Taking advantage of his overconfidence, Rocky knocks him down in the first round-the first time that Creed has ever been knocked down. On New Year's Day, the fight is held with Creed making a dramatic entrance dressed as George Washington and then Uncle Sam. He confesses to Adrian that he does not believe he can win, but strives to go the distance against Creed, which no other fighter has done, to prove himself to everyone if he can go the distance, he will not be just "another bum from the neighborhood." The night before the fight, a sleepless Rocky visits the Philadelphia Spectrum and begins to lose confidence.
Paulie becomes jealous of Rocky's success, but Rocky placates him by agreeing to advertise the meat packing business where Paulie works as part of the upcoming fight. Adrian's brother, and Rocky's best friend Paulie, helps Rocky get a date with his sister and offers to work as a corner man with him for the fight. Rocky begins to build a romantic relationship with Adrian Pennino, who is working part-time at the J&M Tropical Fish pet shop.
Rocky is not willing initially, as Mickey has not shown much interest in helping him before and sees him as a wasted talent, but eventually Rocky accepts the offer. Rocky is later approached by Mickey Goldmill, a former bantamweight fighter who turned trainer and whose gym Rocky frequents, about further training. Rocky undergoes several weeks of unorthodox training, such as using sides of beef as punching bags.
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Reluctant at first, Rocky eventually agrees to the fight which will pay him $150,000. Rocky meets with promoter George Jergens assuming that Creed is seeking local sparring partners. With all other potential replacements booked up or otherwise unavailable, Creed decides to spice things up by giving a local contender a chance to challenge him.Ĭreed selects Rocky Balboa, an Italian journeyman southpaw boxer who fights primarily in small gyms and works as a collector for a loan shark.
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However, he is informed five weeks from the fight date that his scheduled opponent Mac Lee Green is unable to compete due to an injured hand. In 1975, the heavyweight boxing world champion, Apollo Creed, announces plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia during the upcoming United States Bicentennial. Stallone portrays Rocky in the first eight films, wrote six, co-wrote two, and directed four of the six titular installments. Critics consider Rocky one of the greatest sports films ever made and the American Film Institute ranked it the second-best in the genre, after Raging Bull, in 2008. In 2006, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Among other accolades, it received ten Academy Award nominations, winning three, including Best Picture.
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The film was critically acclaimed and solidified Stallone's career, beginning his rise to prominence as a major movie star. Made on a budget of just under $1 million, Rocky proved to be a sleeper hit, earning $225 million in global box office receipts and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976. The film also stars Talia Shire as Rocky's love interest Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as reigning champion Apollo Creed. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American and small-time club fighter who, while working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship.
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, and directed by John G.
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