Rocky (1976) - Theatrical Trailer - © United Artists

Film: Rocky.


Starring: Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith.


Directed by: John G. Avildsen.


Story & Screenplay written by: Sylvester Stallone.


Distributed by: © United Artists.


Theatrical Release Date: November 21, 1976 (USA)


Niceties by: http://www.youtube.com/IAmOnlyLove



Synopsis!
"Rocky" is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. It tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in Philadelphia. Balboa is also a club fighter who gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship when the scheduled contender breaks his hand. Also starring in Rocky are Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed.

The film, made for only $1.1 million, and shot relatively fast in 28 days, was a sleeper hit; it made over US$117.2 million, and won three Oscars, including Best Picture. The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star. It spawned five sequels: Rocky II, III, IV, V, and Rocky Balboa.

Plot!
In November, 1975, Rocky Balboa is introduced as a small-time boxer and collector for Gazzo (Joe Spinell), a loan shark. The World Heavyweight Championship bout is scheduled for New Year's Day, 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial. When the opponent of undefeated heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) is injured, Creed comes up with the idea of fighting a local Philadelphia underdog and, because he likes Rocky's nickname, "The Italian Stallion," he selects the unknown fighter. He puts it in light by proclaiming "Apollo Creed meets 'The Italian Stallion.'

To prepare for the fight, Rocky trains with 1920s-era ex-bantamweight fighter Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), while Rocky's good friend, Paulie (Burt Young), a meat-packing plant worker, lets him practice his punches on the carcasses hanging in the freezers. During training, Rocky dates Paulie's quiet sister, Adrian (Talia Shire). The night before the fight, Rocky confides in Adrian that he does not expect to beat Creed, and that all he wants is to go the distance with Creed (which no fighter has ever done), meaning that lasting 15 rounds (the typical scheduled length of championship fights at the time) against him would mean he "... wasn't just another bum from the neighborhood."

Creed does not initially take the fight seriously, but Rocky unexpectedly knocks him down in the first round and the match turns intense. The fight indeed lasts 15 rounds with each fighter suffering many injuries. After the fight, Rocky calls out for Adrian, who runs down to the ring. As the ring announcer declares the fight for Apollo Creed by virtue of a split decision, Adrian and Rocky embrace while they profess their love to one another, not caring about the results of the fight.

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[TheVESKO081]

who the fuck disliked this?

[alexxxandder]

he was a million to one shot, now he's about to prove he's one in a million

[KungLaoChicken]

haha the trailer gets kinda misleading at 2:19...(SPOILERS) if I never saw the movie I woulda thought it's implying that Rocky gets snobby and selfish after getting the title fight

anyway while Rocky is the greatest boxing movie ever...Raging Bull was a masterpiece as well. So fans of both movies need to quit bitching

[sweetmay73]

@TheVESKO081 probably the people who prefer Raging Bull

[MsCapitanAmerika]

лутший из лутших!<<<<<<<<<<< он легенда!

[YansuFaze]

8 peoples got kicked their ass by Rocky!

[thetruegladiator]

@TheVESKO081 Probably the LGBT. Bastards!

[MrSpery]

Ciao a tutti...questo film per me e il miglior film della storia del cinema mondiale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kascnef]

happy 35th!!! BTW, Epix is showing all of the rocky movies this month, including the one that started it all.

[Blondiecat1961]

Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.

- Unknown

[Blondiecat1961]

Don't start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday

- Unknown