Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer, working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky, a small-time club fighter, 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 reigning champion, Apollo Creed. The film, made on a budget of just over $1.1 million, was a sleeper hit; it earned $225 million in global box office receipts, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976. The film was critically acclaimed and solidified Stallone's career and was the beginning of his rise to prominence as a major movie star of that era.
| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| Produced by | Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff |
| Writer(s) | Sylvester Stallone |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith |
| Music | Bill Conti |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Edited by | Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad |
| Production, company | Chartoff-Winkler Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Released | November 21, 1976 (New York City), December 03, 1976 (United States) |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $960,000, (equivalent to $ million in 2015) |
| Box office | $225 million, (equivalent to $ billion in 2015) |
| Netflix ID | 915927 |
About Rocky
This three-time Oscar winning film follows a small-time boxer as he battles against the heavy weight champion of the world. The film is the first installment in the franchise.
Achievement of Rocky
Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in the film as Rocky Balboa. The place where Rocky runs the steps is the Philadelphia Museum of Art which now titled the area as the "Rocky Steps."
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