Rocky (1976)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: John G. Avildsen

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

Time: 119 minutes

Rocky Balboa is a small-time southpaw boxing in clubs and making a living as a collector for a local loan shark, in the Italian Neighborhood of Philadelphia. When Rocky is randomly chosen by Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed to be his opponent for a fight to be held during the US Bicentennial celebration, Balboa’s low-profile life gets turned upside down.

Sylvester Stallone wrote the script to this film. The producers did not want him to star in it at first, but he stood his ground, and that is a great thing. Stallone is perfect for this role. He brings Rocky Balboa to life and makes him truly believable. You cannot help rooting for this guy. He is the perfect underdog that never gives up. The supportive cast was also quite solid.

I have watched this particular film many times over the years, and I still get more and more out of it. It is a wonderful piece of cinema, that everyone needs to see at least once in their life.

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