Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
- career
- friendship
- philadelphia
- pennsylvania
- transporter
- cataclysm
- sports
- restart
- parent child relationship
- praise
- trainer
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Sylvester Stallone
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Talia Shire
Adrianna 'Adrian' Balboa
Burt Young
Paulie Pennino
Richard Gant
George Washington Duke
- Tommy Morrison — Tommy 'Machine' Gunn
- Sage Stallone — Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr.
- Burgess Meredith — Mickey Goldmill
- Tony Burton — Tony 'Duke' Evers
- Jimmy Gambina — Jimmy
- Delia Sheppard — Karen
- Mike Girard Sheehan — Merlin Sheets
- Michael Anthony Williams — Union Cane
- Kevin Connolly — Chickie
- Elisebeth Peters — Jewel
- Hayes Swope — Chickie's Pal
- Directed
- John G. Avildsen
- Written
- Sylvester Stallone
Production
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 · 3,555 ratings
- Studio
- United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Chartoff Productions, Winkler Films
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1976Rocky
Where it starts.
Rocky II
1979
Rocky III
1982
Rocky IV
1985
Rocky V
1990 · You’re here
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
