Movie: Rocky (1976)
- Director: John G. Avildsen
- Release Date: 19 May 1977 (Hong Kong)
- Run Time: 119 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Romance , Sport
Tagline: You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest bicentennial in history!
Trivia: When he agreed to make the film, director John G. Avildsen had never watched a professional boxing match nor had he ever seen a boxing movie.
Goofs: Continuity: When Rocky enters the bathroom while Mickey is visiting him, three darts are on the door. After Rocky opens the door the first time, the darts are in a completely different pattern. In the final shot, the door has 2 darts.
“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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>”
