcome of the fight.

Cast [edit]

  • Sylvester Stallone every bit Robert "Rocky" Balboa
  • Talia Shire as Adriana "Adrian" Pennino
  • Burt Young as Paulie Pennino
  • Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed
  • Burgess Meredith equally Michael "Mickey" Goldmill
  • Thayer David as George "Miles" Jergens
  • Joe Spinell as Tony Gazzo
  • Tony Burton equally Tony "Duke" Evers
  • Pedro Lovell every bit Spider Rico
  • Stan Shaw as "Large Dipper" Brown
  • Joe Frazier equally Himself

Production [edit]

Development and writing [edit]

Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay for Rocky in 3 and a one-half days, soon afterwards watching the championship match betwixt Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner that took place at Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio, on March 24, 1975. Wepner was TKO'd in the 15th circular of the match past Ali, with few expecting him to last equally long equally he did. Despite the match motivating Stallone to begin work on Rocky,[6] he has denied Wepner provided whatsoever inspiration for the script.[7] [8] Other inspiration for the motion-picture show may have included characteristics of real-life boxers Rocky Marciano and Joe Frazier,[9] [10] likewise as Rocky Graziano'south autobiography Somebody Up There Likes Me and the moving-picture show of the same name. Wepner sued Stallone who eventually settled for an undisclosed amount.[8]

At the time, Film Artists Management Enterprises (FAME), a articulation venture betwixt Hollywood talent agents Craig T. Rumar and Larry Kubik, represented Stallone. He submitted his script to Rumar and Kubik, who immediately saw the potential for it to be made into a motion picture. They shopped the script to various producers and studios in Hollywood just were repeatedly rejected because Stallone insisted that he be cast in the lead role. Eventually, they secured a meeting with Winkler-Chartoff productions. After repeated negotiations with Rumar and Kubik, Winkler-Chartoff agreed to a contract for Stallone to be the writer and also star in the pb role for Rocky.[xi]

United Artists liked Stallone's script and viewed information technology as a vehicle for a well-established star like Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, or James Caan.[12] Stallone'southward agents insisted that Stallone portray the title character, to the betoken of issuing an ultimatum. Stallone after said that he would never have forgiven himself had the flick become a success with somebody else in the lead.[ commendation needed ] He also knew that producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff's contract with the studio enabled them to "greenlight" a project if the budget was kept low plenty. The producers also collateralized any possible losses with their big-upkeep entry, New York, New York (whose eventual losses were covered past Rocky 's success).[13] [fourteen] The film'south product budget ended up being $1,075,000, with a further $100,000 spent on producers' fees and $4.2 one thousand thousand on advertisement costs.[15]

Pre-production [edit]

Although Chartoff and Winkler were enthusiastic well-nigh the script and the idea of Stallone playing the lead character, they were hesitant about having an unknown headline the film. The producers likewise had problem casting other major characters in the story, with Apollo Creed and Adrian bandage unusually tardily by production standards.[ citation needed ] Existent-life boxer Ken Norton was initially sought for the function of Apollo Creed, just he pulled out and the part was ultimately given to Carl Weathers.[sixteen] Norton, upon whom Creed was loosely based, fought Muhammad Ali iii times. Co-ordinate to The Rocky Scrapbook, Carrie Snodgress was originally called to play Adrian, but a coin dispute forced the producers to expect elsewhere. Susan Sarandon auditioned for the part but was deemed too pretty for the character. Subsequently Talia Shire'south ensuing audition, Chartoff and Winkler, and director John Avildsen,[4] insisted that she play the function.[ citation needed ]

Boxer Joe Frazier has a cameo appearance in the picture. Outspoken boxer Muhammad Ali, who fought Frazier iii times, influenced the grapheme of Apollo Creed. During the 49th Academy Awards ceremony in 1977, Ali and Stallone staged a cursory comic confrontation to prove the picture show did not offend Ali. Some of the plot'southward almost memorable moments—Rocky's carcass-punching scenes and Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of his grooming regimen—are taken from the real-life exploits of Joe Frazier, for which he received no credit.[17]

