[73], The famous scene of Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art has become a cultural icon, with the steps acquiring the vernacular title of "Rocky Steps". This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 15:28. [6][7] Other inspiration for the film may have included characteristics of real-life boxers Rocky Marciano and Joe Frazier,[8][9] as well as Rocky Graziano's autobiography Somebody Up There Likes Me and the movie of the same name. Rocky asks Adrian, "Did we ever leave this place?". As the match starts out small, Rocky begins to emote through the first couple of seconds of the fight as Cane becomes effective in hurting Tommy. Apollo Creed agrees to have an exhibition match against Soviet World Amateur Champion and Olympic gold medalist-turned-professional fighter Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) in Las Vegas, with Rocky Balboa and Tony "Duke" Evers in his corner. Returning to Philadelphia, Donnie and a recovering Rocky both make their way up the Philadelphia Museum steps and look at the skyline. He hung in there. After doing a string of test ordered by the doctors at the emergency room, Rocky is diagnosed with an early case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, making him confront his own mortality. Butkus the dog is credited as "Butkus Stallone". Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. [71], The cut missed its original November 27, 2020 release, though by February 2021 Stallone stated that they were in the final stages of completing the project. Meanwhile, three decades since the death of Apollo Creed and his loss to Rocky Balboa, Ivan Drago is training his son, Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), to reclaim their honor by having Viktor publicly challenge Adonis for the World Heavyweight Title. 64 on their list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.[9]. As the final bell sounds, with both fighters embracing each other, they promise each other there will be no rematch. Rocky was released in 2002 for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, and a sequel, Rocky Legends, was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. [8] Premiere magazine ranked Rocky Balboa No. City Commerce Director Dick Doran claimed that Stallone and Rocky had done more for the city's image than "anyone since Ben Franklin". Rocky then proceeds to punch Duke for harassing him. The year is 1986, Shortly after the bout with Ivan Drago, Rocky realizes while he is showering that he may have sustained some type of injury during the fight. Despite the fresh start, he soon realizes that he can't escape his calling and ultimately returns to the ring to fight Creed in an epic rematch. As Tommy begins to make his adjustments as Rocky taught him, Rocky then mirrors his punches on a punching bag, which leaves his family concerned. Lang, who has trained with ruthless vigor, recovers and easily knocks out Rocky in the second round, causing Rocky to lose his title. They were married for 26 years. , WRAL anchor/reporter. Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux . Why should Rock let Mickey manage and train him? Rocky is no longer depressed and broke, and is doing far better than he was in years prior. Conlan wins by split decision, but Donnie wins the respect of Conlan and the crowd, with Conlan calling Donnie the future of the light heavyweight division. ", On January 1, 1976, at the Philadelphia Spectrum, Rocky has his match with Creed, who did not take the fight seriously during training. [2] It is the sequel to Rocky III (1982) and is the fourth installment in the Rocky franchise. However, a new fighter from the USSR, Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren), has emerged and challenges Rocky to an exhibition match. As news of the bout spreads, Robert begins to feel more pressure from being Rocky's son and makes an effort to discourage Rocky from fighting, blaming his own personal failings on his father's celebrity shadow, but Rocky rebukes him with some profound advice: to succeed in life, "it ain't about how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward" and that blaming others won't help him. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a small-time boxer who seems to be going nowhere in life, as he works day-in and day-out as a collector for a loan shark and fights in sleazy clubs for low pay rewards, for which Rocky is mocked and told that he's nothing but a 'bum', especially by gym trainer Mickey Goldmill ( Burgess Meredith ). Rocky and Rihanna, both 34, began dating in November 2020 after a nearly decade-long friendship. ", "Rocky Balboa Alternate Ending - He Wins! At the same time, Creed is also focused on his training, taking this match much more seriously than the previous time. Rocky has opened a restaurant named after his wife, which he stocks with mementos of his prime as he tells his old fight stories to customers. Stallone said. The musical premiered in Hamburg, Germany in October 2012. In a fit of rage, Rocky throws his motorcycle helmet at the statue and takes off until he visits Mickey's now-abandoned gym. [57] In January 2016, Stallone won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Creed. The day after this debate, father and son meet over Adrian's grave and reconcile, which is when Robert announces that he has resigned from his