Rocky

Theatrical Release Date: 1976 12 03 (USA) / 2013 01 09 (USA - Rerelease)

UPC: 027616860361

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a Philadelphia boxer, is but one step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strongarm errands for local loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad Ali-like super-boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With the Bicentennial celebration coming up, Creed must find a "Cinderella" opponent for the big July 4th bout -- some unknown whom Creed can "glorify" for a few minutes before knocking him cold. Rocky Balboa was not the only Cinderella involved here: writer/director Sylvester Stallone, himself a virtual unknown, managed to sell his Rocky script (one of 35 that he'd written over the years) on the proviso that he be given the starring role. Since the film was to be made on a shoestring and marketed on a low-level basis, the risk factor to United Artists was small. For Stallone, this was a make-or-break opportunity -- just like Rocky's million-to-one shot with Apollo Creed. Costing under a million dollars, Rocky managed to register with audiences everywhere, earning back 60 times its cost. The film won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts 100 Greatest American Movies – American Film Institute Best Picture – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Screenplay – null Best Original Score – null Best Picture - Drama – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress – New York Film Critics Circle Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America

Features: Audio commentary by director John G. Avildsen, producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, Talia Shire, and Burt Young
Video commentary by Sylvester Stallone
Three Rocky featurettes: "Behind-the-Scenes," "A Tribute to Burgess Meredith," and "A Tribute to James Crabe"
Collectible booklet featuring the making of the film
Original theatrical trailers
Original advertising materials
And more

Rocky

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/24/2001

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- ROCKY
0. Scene Selections
1. Opening Credits; Fight [:02]
2. Turtle Food [7:09]
3. Break His Thumb [:57]
4. "Ain't Your Locker No More" [3:30]
5. "Giving Me The Shoulder" [4:34]
6. Advice [5:48]
7. The Italian Stallion [1:58]
8. "She's Very Excited" [1:46]
9. Ice Skating [4:15]
10. "I Want To Kiss You" [2:39]
11. The Proposition [1:02]
12. The Stuff On TV [2:20]
13. "You Wanna Help Me Out?" [3:52]
14. Morning Run [3:04]
15. "He's Awful Pushy" [4:18]
16. Women Weaken Legs [2:43]
17. Exposure [4:38]
18. Christmastime [2:26]
19. In Training [5:14]
20. "I Can't Beat Him" [1:29]
21. The Main Event [6:34]
22. Round 1 [2:31]
23. The Battles [4:22]
24. The Final Round [1:39]
25. End Credits [2:48]

Richard Gilliam

Rocky is an unashamed feel-good movie. It is essentially a reworking of Paddy Chayefsky's Marty, only instead of a shy butcher in a grocery, the protagonist is a shy butcher for a local loan shark. The real-life tale is now legendary -- how the struggling young writer Sylvester Stallone was in the audience for Muhammad Ali's boxing match with (reputed) mob enforcer and all-around tough guy Chuck Wepner, only to wonder if it wouldn't make a better story if the underdog weren't beaten into a senseless pulp by the mercurial champion. Later, Stallone, still unsuccessful and very broke, would refuse an offer for his screenplay, insisting that the deal include his playing the title role. Much like the character in his screenplay, Stallone would get his unlikely chance at success and prevail in Rocky-like fashion. At the heart of the film is Rocky's reluctant romance with the similarly shy Adrian (Talia Shire). Director John G. Avildsen expertly stretched his meager budget with skillfully selected Philadelphia location shots, most notably Rocky's training montage, which ends at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. With Network and Taxi Driver as the primary competition, the Academy opted for the upbeat Rocky, giving it three Oscars, including Best Picture. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Joe Frazier  Actor 
Don Sherman  Actor 
Frank Stallone  Actor 
Al Silvani  Actor 
Billy Sands  Actor 
Lloyd Kaufman  Actor 
Diana Lewis  Actor 
Tony Burton  Actor 
Jane Marla Robbins  Actor 
Frankie Van  Actor 
Bill Baldwin  Actor 
George O'Hanlon  Actor 
James Gambina  Actor 
Lou Filippo  Actor 
Stan Shaw  Actor 
Shirley O'Hara Krims  Actor 
Simmy Bow  Actor 
George Memmoli  Actor 
Jack Hollander  Actor 
DeForest Covan  Actor 
Hank Rolike  Actor 
Larry Carroll  Actor 
Kathleen Parker  Actor 
John G. Avildsen  Director 
Robert Chartoff  Producer 
Bill Conti  Composer (Music Score) 
Gene Kirkwood  Executive Producer 
Frank Stallone  Composer (Music Score) 
Sylvester Stallone  Screenwriter 
Irwin Winkler  Producer 
Sylvester Stallone  Actor 
Talia Shire  Actor 
Burt Young  Actor 
Carl Weathers  Actor 
Burgess Meredith  Actor 
Thayer David  Actor 
Joe Spinell  Actor 
Jodi Letizia  Actor 

Country: USA