Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. It tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in Philadelphia. Balboa is also a club fighter who gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship when the scheduled contender breaks his hand. Also starring in Rocky are Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed. The film, made for only $1.1 million, and shot relatively fast in 28 days, was a sleeper hit; it made over US$117.2 million, and won three Oscars, including Best Picture. The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star. It spawned five sequels: Rocky II, III, IV, V, and Rocky Balboa.
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the loved that btwn Rocky & Adrian was beautiful. I always wanted that type of unconditional love and he saw beyond outer beauty
Rocky-TCM. Training..That song... http://tinyurl.com/azfcqy Truly, I am not a fight fan but this film should b called "How to be a winner"
Rocky just knocked down Apollo Creed...lets root Rocky on!!!!
@ALANHARRIS_ I have a headache. Time for ice cream or a nap. Rocky's fighting...I'll go for ice cream and watch the fight.
Rocky is such a great movie if it is 1976 and you are 12.
finally - finally! - saw "Rocky." She will no longer make fun of people who run up the Art Museum steps.
RT @TCManiacs: On TCM ...Rocky (1976) ...The iconic theme song montage run : and again my favorite song : http://tinyurl.com/ckqdhz
Watching ROCKY in the hotel room, chillin before the gig. Word.
@TCManiacs my favorite song from that soundtrack is the violin solo "Rocky's Reward"
Rocky-TCM. Training..That song... http://tinyurl.com/azfcqy Truly, I am not a fight fan but this film should b called "How to be a winner"
watching rocky. for the first time. ahha
On TCM ...Rocky (1976) ...The iconic theme song montage run
is watching Rocky. Such a great movie.
I'm in philadelphia and I'm watching Rocky - ahhhhhhh
Watching Rocky. Classic. Driving DW crazy with trivia learned from the Internet. :)
I'm watchin Rocky for the first time
Watching Rocky. It is awesome. I missed some of it and some just now because I'm making a patty and before I didn't know it was on.
@( '.')=@Q('.' Q) Rocky Theme Song. ♫ http://blip.fm/~2zuq9
I just had to interject, with the older teens watching Rocky, that this was my first PG movie, seen on my 12th birthday, with both parents.
I'm watching Rocky for the first time on TCM. I may be saying "Hey. YO. Paulie!" for the next week.
Watching Rocky...I haven't seen this for soooooo long. I forgot how he got to fight Apollo Creed.
can't pass on rocky to watch rocky and adrian's first date. awesome scenes - especially when they're first in his apartment.
had forgotten what a good movie the first "Rocky" was.
Rocky (the movie) is fucking annoying.
the loved that btwn Rocky & Adrian was beautiful. I always wanted that type of unconditional love and he saw beyond outer beauty
Watching the original Rocky Movie. When this movie first came out I was dating the Golden Gloves champ in Philly. Parts of it are too real.
is watching "Rocky" on Turner Classic Movies channel.
Watching "Rocky"- we never realised it took place in '76? Must be why he gets a badass TransAm. The 70's ruled. (Beertime!)
back from target. ROCKY I on TV... named my 2nd born Rocky. I am in love with Sly, if my 3rd kid was a boy his names going to be Sly :-D
Doing like Rocky and punching this Russian paper in the mouth...while watching Rocky, of course
Rocky got 45 bucks for his first fight in the movie.
RT @TCManiacs: TCM Now Playing | 8:00pm Rocky (1976) http://ow.ly/Vzv props to sly
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