Rocky (1976)

Regisseur:

John G. Avildsen

Drehbuchautor:

Sylvester Stallone (written by)

Premierendatum:

3. Dezember 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romanze | Sportfilm

Werbezeile:

His whole life was a million-to-one shot.

Plot:

A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Motivation | Muscleman | Kiss | Punch

Filmpreise:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 19 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Changed My Life

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26

1:00 PM

CW

Besetzung

Sylvester Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire	...	Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino
Burt Young	...	Paulie Pennino
Carl Weathers	...	Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith	...	Mickey Goldmill
Thayer David	...	Jergens
Joe Spinell	...	Gazzo
Jimmy Gambina	...	Mike
Bill Baldwin	...	Fight Announcer (as Bill Baldwin)
Al Silvani	...	Cut Man (as Al Salvani)
George Memmoli	...	Ice Rink Attendant
Jodi Letizia	...	Marie
Diana Lewis	...	TV Commentator
George O'Hanlon	...	TV Commentator
Larry Carroll	...	TV Interviewer

Alternativ:

Rocky (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

119 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Brazil:12 | Peru:14 | UK:A (original rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) | Iceland:12 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Mexico:A | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1977) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Drehorte:

1818 East Tusculum Street, Kensington, North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Firma:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Dies und das:

Susan Sarandon tested for the role of Adrian.

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: When Rocky is talking to Adrian on Thanksgiving through the door, the camera shot goes to Paulie who is about ten feet away. You can see one of the movie cameras in the mirror.

Dialogzitate:

Apollo Creed: Stay in school and use your brain. Be a doctor, be a lawyer, carry a leather briefcase. Forget about sports as a profession. Sports make ya grunt and smell. See, be a thinker, not a stinker.

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Soundtrack:

Summer Madness

Changed My Life

"Your gonna eat lightning and your gonna crap thunder"

Rocky is about a poor boxer living his life in Philadalphia. His life changes when an invitation from the heavyweight champ Apollo Creed is given to him.

Romance, Drama, Fight.

Story- With minimum resources and low money, this movie was an underdog itself. Stallone wrote it and fought to play Rocky. When they were low on resources, they changed the story all together and made it even better. The story is flawless and keeps you on the edge of your seat. 9/10

Music- The best thing about the movie itself. The music in this movie is guaranteed to give you goosebumps every time you watch it. Bill Conti gives you an excellent score throughout the movie, including the famous "gonna fly now". 10/10

Acting- 4 nominated performances in this movie. The acting is very good as well, especially Burgess Meredith who offers one of the greatest acts I have ever seen. Stallone plays Rocky Balboa and changes his voice very well to be Rocky. He did a very good job. Talia Shire plays Adrian, a shy pet store owner who has never had a BF before. She did a good job as well. Burt Young plays the drunkard Paulie. Burgess Merideth plays the boxing trainer Mickey. I have never seen a better performance. 9.5/10

Stallone fought for this triumphant movie that made me want to go the distance (sounds corny but its true). It made me strive to work harder and not give up. If you haven't seen this, buy it and watch it. I'll guarantee it will change you too. A classic.

I give it a perfect 10/10