Rocky Movie Review 1976

Boxoffice smash about a young man from the slums of Philadelphia who dreams of becoming a boxing champion. Stallone plays Rocky, the underdog hoping to win fame and self-respect. Rags-to-riches story seems to parallel Stallone's life; he had been previously virtually unknown before this movie. Intense portrayal of the American Dream; loses strength in the subsequent (and numerous) sequels.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 125 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Boxing, Wrong Side of the Tracks, Top Grossing Films of 1976, Sports Dramas, Rags to Riches, Price of Fame, Eyeballs!, Philadelphia

Screenplay

Sylvester Stallone

Cast

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

Cinematography

James A. Crabe

Director

John G. Avildsen

Music

Bill Conti

Other

Scott Conrad, Richard Halsey

Producer

United Artists

Awards

Oscars 1976: Director (Avildsen), Film Editing, Picture; AFI 1998: Top 100; Directors Guild 1976: Director (Avildsen); Golden Globes 1977: Film--Drama; L.A. Film Critics 1976: Film; Natl. Bd. of Review 1976: Support. Actress (Shire); N.Y. Film Critics 1976: Support. Actress (Shire).