Rocky
1976 · Movie · PG · 120 min · ★ 7.8
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-12-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 120 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (8,634 votes)
- Box office
- $225,000,000
- Budget
- $1,000,000
Themes
- underdog
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- transporter
- love of one's life
- italian american
- sports
- fight
- independence
- publicity
- boxer
- training
- lovers
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1977
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1977
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1977
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1977 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · nominated
Cast & crew
Sylvester Stallone
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Talia Shire
as Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino
Burt Young
as Paulie Pennino
Carl Weathers
as Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith
as Mickey Goldmill
Thayer David
as George 'Miles' Jergens
Joe Spinell
as Tony Gazzo
Jimmy Gambina
as Mike
Bill Baldwin
as Fight Announcer
Al Silvani
as Cut Man
Directed by John G. Avildsen