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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 2 hours
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 8, 2005
- Originally Released: 1976
- Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Sylvester Stallone & Talia Shire | |
Performer: | Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Frank Stallone, Joe Frazier & Jimmy Gambina | |
Directed by | John G. Avildsen | |
Edited by | Richard Halsey & Scott Conrad | |
Screenwriting by | Sylvester Stallone | |
Composition by | Bill Conti | |
Produced by | Richard Chartoff & Irwin Winkler | |
Director of Photography: | James Crabe |
Memorable Quotes and Dialog:
"Yo, Adrian!"
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1976 -
Best Director: John G. Avildsen
Academy Awards 1976 -
Best Film Editing: Not Applicable
Academy Awards 1976 -
Best Picture: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
Talia Shire finally gets a chance to show what she can do and she does it very well indeed.
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Los Angeles Free Press
...A pure pugilistic fairytale...
Total Film
Like the movies of Frank Capra, Rocky is a glowing tribute to the human spirit - a chin-up reminder that the decent, little guys of the world often accomplish the impossible if only because they try so hard.
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New York Daily News
There are occasional flashes that the film may be patronizing the lower end of the blue-collar mentality, as much if not more than the characters who keep putting Rocky down on the screen. However, Avildsen is noted for creating such ambiguities.
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Variety
...Writer-star Sylvester Stallone's parable of redemption remains not only the sports-film paragon but one of the most successful low-budget movies ever...
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 3.5/4 --
The real deal, offering a raw, gritty feel that none of the slicker sequels even attempted to replicate.
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Film Frenzy
Rating: 5/5 --
The script is dazzling, with wonderful one liners and moments of real charm.
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Sky Cinema
Product Description:
Director John G. Avildsen's ROCKY is the stand-up-and-cheer saga of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), an underdog boxer who gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect, and the world heavyweight title. Rocky is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory while fighting at a local club. He's given the chance of a lifetime when the world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), chooses him as an unlikely opponent in his championship bicentennial fight. What was originally planned as a publicity stunt becomes a chance for Rocky to prove himself as a prizefighter while training with his cantankerous manager, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), to rise to the challenge. Thrilling scenes of Rocky's arduous training, including his unforgettable run up the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, are interspersed with a sweet and touching love story between the fighter and his best friend's shy sister, Adrian (Talia Shire). With the love of Adrian on his side, Rocky struggles to overcome the odds, fighting with all his heart in the glorious and brutal finale. Shot with gritty realism on the mean streets of Philadelphia, ROCKY introduced a new American cinematic hero, spurred on by rollicking action sequences and a rousing soundtrack. A triumph for star and screenwriter Stallone, who himself came from nowhere to reach the top, ROCKY is crowd-pleasing entertainment at its finest.
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- UPC: 027616915139
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