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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 2 hours
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 8, 2005
- Originally Released: 1976
- Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Sylvester Stallone & Talia Shire | |
Performer: | Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Frank Stallone, Joe Frazier & Jimmy Gambina | |
Directed by | John G. Avildsen | |
Edited by | Richard Halsey & Scott Conrad | |
Screenwriting by | Sylvester Stallone | |
Composition by | Bill Conti | |
Produced by | Richard Chartoff & Irwin Winkler | |
Director of Photography: | James Crabe |
Memorable Quotes and Dialog:
"Yo, Adrian!"
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1976 -
Best Director: John G. Avildsen
Academy Awards 1976 -
Best Film Editing: Not Applicable
Academy Awards 1976 -
Best Picture: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
The power of Rocky lies in its audacity in breaking free of currently fashionable despair and paranoia in order to shout from the rooftops: "The American Dream works!"
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The Spectator
It still holds up, too, as both an exceptional romantic tale and a gripping drama about an improbable success story who doesn't throw away his shot.
USA Today
The story is achingly familiar, and though Stallone has a certain power, he is certainly not the subtlest actor to crawl out from under Marlon's overcoat.
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TIME Magazine
There are occasional flashes that the film may be patronizing the lower end of the blue-collar mentality, as much if not more than the characters who keep putting Rocky down on the screen. However, Avildsen is noted for creating such ambiguities.
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Variety
4 stars out of 5 -- A fine, scuffed, sweaty slab of romantic pulp sentimentalism.
Uncut
I wanted to like it more than I did, but it'll do.
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Chicago Reader
By the time Rocky runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in one of the single most indelible moments in all of cinema, we feel like we've been with him every step of the way.
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Zaki's Corner
Product Description:
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.
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- Sales Rank: 124,407
- UPC: 027616915139
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