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Rocky (1976)

Rocky (1976). Winner “Best Picture”, “Best Director” & “Best Editing” Academy Awards - 1976 #57 AFI’s Top 100 #2 AFI’s Top 10 Sports Films 93% ‘Fresh’ rating on RottenTomatoes.com. Sylvester Stallone (Rocky). Wrote script for “Rocky” and sold it on condition that he would star in it

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Rocky (1976)

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  1. Rocky (1976) • Winner “Best Picture”, “Best Director” & “Best Editing” Academy Awards - 1976 • #57 AFI’s Top 100 • #2 AFI’s Top 10 Sports Films • 93% ‘Fresh’ rating on RottenTomatoes.com

  2. Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) • Wrote script for “Rocky” and sold it on condition that he would star in it • “Rocky” is based on Stallone’s struggles as an out-of-work actor/screenwriter & a real boxing match • One of world’s biggest action stars • Rambo films, Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, The Expendables

  3. Talia Shire (Adrian) • Sister of director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), aunt of Nicholas Cage (National Treasure) and Sophia Coppola (Lost in Translation) • Best known for roles in Rocky and The Godfather

  4. Burgess Meredith (Mickey) • WWII army vet, worked for 60 years as an actor • Versatile - played many different types of roles • Batman (TV), The Twilight Zone (TV), Grumpy Old Men

  5. Additional Notes • Budget $1 million • Box Office $225 million • Rocky series includes 6 total films • One of the first features to use ‘steadicam’ technology • Theme song “Gonna Fly Now” was a Billboard #1

  6. Rocky - Observations • Rocky, Adrian, Mickey, Apollo – make character observations (motivation, relationships, lessons learned) • “His whole life was a million-to-one shot” - Rocky as an underdog that the audience roots for (emotional investment in the character) • A look at the lives of the lower class population – where/how do the characters live?

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