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“Thank heavens for the DVD edition, as I desperately need subtitles to decipher over half of Sly's exchanges in this. Of course it's set in Philly.”
#4 of 28 from STALLOWNED! by rbuchanan

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#16 of 20 from My Favourite Movies of all time by Stephanie_Smith19

“Gonna Fly Now Rocky's theme by composer Bill Conti can still motivate me after 34 years.”

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#10 of 11 from My favorite movie soundtracks by RobertYokoyama

“Rocky is simply the best sports movie of the decade.”

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#2 of 10 from My Top 10 films of the seventies by RobertYokoyama

“The Theme: The Underdog Always Wins Other Examples: Every Sports Movie Ever Made, any movie which ends in a competition between two rivals. Why It's Bullshit: Hollywood loves their …”

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#6 of 12 from 12 Lessons Hollywood is Trying to Teach Us (That Are Total B.S.) by Sean_Rhodes

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Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rocky starts out as a club fighter who then gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film also stars 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 on a budget of less than $1 million^[1]^[2] and shot in 28 days, was a sleeper hit; it made over $225 million^[3] the highest grossing film of 1976, and won three Oscars, including Best Picture. The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star.^[4] It spawned five sequels: Rocky II, III, IV, V and Rocky Balboa.

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Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Tony Burton, Burgess Meredith, Joe Spinell, Burt Young, Jack Hollander, Al Silvani, Stan Shaw, Carl Weathers, Frankie Van, Simmy Bow, Frank Stallone, Talia Shire, George Memmoli, Thayer David, Jodi Letizia, Diana Lewis, Shirley O'Hara, Jane Marla Robbins, Hank Rolike, Billy Sands, Don Sherman, Lou Filippo, Joe Frazier, James Gambina, Bill Baldwin, DeForest Covan, Larry Carroll, Lloyd Kaufman, George O'Hanlon, Kathleen Parker, Shirley O'Hara Krims

Director: John G. Avildsen

Genre: Drama

Release Date: November 21, 1976

MPAA Rating: PG

Screen Writer: Sylvester Stallone

Runtime: 1hr 59min

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