Because of the film's insufficiently low budget, members of Stallone'due south family unit played pocket-sized roles. His begetter rings the bong to signal the start and terminate of a round; his brother Frank plays a street corner vocalizer, and his first married woman, Sasha, was stills photographer.[18] Other cameos include old Philadelphia and and so Los Angeles tv sportscaster Stu Nahan playing himself, alongside radio and Television set broadcaster Bill Baldwin; and Lloyd Kaufman, founder of the independent film company Troma, appearing as a drunkard. Diana Lewis, then a news anchor in Los Angeles and afterwards in Detroit, has a minor scene every bit a Telly news reporter. Tony Burton appears as Apollo Creed's trainer, Tony "Duke" Evers, a role he would reprise throughout the unabridged Rocky series, though the character is not named until Rocky Ii. Michael Dorn, who would later proceeds fame as the Klingon Worf in Star Trek: The Side by side Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, made his interim debut, admitting uncredited, every bit Creed's bodyguard.[xix]

Filming [edit]

Main photography for Rocky began on January 9, 1976.[xx] Filming took place primarily throughout Philadelphia, with a few scenes beingness shot in Los Angeles.[21] Inventor Garrett Brownish's new Steadicam was used to accomplish smoothen photography while running alongside Rocky during the film's Philadelphia street training sequences and the run up the Art Museum's flight of stairs, now colloquially known as the Rocky Steps.[22] It was also used for some shots in the fight scenes and tin can be seen at the ringside during some broad shots of the terminal fight. Rocky is often erroneously cited as the starting time motion picture to use the Steadicam, although it was actually the third, afterwards Jump for Celebrity and Marathon Man.[23]

Certain elements of the story were altered during filming. The original script had a darker tone: Mickey was portrayed every bit racist, and the script ended with Rocky throwing the fight afterwards realizing he did non want to be part of the professional boxing world later all.[13]

Both Stallone and Weathers suffered injuries during the shooting of the final fight; Stallone suffered bruised ribs and Weathers suffered a damaged olfactory organ, the reverse injuries of what their characters had.[24]

The start date between Rocky and Adrian, in which Rocky bribes a janitor to let them to skate later on closing hours on a deserted ice skating rink, was shot that mode only because of budgetary pressures. This scene was originally scheduled to be shot in a skating rink during regular business hours. Nevertheless, the producers decided they could not afford to hire the hundreds of extras that would have been necessary for that scene.[25]

The affiche seen above the ring before Rocky fights Apollo Creed shows Rocky wearing red shorts with a white stripe when he really wears white shorts with a red stripe. When Rocky points this out, he is told that "it doesn't actually thing, does it?" According to director Avildsen's DVD commentary, this was an actual fault made by the props department that they could not beget to rectify, so Stallone wrote the brief scene to ensure the audition did non come across it every bit a goof.[26] Conversely, Stallone has said he was indeed supposed to wear reddish shorts with a white stripe every bit Rocky, merely changed to the reverse colors "at the last moment".[27] Similarly, when Rocky'south robe arrived far too baggy on the twenty-four hours it was needed for filming, Stallone wrote in dialogue where Rocky points this out.[28]

Music [edit]

Soundtrack [edit]

Bill Conti equanimous the musical score for Rocky. He had equanimous a score for manager John G. Avildsen'due south W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) that the studio ultimately rejected.[29] David Shire (and then-married man of Talia Shire) was the first to exist offered the run a risk to etch the music for Rocky only had to turn it downwards considering of prior commitments.[xxx] Avildsen reached out to Conti without any studio help considering of the film'south relatively low upkeep. Avildsen said, "The budget for the music was 25 g. And that was for everything: The composer's fee, that was to pay the musicians, that was to hire the studio, that was to buy the tape that it was going to be recorded on."[31]

The main theme vocal, "Gonna Fly Now", fabricated it to number 1 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 list for 1 calendar week (from July two to July 8, 1977) and the American Picture Institute placed it 58th on its AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.[32] [33] United Artists Records released the soundtrack album on November 12, 1976.[34] EMI re-released the anthology on CD and cassette.[35]

