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Rocky (Blu-ray) (Widescreen)

Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith

Director: John G. Avildsen

rated: pg

- Adult Situations, Suitable for Teens, Violence

format: Blu-ray

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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, Rovi

awards

  • Awards: Academy Awards (3)
  • Winner: Academy Awards, Best Director, 1976, John G. Avildsen
  • Winner: Academy Awards, Best Editing, 1976, Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad
  • Winner: Academy Awards, Best Picture, 1976, Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
  • Nominations: Academy Awards (6), Golden Globe Awards (4)
  • Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor, 1976, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young
  • Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Song, 1976, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins, Bill Conti
  • Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Actress, 1976, Talia Shire
  • Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Original Screenplay, 1976, Sylvester Stallone
  • Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Sound, 1976, Wiliam L. McCaughey, Bud Alper, Lyle J. Burbridge, Harry W. Tetrick
  • Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, 1976, Sylvester Stallone
  • Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Actor, 1976, Sylvester Stallone
  • Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Screenplay, 1976, Sylvester Stallone
  • Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Original Score, 1976, Bill Conti
  • Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Pictur, 1976, Talia Shire

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    Rating: pg - Adult Situations, Suitable for Teens, Violence

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  • Online Item #: 11516411
  • Store Item Number (DPCI): 058-32-0332
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Rocky is an unashamed feel-good movie. It is essentially a reworking of Paddy Chayefsky's Marty, only instead of a shy butcher in a grocery, the protagonist is a shy butcher for a local loan shark. The real-life tale is now legendary -- how the struggling young writer Sylvester Stallone was in the audience for Muhammad Ali's boxing match with (reputed) mob enforcer and all-around tough guy Chuck Wepner, only to wonder if it wouldn't make a better story if the underdog weren't beaten into a senseless pulp by the mercurial champion. Later, Stallone, still unsuccessful and very broke, would refuse an offer for his screenplay, insisting that the deal include his playing the title role. Much like the character in his screenplay, Stallone would get his unlikely chance at success and prevail in Rocky-like fashion. At the heart of the film is Rocky's reluctant romance with the similarly shy Adrian (Talia Shire). Director John G. Avildsen expertly stretched his meager budget with skillfully selected Philadelphia location shots, most notably Rocky's training montage, which ends at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. With Network and Taxi Driver as the primary competition, the Academy opted for the upbeat Rocky, giving it three Oscars, including Best Picture. Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide

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6.72 inches length  x 5.26 inches width  x 0.48 inches height 

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