Synopsis
Rocky (1976) Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. 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. ??Murray Chapman

Awards: 20 wins & 22 nominations total
Budget: $960,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $117,250,382
Soundtrack: Take Me Back (Music & Lyrics by Frank Stallone)


John G. Avildsen
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
1976-12-03 (United States)
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