Release [edit]

Theatrical [edit]

The motion-picture show was released on Sunday, Nov 21, 1976 by United Artists at Cinema II in New York City.[36]

Home media [edit]

  • 1982 – CED Videodisc, Betamax and VHS; VHS release is rental only; 20th Century Fox Video release
  • October 27, 1990 (VHS and LaserDisc)
  • April 16, 1996 (VHS and LaserDisc)
  • March 24, 1997 (DVD)
  • April 24, 2001 (DVD, also packed with the Five-Disc Boxed Set)
  • 2001 (VHS, 25th anniversary edition)
  • December xiv, 2004 (DVD, also packed with the Rocky Anthology box set up)
  • February 8, 2005 (DVD, as well packed with the Rocky Anthology box prepare)
  • December 5, 2006 (DVD and Blu-ray Disc – 2-Disc Collector'south Edition, the DVD was the first version released by Fox and was also packed with the Rocky Anthology box ready and the Blu-ray was the first version released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
  • December 4, 2007 (DVD box set – Rocky The Complete Saga. This new set up contains the new Rocky Balboa, but does not include the contempo 2 disc Rocky. There are yet no special features for Rocky II through Rocky V, although Rocky Balboa 's DVD special features are all intact.)
  • Nov 3, 2009 (Blu-ray box gear up – Rocky The Undisputed Drove. This release included vi films in a box set. Previously, only the get-go motion-picture show and Rocky Balboa were available on the format. Those 2 discs are identical to their individual releases, and the set also contains a disc of bonus material, new and old alike.[37])
  • May 6, 2014 - Blu-ray re-release with an all new 4K remaster and the previous special features of the old release.[38]
  • Oct thirteen, 2015 – Blu-ray box gear up, Rocky Heavyweight Collection 40th Ceremony Edition. All half-dozen films plus over three hours of bonus material including the 4K remaster of the start film.[39]

Reception [edit]

Box office [edit]

Rocky grossed $5,488 on its opening day at Movie theater II, a firm record.[36] When it was released nationally, it grossed $5 meg during its first wide weekend and consistently performed well for eight months[40] and eventually reached $117 1000000 at the N American box office.[41] Adjusted for aggrandizement in 2018, the film earned over $500 million in North America.[42] Overseas Rocky grossed $107 1000000 for a worldwide box office total of $225 one thousand thousand.[43] [44] With its production budget of $1 million, Rocky is notable for its worldwide percent return of over 11,000 percent.[45] It was the highest-grossing film released in 1976 in the Us and Canada[46] and the second highest-grossing film of 1977 backside Star Wars.[47]

Critical response [edit]

Rocky received positive reviews at the fourth dimension of its release. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Dominicus-Times gave it 4 out of 4 stars and said that Stallone reminded him of "the young Marlon Brando."[48] Box Function Magazine claimed audiences would exist "touting Sylvester 'Sly' Stallone as a new star".[49] [50] Frank Rich liked the picture, calling it "almost 100 per cent schmaltz", but favoring it over the cynicism that was prevalent in movies at that time, although he referred to the plot as "gimmicky" and the script "heavy-handed".[51] Several reviews, including Richard Eder'due south (likewise as Canby's negative review), compared the work to that of Frank Capra.

The moving picture, however, did not escape criticism. Vincent Canby, of The New York Times, called information technology "pure '30s make believe" and dismissed both Stallone'south acting and Avildsen'southward directing, calling the latter "none besides decisive".[52] Andrew Sarris constitute the Capra comparisons disingenuous: "Capra'south movies projected more despair deep downwardly than a movie similar Rocky could envisage, and most previous ring movies have been much more cynical about the fight scene"; commenting on Rocky'southward work for a loan shark, Sarris says the flick "teeters on the border of sentimentalizing gangsters". He establish Meredith "oddly cast in the kind of part the late James Gleason used to pick his teeth".[53]

