Rocky

Drama · 1976PG

Rocky Balboa is a struggling Philadelphia boxer who is scorned by his gym's owner, patronized by a loan shark and rebuffed by a shy 'plain-Jane', whose butcher brother keeps engineering a romantic match. Rocky would have remained in this rut had not heavyweight champion Apollo Creed come up with the Bicentennial gimmick to give a chance for a 'nobody' to become a 'somebody'. The "Italian Stallion" trains earnestly and goes the distance...against all odds!

Starring

Richard Halsey, Sylvester Stallone, Steve Perry, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Hal W. Polaire, Carl Weathers, James H. Spencer, Bill Conti, Burgess Meredith

Director

John G. Avildsen