''Cause I was thinkin', it really don't matter if I lose this fight. It really don't matter
if this guy opens my head, either. 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance.
Rocky Balboa is a small time boxer and local enforcer for a lona shark. However when a world championship bout involving heavyweight champion Appollo Creed fails after his opponent is injured, Creed comes up with the idea of fighting a local Philadelphia boxer - and he chooses the Italian Stallion Rocky. In preparing for the fight Balboa trains with ex bantamwight fighter Mickey Goldmill, and receives further help from his best friend Paulie, who lets him practice his punches on the animal carcasses hanging in the freezer. balboa confides in his girlfriend Adrian that he just wants to go the distance with Creed.
Creed does not initially take the fight seriously, but Rocky unexpectedly knocks him down in the first round and the match turns intense. The fight lasts the full 15 rounds with each fighter suffering many injuries. After the fight, Rocky calls out for Adrian, who runs down to the ring. As Creed is announced the winner by split decision, Adrian and Rocky embrace where they profess their love to one another.
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| Directed by | John G. Avildsen |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Robert
Chartoff Irwin Winkler |
| Written by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Starring |
Sylvester
Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young Carl Weathers Burgess Meredith Tony Burton |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | November 21, 1976 |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$1,100,000 |