In modern times, the film enjoys a reputation as a classic and all the same receives nearly universal praise; Rocky holds a 91% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 69 reviews, with an boilerplate rating of eight.30/10. The site's consensus states: "This story of a down-on-his-luck boxer is thoroughly predictable, but Sylvester Stallone'south script and stunning performance in the title role brush bated complaints."[54] One of the positive online reviews came from the BBC Films website, with both reviewer Almar Haflidason and BBC online users giving it 5/5 stars.[55] In Steven J. Schneider's 1001 Movies You Must Meet Before You Die, Schneider says the film is "often overlooked as schmaltz".[56]

In 2006, the Library of Congress selected Rocky for preservation in the U.s.a. National Film Registry for beingness "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[57] [58]

Accolades [edit]

Award Category Nominee Result
Academy Awards[59] Best Picture Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler Won
Best Manager John G. Avildsen Won
Best Actor Sylvester Stallone Nominated
Best Actress Talia Shire Nominated
Best Supporting Thespian Burgess Meredith Nominated
Burt Young Nominated
All-time Original Screenplay Sylvester Stallone Nominated
Best Film Editing Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad Won
Best Sound Mixing Harry Warren Tetrick (posthumous), William McCaughey,
Lyle J. Burbridge and Bud Alper
Nominated
All-time Original Song Nib Conti, Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
For the song"Gonna Fly At present"
Nominated
British University Film Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Direction John G. Avildsen Nominated
Best Actor Sylvester Stallone Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Editing Richard Halsey Nominated
Aureate Globe Awards Best Motility Picture – Drama Won
All-time Director John G. Avildsen Nominated
Best Actor – Film Drama Sylvester Stallone Nominated
All-time Actress – Motion Motion-picture show Drama Talia Shire Nominated
Best Screenplay Sylvester Stallone Nominated
All-time Original Score Bill Conti Nominated

The Directors Guild of America awarded Rocky its almanac award for best film of the year in 1976, and in 2006, Sylvester Stallone'due south original screenplay for Rocky was selected for the Writers Guild of America Award as the 78th best screenplay of all fourth dimension.[60]

In June 2008, AFI revealed its "10 tiptop X"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American moving-picture show genres—subsequently polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Rocky was acknowledged as the 2nd-best film in the sports genre, later on Raging Balderdash.[61] [62]

In 2008, Rocky was chosen by British film mag Empire every bit one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.[63] In contrast, in a 2005 poll by Empire, Rocky was No. 9 on their listing of "The Top 10 Worst Pictures to Win All-time Picture Oscar".[64]

In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter polled hundreds of Academy members, asking them to re-vote on past controversial decisions. Academy members indicated that, given a 2nd chance, they would honor the 1977 Oscar for Best Picture to All the President's Men instead.[65]

Twelvemonth-cease lists [edit]

Rocky has also appeared on several of the American Film Institute's 100 Years lists.

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) – #78.[66]
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001) – #52
  • AFI'south 100 Years...100 Passions (2002) – Nominated
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains (2003)
    • Rocky Balboa – #7 Hero.[67]
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs (2004)
    • "Gonna Fly Now" – #58
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Motion picture Quotes (2005)
    • "Yo, Adrian!" – #80.[68]
  • AFI'south 100 Years of Moving-picture show Scores (2005) – Nominated
  • AFI'due south 100 Years... 100 Thanks (2006) – #4.[69]
  • AFI'due south 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) (2007) – #57
  • AFI's 10 Top ten (2008) – #two Sports Picture

Other media [edit]

Sequels [edit]

The film'south success led to viii more sequels, Beginning with Rocky II in 1979. Followed by Rocky Iii in 1982, Rocky IV in 1985, Rocky Five in 1990, Rocky Balboa in 2006, Creed in 2015 and Creed 2 in 2018. Another sequel, titled Creed III, will be released in 2022, but will non feature Stallone, as the actor appear he will not appear as Rocky in April, 2021.

