rocky
- Release Date
- November 21, 1976
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Cast
- Sylvester Stallone , Talia Shire , Burt Young , Carl Weathers , Burgess Meredith , Thayer David
- Runtime
- 119
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Sylvester Stallone
- Tagline
- His whole life was a million-to-one shot.
- Franchise
- Rocky
Summary
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. Working in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a pittance, he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. 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". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time.
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