job to be at ringside. The 2016 film Chuck depicts Chuck Wepner, his 1975 title fight with the heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, and the fight's influence on the screenplay for Rocky. [27] Conversely, Stallone has said he was indeed supposed to wear red shorts with a white stripe as Rocky, but changed to the opposite colors "at the last moment". Early in my acting career I realized the only way I would ever prove myself was to create my own role in my own script. Rocky confronts Tommy and challenges him by saying "you knocked him down, why don't you try knocking me down?". Just as Robert joins the crowd, Rocky breaks free from Tommy's grip and performs a reversal that sends Tommy spiraling into a pile of trash cans. [8] By October of the same year, Jordan entered early negotiations to be the film's director in addition to his starring role. Rocky (8,357) 8.1 1 h 59 min 1976 X-Ray HDR UHD PG Sylvester Stallone triumphs as boxing's ultimate underdog Rocky Balboa in this box-office champ and 1976 Oscar (R)-winning Best Picture. After going two rounds with Balboa, Ivan Drago told his trainer (in Russian), "He's not human, he's like a piece of iron." The movie was released on Sunday, November 21, 1976, by United Artists at Cinema II in New York City. @goldenglobes.". Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. The first film begins on November 25, 1975, in the slums of the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young. With the help of Paulie and reunited long-time acquaintance Marie, Rocky begins to move on with his life and in the process restores his relationship with his only child, Robert. Paulie unknowingly had Rocky sign a power of attorney over to Rocky's investment accountant, who had embezzled and squandered all of his money on real estate deals gone sour. As Rocky is training Tommy, he becomes so distracted that he ends up neglecting Robert. Upon returning to the United States (in a Soviet airplane), his press conference is interrupted by promoter George Washington Duke and Union Cane (Michael Williams). It began performances at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway on February11, 2014, and officially opened on March13, 2014. Rocky gives Donnie advice in proposing to Bianca and uses his proposal with Adrian as an example. Adam Owens. His father rings the bell to signal the start and end of a round; his brother Frank plays a street corner singer, and his first wife, Sasha, was stills photographer. Donnie notices an old picture of Rocky and his son, Robert (an actual picture of Sylvester Stallone and a young Sage Stallone), Rocky reveals that Robert had moved to Vancouver with his girlfriend, because of the difficulties he faced trying to be independent in Philadelphia, but does check on his father every now and then. Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports drama film written, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone. [84], Stallone later hand-picked Johnson to direct and produce a documentary on the making of the original Rocky, entitled 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic, which was released in 2020. Followed by Rocky III in 1982, Rocky IV in 1985, Rocky V in 1990, Rocky Balboa in 2006, Creed in 2015 and Creed II in 2018. While helping Donnie train, Rocky learns he has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Rocky is reluctant, but eventually agrees. After deep thought, Rocky finally agrees to take Donnie as his new protg. Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. [37], Rocky grossed $5,488 on its opening day at CinemaII, a house record. Directors John G. Avildsen Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young Genres Drama, Sports Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Rocky visits Adrian's graveside regularly and each year, on the anniversary of her death, takes a tour of the old places, where their relationship began and blossomed: the now-closed J&M Tropical Fish pet shop where Adrian worked, the former site of the ice skating rink where they had their first date and Rocky's old apartment, where they fell in love. It tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in Philadelphia. The project will be a joint-production venture between Winkler Films Production and MGM. Joe line. The musical premiered in Hamburg, Germany in October 2012. [17], In July 2019, Sylvester Stallone announced that there are "ongoing discussions" about a Rocky prequel television series, with the project intended to premiere on a streaming service platform. The producers also collateralized any possible losses with their big-budget entry, New York, New York (whose eventual losses were covered by Rocky's success). The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eight films in the franchise. Pete, who initially wanted Rocky to be a part of his son, Leo's (Gabriel Rosado) team, challenges Donnie to fight his son, in which Rocky shows reluctance again, but then both agree. To all this, I injected doses of my own personal life, of my frustration at not getting anywhere. Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux . Rocky and Tony "Little Duke" Evers (Wood Harris) take Donnie to a decrepit location in the California desert to retrain, describing it as a place where fighters are "reborn". [16] In November 2022, Stallone confirmed that the studio wants another Rocky film, but that negotiations to attain part of the rights to the character from the producers stalled development. Seething from this insult, as well as being called by publicists as "Rocky's robot" and being told that he's "no Rocky Balboa", Tommy decides to seek out his former mentor for a final showdown. Because he takes more punches than he throws, it is easy to overlook his incredible punching power. 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. [17], In November 2021, Dolph Lundgren revealed that there are developments for a film centered around his character Ivan Drago. The documentary features Stallone narrating behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. "[55] One of the positive online reviews came from the BBC Films website, with both reviewer Almar Haflidason and BBC online users giving it 5/5 stars. In July 2019, Stallone said in an interview that there have been ongoing discussions about a prequel to the original film based on the life of a young Rocky Balboa. This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 05:04. But when a computer-simulated fight on ESPN depicting a bout between a young Rocky Balboa and the current champion, Mason Dixon (Antonio Tarver) reignites interest in the faded boxer, Rocky discovers he has not lost his fighting spirit and considers an opportunity to prove himself in the ring again. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and co-stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. [78][79], Several video games have been produced based on the film. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". As Dixon is announced the winner by split decision [3]), Rocky thanks each and every one of his group and, with Robert and Paulie by his side, they turn Rocky around and raise his arms as the audience gives him a heartfelt standing ovation. He stated that Amazon's new inclusion in the franchise, is responsible for the progress of the project.[17]. After the match, Adrian climbs into the ring and embraces Rocky saying, "I love you!". For the first time, Rocky is declared the World Heavyweight Champion; even Apollo shows respect for him as he regains his support from fans for doing a fair fight. Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. Long retired, Rocky Balboa still staggers around an ever-changing world; his son is grown and distant, Paulie is working back at the meat plant, and Rocky's wife Adrian has died. Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Rocky Balboa Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion ), is a fictional title character and the protagonist of the Rocky film series. Rocky is an American film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. He found Meredith "oddly cast in the kind of part the late James Gleason used to pick his teeth". Rocky travels to Los Angeles to visit a hospitalized Donnie, who lashes out at him for abandoning him. The film, however, did not escape criticism. During his reign as world champion, he became a class hybrid fighter, possessing the qualities of an inside fighter, brawler, and swarmer. When Amara is revealed to be deaf, Rocky advises him that they should not pity her condition, and instead treat her fully with their love. I relished stories of heroism, great love, dignity, and courage, dramas of people rising above their stations, taking life by the throat and not letting go until they succeeded. Rocky. [24], Certain elements of the story were altered during filming. After the match, Rocky and Creed meet again in Mickey's Gym, with Creed taking his "payment" for his training services: one last rematch, just the two of them, no spectators. [4][5] Creed III was later officially confirmed to be in development. In all, approximately 38 minutes of previously unreleased footage were added to the film, including significant extensions of both fight scenes and the Apollo Creed funeral scene. Rocky is then caught by a series of punches by Tommy, just as Adrian joins the crowd, but manages to parry Tommy and begins to walk him down with his devastating shots. The film received critical acclaim toward Stallone's writing, performance and the story; among other accolades, it received ten Academy Award nominations and won three, including Best Picture. A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen, and Dolph Lundgren. One day, Rocky meets a young ruffian boxer from Oklahoma named Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison) and begins training him. In addition, his statue has been re-installed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art at the very bottom of the steps. An episode of ESPN's program, Then and Now, airs featuring a computer-simulated fight between Rocky (in his prime) and the current champion, Mason "The Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver). After defending the title multiple times, he is prepared to retire, but the number one contender, James "Clubber" Lang (played by Mr. T), challenges Rocky publicly. Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux . Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a struggling Philadelphia boxer who is scorned by his gym's owner, patronized by a local loan shark and rebuffed by a shy "plain-Jane," whose butcher brother keeps engineering a romantic match. Rocky Balboa Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion ), is a fictional title character and the protagonist of the Rocky film series. In the final round, it starts out slow for both combatants. Rocky clearly doesn't mind about the outcome, as he only wanted to go the distance with Creed. It has been ranked by numerous publications as one of the greatest films of all time, as well as one of the most iconic sports film ever made. [75], Differing opinions of the statue and its placement led to a relocation to the sidewalk outside the Spectrum Arena, although the statue was temporarily returned to the top of the steps in 1990 for RockyV, and again in 2006 for the 30th anniversary of the original Rocky (although this time it was placed at the bottom of the steps). [23], In March 2021, Stallone revealed he had started working on the script for a prequel series that will take place during the 1960s, with intention for the show to be developed as a streaming exclusive with multiple seasons, each consisting of ten episodes. He had composed a score for director John G. Avildsen's W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) that the studio ultimately rejected. However, it is undetermined how well he actually speaks the language, as his responses are always in English. However, Rocky, a grade-school drop-out, soon realizes that he has no white-collar skills beyond the eighth grade and is, in fact, barely literate. After Donnie's win, the media heavily publicized the story of Apollo's infidelity, which catches the eye of Tommy Holiday (Graham McTavish), who is looking for the final person to fight his trainee, light-heavyweight champion "Pretty" Ricky Conlan (Tony Bellew). ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. A retired Rocky Mount police officer was arrested and charged with selling cocaine, according to the Nash County Sheriff's Office. Even though the client, Bob, does not have all the money, Rocky does not break his thumbs, despite Gazzo ordering him to do so. Academy members indicated that, given a second chance, they would award the 1977 Oscar for Best Picture to All the President's Men instead.[68]. The two have a son, Robert Balboa Jr., who unlike his father goes by Robert. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young. [31] Avildsen reached out to Conti without any studio help because of the film's relatively low budget. Chuck Wepner, a battling, bruising club fighter who had never made the big time, was having his shot. As a result, he publicly taunts Rocky into a rematch, for which Rocky trains once again with Mickey. Rocky helps Adrian to become more self-confident and stand up for herself. The site's consensus states: "This story of a down-on-his-luck boxer is thoroughly predictable, but Sylvester Stallone's script and stunning performance in the title role brush aside complaints. Benny cuts him with a razor, blood runs down his face. That night, Rocky Balboa was born. Conceptualized as an epilogue story, the film is said to be about Rocky befriending a young fighter who is a foreigner, stuck illegally in the United States. After Rocky goes the distance with heavyweight champ Apollo Creed he is forced too retire due to injuries. In 2006, E! [85], This article is about the 1976 film. Rocky walks home, frustrated how nothing is going right in his life. Movies. Rocky meets with promoter George Jergens assuming that Creed is seeking local sparring partners. Directors John G. Avildsen Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young Genres Drama, Sports Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English The effects are seemingly permanent and irreversible. [46] It was the highest-grossing film released in 1976 in the United States and Canada[47] and the second highest-grossing film of 1977, behind Star Wars.[48]. Unfortunately, as Tommy begins his rise to fame under Rocky's wing, a sleazy fight promoter named George Washington Duke convinces Tommy that Rocky is holding him back and Tommy leaves Rocky for Duke. The Rocky character is immortalised with a bronze statue erected near the Rocky Steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art recalling the famous scene from the original Rocky movie. During the match, Rocky stands in Donnie's corner along with Bianca. The next day, Rocky stops by the J&M Tropical Fish pet shop, where he meets Adrian Pennino. Rocky refuses to support Donnie, noting that Viktor was raised in hate and has nothing to lose, and that makes him dangerous. Apollo, with internal bleeding and a broken rib, struggles to breathe. [a] When Rocky is spoken to by his Italian priest, Father Carmine, it is apparent that Rocky understands Italian very well or fluently, including in a scene in which he translates Italian into English for Tommy Gunn. May 6, 2014 - Blu-ray re-release with an all new 4K remaster and the previous special features of the old release. Describing the concept as "awful", Macchio declined reprising his role and the project subsequently entered development hell, before being abandoned in favor of Creed and Cobra Kai individually.