Rocky (1976)
| Release Date | 21 November 1976 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $117,000,000 |
| Tagline | His whole life was a million-to-one shot. |
| Genre | Drama, Sport |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 1818 East Tusculum Street, Kensington, North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sports Drama |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit, Tough Guys |
| Themes | Boxers, Underdogs, Redemption |
| Tones | Compassionate, Earnest, Heartwarming, Reflective, Sentimental, Rousing |
| Tags | Boxer, Champion, Collector, Heavyweight, Loan Shark, Love, Trainer, Training Program, Underdog |
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rocky starts out as a club fighter who then 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.
Cast and Crew
Jimmy Gambina
Mike
Bill Baldwin
Fight Announcer
Al Silvani
Cut Man
Jodi Letizia
Marie
Larry Carroll
TV Interviewer
Don Sherman
Bartender
Billy Sands
Club Fight Announcer
Pedro Lovell
Spider Rico
DeForest Covan
Apollo's Corner
Simmy Bow
Club Corner Man
Hank Rolike
Apollo Corner Man
Shirley O'Hara
Secretary
Kathleen Parker
Paulie's Date
Frank Stallone
Timekeeper
Jane Marla Robbins
Owner of Pet Shop
Jack Hollander
Fats
Joe Sorbello
Bodyguard
Christopher Avildsen
Chiptooth
Frankie Van
Club Fight Referee
Lou Fillipo
Championship Fight Announcer
Paris Eagle
Fighter
Robert L. Tangrea
Streetcorner Singer
Peter Glassberg
Streetcorner Singer
William E. Ring
Streetcorner Singer
Joseph C. Giambelluc
Streetcorner Singer
Butkus Stallone
Dog
Bobby Cassidy
Ringside Police Officer
Robert Leh
Reporter
Lavelle Roby
Mary Anne Creed
Director
Producer
Robert Chartoff
producer
Gene Kirkwood
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
James Crabe
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Editor
Scott Conrad
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Richard Halsey
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Casting Director
Caro Jones
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Production Designer
William J. Cassidy
Art Director
James H. Spencer
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Set Decorator
Ray Molyneaux
Makeup Department
Production Manager
Hal W. Polaire
executive in charge of production
Ted Swanson
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred T. Gallo
first assistant director
Steve Perry
second assistant director
Art Department
Mike Miner
props
David Nichols
visual consultant
Sound Department
Ray Alba
post-production sound
Gene Ashbrook
sound mixer
John Farrell
looping editor
Bert Schoenfeld
post-production sound
Harry W. Tetrick
sound
Bud Alper
sound
Lyle J. Burbridge
sound
William L. McCaughey
sound
Donald C. Rogers
sound
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
stunt coordinator
Glory Fioramonti
stunts
Bob Herron
stunts
Gray Johnson
stunts
Gene LeBell
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Garrett Brown
special camera effects
Richard J. Edesa
first assistant camera
Gene Kearney
key grip
Ross A. Maehl
electrical gaffer
Elliott Marks
still photographer
Jack Willoughby
camera operator
Lou Angeli
dolly grip
Ralf D. Bode
director of photography: second unit
Mike Chevalier
camera operator
Aristides Pappidas
gaffer: second unit
Serge Poupis
first assistant camera: additional camera
Kit Whitmore
focus puller: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Cambel
costumer
Joanne Hutchinson
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Janice Hampton
assistant film editor
Geoffrey Rowland
assistant film editor
Music Department
Joe Tuley
music editor
Transportation Department
Mike Grover
transportation captain
Other Crew
Joan Arnold
production secretary
Dale Benson
location manager
Janet Crosby
assistant to producer
Jimmy Gambina
technical advisor
Gloria Gonzales
assistant to producer
David Kramer
publicist
Joseph Letizia
liaison: Philadelphia
Bonnie Prendergast
script supervisor
Carol Rosenstein
assistant to director
Marge Rowland
location auditor
Jeff Kanew
trailer
Steve Sayre
assistant fight choreographer
Production Company
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
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Distributor
United Artists
CBS Television
20th Century Fox Video
Argentina Video Home
CBS/Fox Home Video
Chapel Distribution
MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)
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MGM Home Entertainment
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MGM Home Entertainment
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MGM Home Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Magnetic Video
United Artists
Warner Home Video
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Miscellaneous
F & B Ceco of California
photographic equipment
MGM Titles
titles and opticals
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