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A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
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  • Won 3 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 23 nominations.
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Rocky
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Adrian
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Paulie
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Apollo
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Mickey
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Jergens
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Gazzo
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Mike
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Fight Announcer
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Cut Man (as Al Salvani)
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Ice Rink Attendant
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Marie
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TV Commentator
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TV Commentator
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TV Interviewer
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Dipper
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Bartender
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Club Fight Announcer
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Club Fighter
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Apollo's Corner
Simmy Bow ...
Club Corner Man
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Apollo's Trainer
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Apollo Corner Man
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Secretary
Kathleen Parker ...
Paulie's Date
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Timekeeper
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Drunk
Jane Marla Robbins ...
Owner of Pet Shop
Jack Hollander ...
Fats
Joe Sorbello ...
Bodyguard
Christopher Avildsen ...
Chiptooth
Frankie Van ...
Club Fight Referee
Lou Fillipo ...
Championship Fight Announcer
Paris Eagle ...
Fighter
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Streetcorner Singer (as Frank Stallone Jr.)
Robert L. Tangrea ...
Streetcorner Singer
Peter Glassberg ...
Streetcorner Singer
William E. Ring ...
Streetcorner Singer
Joseph C. Giambelluc ...
Streetcorner Singer
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Joe Frazier
Butkus Stallone ...
Dog
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Cannon ...
Radio Host (uncredited)
Bobby Cassidy ...
Ringside Police Officer (uncredited)
Randy De La o ...
Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
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Apollo Creed's Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Apollo's Lawyer (uncredited)
Daniel King ...
Big Man Daniel (uncredited)
Robert Leh ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Jeri McBride ...
Tony Gazzo's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Fight Commentator (uncredited)
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Spectator (uncredited)
Mando Ramos ...
Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
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Mary Anne Creed (uncredited)
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Fight Commentator (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Man in Unemployment Line (uncredited)

Directed by

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John G. Avildsen

Written by

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Sylvester Stallone ... (written by)

Produced by

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Robert Chartoff ... producer (produced by)
Gene Kirkwood ... executive producer
Irwin Winkler ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Bill Conti

Cinematography by

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James Crabe ... director of photography

Editing by

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Scott Conrad ... film editor
Richard Halsey ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Scott Conrad ... film editor
Lauren Cullen ... Additional Editor
Janice Hampton ... assistant film editor
Geoffrey Rowland ... assistant film editor

Casting By

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Caro Jones ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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William J. Cassidy ... (as Bill Cassidy)

Art Direction by

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James H. Spencer

Set Decoration by

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Ray Molyneaux ... (as Raymond Molyneaux)

Makeup Department

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Michael Westmore ... makeup creator (as Mike Westmore)

Production Management

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Hal W. Polaire ... executive in charge of production (as Hal Polaire)
Ted Swanson ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred T. Gallo ... first assistant director (as Fred Gallo)
Steve Perry ... second assistant director
Charles Ziarko ... first assistant director: Philadelphia location filming only (uncredited)

Art Department

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Mike Miner ... props
David Nichols ... visual consultant

Sound Department

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Ray Alba ... post-production sound
Gene Ashbrook ... sound mixer (as B. Eugene Ashbrook)
John Farrell ... looping editor
Bert Schoenfeld ... post-production sound (as Burt Schoenfeld)
Harry W. Tetrick ... sound
Bud Alper ... sound (uncredited)
Lyle J. Burbridge ... sound (uncredited)
Ken Dufva ... foley artist (uncredited)
William L. McCaughey ... sound (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers ... sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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James Clark ... visual effects artist

Stunts

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Jimmy Nickerson ... stunt co-ordinator (as Jim Nickerson)
Glory Fioramonti ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron ... stunts (uncredited)
Gray Johnson ... stunts (uncredited)
Gene LeBell ... stunts (uncredited)
Bennie Moore ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Garrett Brown ... special camera effects
Richard J. Edesa ... first assistant cameraman (as Dick Edessa)
Gene Kearney ... key grip
Ross A. Maehl ... electrical gaffer (as Ross Maehl)
Elliott Marks ... still photographer
Jack Willoughby ... camera operator
Ralf D. Bode ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Mike Chevalier ... camera operator (uncredited)
Donald L. Hartley ... best boy (uncredited)
Calvin Maehl ... best boy electric (uncredited)
Aristides Pappidas ... gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Serge Poupis ... first assistant camera: additional camera (uncredited)
Kit Whitmore ... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Mark F. Hill ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Robert Cambel ... costumer
Joanne Hutchinson ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Dale Benson ... location manager
Marge Rowland ... location auditor

Music Department

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Craig Huxley ... synthesizer
Joe Tuley ... music editor (as Joseph Tuley Jr.)
Bill Conti ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bob DiVall ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Ami Hadani ... music engineer (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Uan Rasey ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
George Roberts ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Gale Robinson ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tony Terran ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Graham Young ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Bonnie Prendergast ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Mike Grover ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Joan Arnold ... production secretary
Janet Crosby ... assistant to producer (as Janet Crosy)
Jimmy Gambina ... technical advisor
Gloria Gonzales ... assistant to the producer
Lloyd Kaufman ... pre-production supervisor
David Kramer ... publicist
Joseph Letizia ... liaison: Philadelphia (as Joe Letizia)
Carol Rosenstein ... assistant to the director
Sylvester Stallone ... boxing choreographer
Jeff Kanew ... trailer (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Steve Sayre ... assistant fight choreographer (uncredited)
Gabe Sumner ... campaign coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jane Oliver ... dedicatee
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Murray Chapman

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Taglines You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest bicentennial in history! See more »
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Also Known As
  • 洛奇 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Ρόκυ, τα χρυσά γάντια (Greece)
  • Rocky, τα χρυσά γάντια (Greece)
  • Роки (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • ロッキー (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 120 min
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Box Office

Budget $960,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $5,000,000, 05 Dec 1976
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $225,000,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia After producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff became interested in the script, they offered Sylvester Stallone an unprecedented $350,000 for the rights. He had $106 in the bank and no car, and was trying to sell his dog because he couldn't afford to feed him, but he refused to sell unless they agreed to allow him to star in the film. They agreed, on the condition that Stallone continue to work as a writer without a fee, and that he work as an actor for scale. After Winkler and Chartoff purchased the film, they took it to United Artists, who envisioned a budget of $2 million with an established star, particularly Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Nick Nolte or James Caan. When Winkler and Chartoff told United Artists that they could only get the screenplay if Stallone starred, United Artists cut the budget to $1 million and had Chartoff and Winkler sign agreements that they would be personally liable if the film went over budget. The final cost was $1.1 million. Chartoff and Winkler mortgaged their houses for the last $100,000. See more »
Goofs During the big fight, the arena is clearly empty at times. This is because only 50 extras could be afforded for the scenes, and despite cinematographer James Crabe's best efforts to hide this fact, occasionally, if one looks hard enough, one can see most of the arena is empty. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Rocky II (1979). See more »
Soundtracks Take Me Back See more »
Crazy Credits Butkus the dog is credited as "Butkus Stallone". See more »
Quotes Rocky: I can't do it.
Adrian: What?
Rocky: I can't beat him.
Adrian: Apollo?
Rocky: Yeah. I been out there walkin' around, thinkin'. I mean, who am I kiddin'? I ain't even in the guy's league.
Adrian: What are we gonna do?
Rocky: I don't know.
Adrian: You worked so hard.
Rocky: Yeah, that don't matter. 'Cause I was nobody before.
Adrian: Don't say that.
Rocky: Ah come on, Adrian, it's true. I was nobody. But that don't matter either, you know? '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. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood.
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