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Mood:
- Feel GoodSentimentalCaptivatingSincereTouchingUplifting
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Plot:
- Athlete's LifeUnderdogContests and CompetitionsFollow Your DreamAthlete and TrainerAmbitionHopesLife is a Bitch more...
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Genres:
- DramaSportHollywood Tone
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century70s
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Place:
- PhiladelphiaUSAUrban Ghetto
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Audience:
- Boys' NightTeensFamily Outing
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- Award WinnerBlockbusterClassicCritically AcclaimedOscar WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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- ProfanityViolent Content
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Rocky, 1976
English
USA
Profile of Rocky
The mood of Rocky is feel good, sentimental, and captivating. The plot centers around an athlete and trainer, underdogs, and following your dreams. It is a drama and sports movie. Stylistically, Rocky has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Philadelphia. Rocky happens in the 20th century. The movie is known for being a classic, an Oscar winner, and a blockbuster. It is especially suggested for teens, a boys' night, and a family outing. Note that Rocky includes profanity and violent content.
Summary of Rocky
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.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 21 November 1976 |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Rocky Balboa
as Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino
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- 06.August.2010
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- by: Caledonian
- Caledonian rated this movie
1/10Awful
- 29.June.2010
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- by: Kent Nessa
- Kent Nessa rated this movie
10/10Must See
