Rocky (film series)
Rocky is a boxing saga of popular films all starring Sylvester Stallone, who plays the eponymous character Rocky Balboa. The films by order of release date are Rocky 1976, Rocky II 1979, Rocky III 1982, Rocky IV 1985, Rocky V 1990, Rocky Balboa 2006 and Creed 2015. The film series has grossed more than US1 billion at the worldwide box office.
Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone is a smalltime boxer who seems to be going nowhere in life, as he works dayin and dayout as a collector for a loan shark and fights in sleazy clubs for lowpaid reward, to which Rocky is mocked and told that hes nothing but a bum, especially by gym trainer Mickey Goldmill Burgess Meredith. At the same time, Rocky successfully courts Adrian Pennino Talia Shire, a painfully shy woman with an alcoholic brother, Paulie Burt Young. But when heavyweight champion of the world Apollo Creed Carl Weathers chooses Rocky at random as his opponent in a title fight, Rocky realizes he now has the chance to prove he is not worthless. With Adrian as his support and Mickey becoming his trainer and manager, Rocky fights for his selfrespect.Soon after proving himself, even with a split decision loss to Apollo Creed, Rocky expects the good life to follow. He marries Adrian and begins spending the money he earned from the match. But after he fails at both endorsements and a series of lowwage jobs, Rocky realizes the only way he can survive is to begin boxing again. Creed, on the other hand, faces criticism from fans to overcome the fight. As a result, he taunts Rocky through publicity into a rematch, for which Rocky trains once again with Mickey. In the fifteenth round, Rocky knocks Creed to the ground, falling to the ground himself in the process. Both fighters struggle to get to their feet, but only Rocky is successful. For the first time, Rocky is declared the Heavyweight Champion of the World. ........
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