[75]. Rocky Balboa was named the 7th greatest movie hero by the American Film Institute on their 100 Years 100 Heroes and Villains list. While Rocky later reunites with his son, Robert (Milo Ventimiglia) and meets his grandson, Adonis goes to his late father's grave, making peace with his late father and honoring his legacy. "Rocky meets a young, angry person who got stuck in this country when he comes to see his sister. Rocky's doctor, Presley Jensen, reveals that Rocky is suffering from a condition called Cavum septi pellucidi, which is brain damage caused by extremely heavy blows to the head. A few years later, he meets Adonis Creed, the illegitimate son of his old friend, Apollo Creed, who asks him to come train him. Joe: Order of Battle profile book came out during the negotiations and included Rocky as a current Joe member, specializing in hand-to-hand combat training and an example of what it means to persevere under seemingly impossible odds. [13] By July, Stallone confirmed that a sequel/follow-up to the current film series is in development. [23] It was also used for some shots in the fight scenes and can be seen at the ringside during some wide shots of the final fight. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen, and Dolph Lundgren. Now living completely alone again, Rocky cannot come to terms with present-day living and constantly thinks about the past. Since Rocky's very last fight, his brother-in-law Paulie has died. Rocky became the highest-grossing film of 1976, earning approximately $225 million worldwide. Edit . Instead of training at Mighty Mick's Gym, Rocky takes Donnie to train at the Front Street Gym, where he surprises Donnie with a corner team and apparel. Tommy wins the world heavyweight title from Union Cane by knockout. As Jergens declares Creed the winner by virtue of a split decision, Rocky and Adrian embrace and profess their love for each other, not caring about the outcome of the fight. Rocky entered development in March 1975, after Stallone wrote the screenplay in three days. Rocky then delivers a vicious barrage of punches, knocking Rico out. Fighting with a style very reminiscent of Creed's own boxing technique mixed with his own style, Rocky wins the rematch against Lang by K.O., dodging and absorbing Lang's best blows and still standing, regaining his world heavyweight title. After winning back his title from Clubber Lang, Rocky continues to live the good life, now that he and Apollo are good friends. And that was for everything: The composer's fee, that was to pay the musicians, that was to rent the studio, that was to buy the tape that it was going to be recorded on. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and co-stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. But he has deep emotion and spirituality and good patriotism. After Donnie grew up, he worked as a securities firm at the Smith Boardley Financial Group, but eventually resigned to be a boxer and moved to Philadelphia. At the 55th Academy Awards, the song "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III was nominated for Best Original Song. Rocky is later approached by Mickey Goldmill, a former bantamweight fighter who turned trainer and whose gym Rocky frequents, about further training. Then gets the idea of using them for training. Three years later, Rocky is visited at Adrian's by Donnie Creed (Michael B. Jordan) Apollo's illegitimate son, who grew up serving time at a juvenile detention center in Los Angeles. In that time it would fall into a category including Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jackie Chan. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), an uneducated, small-time club fighter and debt collector gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers). Despite the match motivating Stallone to begin work on Rocky,[5] he has denied Wepner provided any inspiration for the script. Rocky comes to Adonis' aid and decides to train him in the Southern California desert, with a different tactic for Adonis to take in Viktor's powerful punches. As the fight concludes, Creed's superior skill is countered by Rocky's apparently unlimited ability to absorb punches and his dogged refusal to go down. Up into the 14th round, Rocky is nearly knocked out but manages to get back up and delivers some hard body shots, breaking Creed's ribs just before the bell. Creed was told that no other contender was available for a fight on New Years Day. Stallone said the plot of the movie would be about Rocky befriending a young fighter who is an undocumented immigrant. Some may feel the scenes in the meat locker to be "gore". Adrian attempts to comfort Rocky, but Rocky's frustration boils over. [10], At the time, Film Artists Management Enterprises (FAME), a joint venture between Hollywood talent agents Craig T. Rumar and Larry Kubik, represented Stallone. In December 2018, Sylvester Stallone confirmed that there are ongoing discussions regarding a third Creed film. His match against Drago takes place on Christmas Day 1985 in Moscow. He received critical acclaim for his performance in the first movie, earning Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. According to director Avildsen's DVD commentary, this was an actual mistake made by the props department that they could not afford to rectify, so Stallone wrote the brief scene to ensure the audience did not see it as a goof. In addition, the accountant had failed to pay Rocky's taxes over the past six years and his mansion had been mortgaged by $400,000. After they reconcile, Rocky meets Robert and they finally pick up the pieces. 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