Possible prequel [edit]

In July 2019, Stallone said in an interview that there have been ongoing discussions about a prequel to the original film based on the life of a young Rocky Balboa.[70]

Rocky Steps [edit]

The famous scene of Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art has become a cultural icon, with the steps acquiring the vernacular title of "Rocky Steps".[71] In 1982, a statue of Rocky, deputed by Stallone for Rocky Iii, was placed at the top of the Rocky Steps. Urban center Commerce Director Dick Doran claimed that Stallone and Rocky had done more for the urban center'southward image than "anyone since Ben Franklin".[72]

Differing opinions of the statue and its placement led to a relocation to the sidewalk outside the Spectrum Arena, although the statue was temporarily returned to the tiptop of the steps in 1990 for Rocky 5, and again in 2006 for the 30th anniversary of the original Rocky (although this time it was placed at the bottom of the steps). Afterwards that yr, it was moved permanently to a spot next to the steps.[72]

The scene is oftentimes parodied in the media. In the 2008 movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Zohan'due south nemesis, Phantom, goes through a parody training sequence finishing with him running up a desert dune and raising his hands in victory. In the fourth-flavour finale of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, as the credits roll at the stop of the episode, Will is seen running upwards the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Fine art; however, as he celebrates after finishing his climb, he passes out in exhaustion, and while he lies unconscious on the basis, a pickpocket steals his wallet and his wool hat. In The Nutty Professor, there is a scene where Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) struggles to, and eventually succeeds at, running up a lengthy flight of steps on his college campus, victoriously throwing punches at the top.

In 2006, E! named the "Rocky Steps" scene number 13 on its 101 Nigh Crawly Moments in Entertainment listing.[73]

During the 1996 Summer Olympics torch relay, Philadelphia native Dawn Staley was chosen to sew the museum steps. In 2004, Presidential candidate John Kerry ended his pre-convention campaign at the pes of the steps before going to Boston to accept his party'southward nomination for president.[74]

Novelization [edit]

Upon the moving picture's release, a paperback novelization of the screenplay written by Rosalyn Drexler under the pseudonym Julia Sorel and published by Ballantine Books was released.[75] [76]

Video games [edit]

Several video games take been produced based on the movie. Rocky was released in 1987 for the Sega Principal Organization. A game titled Rocky was released in 2002 for the Nintendo GameCube, Game Male child Accelerate, PlayStation ii, and Xbox, and a sequel, Rocky Legends, was released in 2004 for the PlayStation ii and Xbox. In 2016, Tapinator released a mobile game named ROCKY for the iOS platform, with a planned 2017 release for Google Play and Amazon platforms.[77]

Musical [edit]

A musical was written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics and music), with the book by Thomas Meehan, based on the moving-picture show. The musical premiered in Hamburg, Germany in October 2012. Information technology began performances at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway on February 11, 2014, and officially opened on March xiii, 2014.[78] [79] [80]

Documentaries [edit]

The 2016 film Chuck depicts Chuck Wepner and his 1975 title fight with the heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, and the fight's influence on the screenplay for Rocky.[ citation needed ]

Rocky is featured in the 2017 documentary John G. Avildsen: Rex of the Underdogs nigh Academy Award-winning Rocky managing director John G. Avildsen, directed and produced by Derek Wayne Johnson.[81]

Stallone subsequently paw-picked Johnson to straight and produce a documentary on the making of the original Rocky, entitled 40 Years of Rocky: The Nascence of a Classic, which was released in 2020. The documentary features Stallone narrating behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.[82]

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External links [edit]

  • Rocky 'The Rock' Marciano, inspiration to Rocky Balboa Films
  • Rocky at IMDb
  • Rocky at AllMovie
  • Rocky at the TCM Movie Database
  • Rocky at the American Film Institute Catalog
  • Rocky at Box Function Mojo
  • The Making of Rocky by Sylvester Stallone
  • A Picture show of Blood, Spit and Tears past Royce Webb
  • Vi Picayune Known Truths about Rocky by Ralph Wiley
  • Which Rocky is the real gnaw? past Bill Simmons
  • Rocky: Behind the Scenes

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