Rewind & Review Ep 68 - Rocky (1976) - Publication Date |
- Dec 08, 2021
- Episode Duration |
- 01:20:44
Boxing movie. Drama film. Character study. Rocky.
Directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Sylvester Stallone, Rocky is the sports drama film that tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).
Rewind to 1976 with the Best Picture Oscar winning film that also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, and Carl Weathers.
An uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American small-time club fighter, working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship.