Country: United States
Language: English
Director: John G. Avildsen
Writers: Sylvester Stallone
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Awards: Won 3 Oscars, 21 wins & 23 nominations total
Duration: 2h
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.
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.
