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Rocky
Rocky
is a 1976 American
sports
drama film
directed by
John G. Avildsen
and both written by and starring
Sylvester Stallone
. It tells the
rags to riches
American Dream
story of
Rocky Balboa
, an uneducated but kind-hearted
working class
Italian-American
boxer working as a debt collector for a
loan shark
in the slums of
Philadelphia
. Rocky starts out as a small-time
club fighter
, and later gets a shot at the
world heavyweight championship
. The film also stars
Talia Shire
as Adrian,
Burt Young
as Adrian's brother Paulie,
Burgess Meredith
as Rocky's trainer
Mickey Goldmill
, and
Carl Weathers
as the champion,
Apollo Creed
.
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