Rocky III (1982)


Rocky III
Release Date28 May 1982
Budget$17,000,000
US Box Office$123,000,000
TaglineHis life is happy, his fights have seemed easy. Now a young upstart is going to make him prove just how far he can still go...
GenreAction, Sport, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBiltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby, 70 mm 6-Track
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSports Drama, Melodrama
ThemesIn Training, Boxers, Underdogs, Fathers and Sons
TonesEarnest, Moody, Rousing, Slick, Heartwarming, Ominous, Visceral
TagsBoxer, Celebrity, Champion, Coaching [sports], Comeback, Desire, Rematch, Trainer

Rocky III is a 1982 American film that is the third installment in the Rocky film series. It is written and directed by and stars Sylvester Stallone as the title character, with Carl Weathers as former boxing rival Apollo Creed, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey, and Talia Shire as Rocky's wife, Adrian.


Cast and Crew


Thunderlips

Al Silvani
Al

Wally Taylor
Clubber Lang's manager

Jim Hill
Sportscaster

Don Sherman
Andy

Wrestling commentator

Jim Healy
Wrestling commentator

Ray Gedeon
Wrestling referee

Gene Crane
Mayor

Title rematch commentator

Bill Baldwin
Title rematch commentator

Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Title announcer

Marty Denkin
Title referee

John David Morris
Doctor

Lou Fillipo
Rematch referee

Jeff Temkin
Rematch ring announcer

Mario Machado
Interviewer

Tony Hernandez
Himself

Singer, Opponent

Philmore Berger
Rabbi

Big Yank
Sparring partner

François André
Clubber's cornerman

Eddie Smith
Clubber's cornerman

Chino 'Fats' Williams
Derelict

LeRoy Neiman
Cameo appearance

Bob Minor
Challenger

Clifford Strong
Challenger

Julius LeFlore
Challenger

Jason Felice
Challenger

Tony Brubaker
Challenger

Rex Pierson
Challenger

Ray Notaro Jr.
Challenger

Charles A. Tamburro
Challenger

Carey Lindley
Challenger

Jophery C. Brown
Challenger

Gilbert B. Combs
Challenger

David Cadiente
Opponent

Roger Braxton
Opponent

J.D. Smith
Opponent

Tom Lupo
Opponent

Melvin Jones
Opponent

Alex Brown
Opponent

David R. Ellis
Opponent

George O'Mara
Opponent

Clarke Coleman
Policeman

Billy Hank Hooker
Policeman

Mickey Gilbert
Policeman

Fred M. Waugh
Policeman

James M. Halty
Policeman

Woman In Gym

Patti Negri
Singer

Director

Producer

written by

James D. Brubaker
associate producer

Robert Chartoff
producer

Herb Nanas
executive producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Bill Butler
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Editor

Mark Warner
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Don Zimmerman
-

Casting Director

Rhonda Young
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Production Designer

William J. Cassidy
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Art Director

Ron Foreman
-

J. Dennis Washington
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Set Decorator

Joe D. Mitchell
-

Costume Designer

Tom Bronson
-

Makeup Department

makeup artist

Production Manager

James D. Brubaker
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Clifford C. Coleman
assistant director

Art Department

Bill Dietz
property master

Fred Lucky
storyboard illustrator

Daniel Maltese
set designer

A. Thomas Schomberg
sculptor: Rocky statue

Sound Department

Steve Bartlett
sound

John S. Coffey
boom operator

Walter A. Gest
sound re-recordist

Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer

Gregg Landaker
sound re-recording mixer

Robert Nichols II
sound recordist

Donald C. Rogers
sound

Frank E. Warner
sound editor

Charles M. Wilborn
sound mixer

Special Effects

Howard Jension
special effects

Stunts

Freddie Hice
stunts

Don McGovern
stunt double, stunt double: slyvester stallone

Ron Stein
stunt coordinator

Charles A. Tamburro
stunts

Michael S. Walter
action actor

Steve Walters
stunt performer

Mark De Alessandro
stunt double: Sylvester Stallone

Camera and Electrical Department

Howard Block
camera operator

Colin J. Campbell
gaffer

Mike Chevalier
camera operator

James R. Connell
camera operator

George Hill
key grip

Joseph D. Steuben
camera operator

Casting Department

Cash Oshman
crowd casting

Sheryl Roberts
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dan Moore
wardrobe: men

Aida Swinson
woman's wardrobe

Editorial Department

Bruce Cannon
assistant editor

Gregory M. Gerlich
assistant editor

Music Department

Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar

Dan Wallin
score mixer

James D. Young
music editor

Celia Weiner
music editor

Other Crew

Christopher Collins
nutritionist/trainer

title designer

S. Howard Friedland
set medic

Ray Notaro Jr.
boxing trainer

David Oliver
title designer

Thomas A. Renesto
technical advisor: wrestling

boxing choreographer

Charles A. Tamburro
helicopter pilot

Production Company

Chartoff-Winkler Productions
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United Artists
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Distributor

MGM Home Entertainment

Chapel Distribution

CBS Television

MGM/UA Entertainment Company

MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,

Warner Home Video

Miscellaneous

Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production






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Cobra (1986)
Driven (2001)
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First Blood (1982)
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Rambo III (1988)
Rhinestone (1984)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky II (1979)
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Rocky V (1990)
Staying Alive (1983)
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