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Rocky (1976),
Director: John G. Avildsen, rated PG for boxing
violence
He's a has-been battler with one dream left...and one last
chance.
  Starring: Sylvester
Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess
Meredith, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★★
- perfect
"Nobody's ever gone the
distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, and that
bell rings and I'm still standin',
I'm gonna know for the first
time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the
neighborhood." - Rocky Balboa
Why watch this?
One of the best underdog stories ever. Yo!
Dad's Preview:
Stallone was a force who was determined to make is as a star in
Hollywood. This was his vehicle to do that. He wrote the
screenplay, and insisted that he play the lead. It was a big
gamble, and it paid off. Like Rocky himself, the underdog
film won the Best Picture Oscar. It really is a great movie with
strong performances by its cast. It also had a wonderful part
for long-time character actor Burgess Meredith, who blew us away
as Rocky's grumpy trainer, Mickey.
Chartoff-Winkler
Productions; United Artists
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