| RockyReleased: November 21, 1976 Studio: United Artists Genre: sports Box Office (numbers in millions):Domestic: 117.24 Worldwide: ? Adjusted for Inflation:Domestic: 540.00 Worldwide: 946.70 |
Directing: John G. Avildsen Screenwriting: Sylvester Stallone Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers Review:Sylvester Stallone championed his own script, fighting to get the movie made on his terms. He “was an unbankable unknown at the time – an underdog actor/writer in the film industry (with 32 previously-rejected scripts).” FS The result is that “Rocky Balboa, the under-classed boxer from Philadelphia,” A98 has become “an American film icon” A98 “a character so convincing and emotionally absorbing” E18 that he spawned a series of sequels lasting more than four decades. Stallone wrote the script for the “action-packed, feel-good crowd-pleasing story” in three days. FS It was filmed over 28 days, mostly on location in Philadelphia, with a mere million-dollar budget. It went on to gross more than $100 million. FS Apollo Creed (Weathers), the world heavyweight champ, decides to pull a publicity stunt by giving an unknown boxer a shot at the championship belt. Rocky proves to be a more formidable match than Creed imagined in this “fairy-tale, Cinderella rags-to-riches story” FS in which Rocky “proves that winning isn’t the most important thing (you gotta go the distance).” E18 He’s aided by “his wily and irascible boxing coach” A98 Mickey (Meredith) and supported by Adrian (Shire), his new “shy, hesitant, loving girlfriend.” FS Sources:
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Oscars:Wins: 3 – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing Nominations: 10 – including Best Actor (Stallone), Best Actress (Shire), Best Supporting Actor (Young), Best Supporting Actor (Meredith), Best Original Screenplay, Best Song (“Gonna Fly Now”), Best Sound Editing Other Lists/Honors:
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