Rocky (1976)

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Synopsis
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a Philadelphia boxer, is but one step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strongarm errands for local loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad Ali-like super-boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With the Bicentennial celebration coming up, Creed must find a "Cinderella" opponent for the big July 4th bout -- some unknown whom Creed can "glorify" for a few minutes before knocking him cold. Rocky Balboa was not the only Cinderella involved here: writer/director Sylvester Stallone, himself a virtual unknown, managed to sell his Rocky script (one of 35 that he'd written over the years) on the proviso that he be given the starring role. Since the film was to be made on a shoestring and marketed on a low-level basis, the risk factor to United Artists was small. For Stallone, this was a make-or-break opportunity -- just like Rocky's million-to-one shot with Apollo Creed. Costing under a million dollars, Rocky managed to register with audiences everywhere, earning back 60 times its cost. The film won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

James Spencer	Art Director
Caro Jones	Casting
James A. Crabe	Cinematographer
Bill Conti	Composer (Music Score)
Frank Stallone	Composer (Music Score)
James Gambina	Consultant/advisor
Joanne Hutchinson	Costume Designer
Robert Cambell	Costume Designer
John G. Avildsen	Director
Richard Halsey	Editor
Scott Conrad	Editor
Gene Kirkwood	Executive Producer
Sylvester Stallone	Fights Choreographer
Fred T. Gallo	First Assistant Director
Michael Westmore	Makeup
Irwin Winkler	Producer
Robert Chartoff	Producer
William J. Cassidy	Production Designer
Ted Adams Swanson	Production Manager
Sylvester Stallone	Screenwriter
Ray Molyneaux	Set Designer
Ayn Robbins	Songwriter
Bill Conti	Songwriter
Carol Connors	Songwriter
Frank Stollone, Jr.	Songwriter
Harry W. Tetrick	Sound/Sound Designer
Lyle J. Burbridge	Sound/Sound Designer
Wiliam L. McCaughey	Sound/Sound Designer
Garrett M. Brown	Special Effects
Garrett Brown	Steadicam Operator
Jim Nickerson	Stunts

Genre
Drama

Awards
1976 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1976 - Best Original Score - Golden Globe
1976 - Best Picture - Academy
1976 - Best Picture - L.A. Film Critics Association
1976 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1976 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1976 - Best Screenplay - Golden Globe
1976 - Best Picture - Academy
1976 - Best Picture - Academy
1976 - Best Picture - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1976 - Best Original Score - Golden Globe
1976 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1976 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1976 - Best Screenplay - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1976 - Best Original Score - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1976 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1977 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1977 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
1977 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute

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Rocky (1976)

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