Rocky

Rocky is a American film from 1976, directed by John g. Avildsen and written by Sylvester Stallone, who also plays the leading role. The film was premiered in Netherlands on 18 may 1977. The film tells the story of an unknown third-class Boxer Rocky Balboa, who get the chance to prove himself to take against the ruling by theheavyweightchampion. The film was a box office success unexpectedly. It grew into one of the most visited films of the year, received three Oscars (including Best Film and Best Director) and launched the career of the then unknown actor Sylvester Stallone. There are also five sequels on the film released. The last part is called Rocky Balboa .



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Rocky Balboa is a once promising and benign Boxer of Italian descent from Philadelphia, whose career never got off the ground and now a hopeless life. To earn some money he paid for the loan shark debts not Gazzo. Meanwhile, the prevailing and unbeaten heavyweight champion Apollo Creed looking for an opponent for the important game on July 4, 1976, the day the United States Declaration of independence exactly two hundred years old. During a visit to Philadelphia invents his manager a publicity stunt: Creed will compete against a local unknown Boxer, who as a result for a moment in his life being the center of attention State and get a chance at the title, but probably also easy to beat is. The choice falls on Rocky, the "Italian Stallion".
 * 2 Cast
 * 2.1 Actors
 * 2.2 employees
 * Genesis 3
 * 4 Receipt
 * 4.1 Oscars
 * 5 external link

Statue of Rocky at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with the links the stairsFor Creed is this contest only one show, and also Rocky treasure in the beginning are not high in opportunities. Even his former trainer Mickey, who once saw in him a top Boxer if he had trained enough, but sees little in the chances of his pupil. Rocky, however, is in love with the shy Adrian, the sister of his best friend Paulie who works in a local pet shop, and then develops a new wants to prove himself. Maybe he can defeat Creed, but he will try all fifteen rounds to stay in the match. In a famous scene he hits to coaching, where he among other things the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art oprent and a punching bag in the frozen carcass used as cold storage of the meat factory where Paulie works. This mounting sequence is supported by the song "Gonna Fly Now".

The contest is held in the Sports Hall of Philadelphia, the Spectrum. Creed discovers that he has his opponent underestimated him in the first round if this precipitates, while he had never in his career has been taken down. What follows is a fight to the end, with neither men would give up. The two beat each other till. Rocky's eyes swell even completely and he falls to the ground several times, but he refuses to give up, and he knows even a rib in the 14th round of Creed to break away from a battle.Eventually all fifteen rounds long Rocky keeps it in the ring. The two fall together in the arms and Creed shows his respect for his opponent.

The jury calls with a split decision Creed from the winner, but Rocky is a good loser because he had proven himself to everyone who had doubted to him, including his trainer and himself. Sport givers droves itself after the game around him, but he calls just to Adrian, the love of his life. The two eventually find each other, while Creed is honored as the winner of the contest. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] == ===Actors[ Edit] === ===Employees<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Genesis<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Sylvester Stallone came up with the idea for the film when he sat in the audience in 1975 of the boxing match between reigning heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and the outgunned ladies and Boxer Chuck Wepner, who finally made it to Ali in the ninth round to get down. Wepner settled until in the fifteenth round knockout, in which he went. Inspired by the battle wrote Stallone a scenario, one of the many he had written but did not know to sell. With the scenario he went by at the studios, but he sold the screenplay under one condition: he and no one else would play Rocky.
 * Sylvester Stallone -Rocky Balboa
 * Talia Shire -Adrianna "Adrian" Pennino
 * Burt Young -Paulie
 * Carl Weathers -Apollo Creed
 * Burgess Meredith -Mickey Goldmill
 * Thayer David -Jergens
 * Joe Spinell -Gazzo
 * Jimmy Gambina -Mike
 * Tony Burton -Tony Duke
 * John g. Avildsen -Director
 * Irwin Winkler -production
 * Robert Chartoff -production
 * Sylvester Stallone -scenario, choreography (for boxing)
 * Bill Conti -music
 * James Crabe -camera
 * Scott Conrad -mounting
 * William j. Cassidy -production design

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">United Artists eventually decided to film the scenario, and as long as the film for less than a million dollars could be filmed, starring Stallone was allowed to play. For Stallone, however, this was a chance you only once in your life. Just like Rocky got Stallone the chance of an unknown and poor screenwriter and actor to develop into a big name, which for a moment in the spotlight would stand. Director John g. Avildsen (Joe, Save the Tiger, later also known of the The Karate Kid-cycle) knew Council with a low budget, and filmed on some famous locations in Philadelphia. The film was shot in 28 days, between 5 december 1975 and January 1976. ==Receipt<span class="mw-editsection" len="321" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In general these expectations low for this film with a low budget and an unknown actor in the lead role, but the movie was a great success. In the United States brought the film to the cinema box office more than $ 117 million on, and around the world some $ 225 million. It meant the big break of Sylvester Stallone, who then built a successful career, especially in action movies. By the success of the film, it was decided to make a sequel. Rocky II, in which Rocky again against Apollo Creed, came out in 1979. Eventually, the Rocky-cycle six parts. The last part, Rocky Balboa, premiered in december 2006 went.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also the film frequently fell in prices. The film won a Golden Globe for best picture (Drama Category). The Los Angeles Film Critics Association called the film together with Network to the best film of 1976, and Talia Shire was both by the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle named the best actress in a supporting role. Also, the film was nominated for ten Academy Awards. Sylvester Stallone was nominated for two Oscars, for best actor and Best Screenplay, with which he was the third person in the history of the Oscars in the same year for this was nominated two Academy Awards (the other two were Charlie Chaplin for The Great Dictator and Orson Welles for Citizen Kane). Eventually the film won three Oscars, for Best Director, best editing and best picture. For the last Oscar defeated the film among other Network andTaxi Driver . ===Oscars<span class="mw-editsection" len="318" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * Best Film- Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff (winner)
 * Best Director- John g. Avildsen (winner)
 * Best Actor- Sylvester Stallone
 * Best actor in a supporting role- Burt Young
 * Best actor in a supporting role- Burgess Meredith
 * Best actress in a supporting role- Talia Shire
 * Best Original Screenplay-Sylvester Stallone
 * Best editing- Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad (winner)
 * Best Sound- Harry W. Tetrick, William L. McCaughey, Lyle J. Burbridge, Bud Alper
 * Best Song-"Gonna Fly Now"- Bill Conti, Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins