When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with trainer Mickey Goldmill to make the most of this once in a lifetime break.
Genre: Drama Actors: Al Silvani, Arnold Johnson, Arthur Tovey, Bill Baldwin, Billy Sands, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Butkus Stallone, Carl Weathers, Christopher Avildsen, DeForest Covan, Diana Lewis, Don Sherman, Frank Pesce, Frank Stallone, Frankie Van, George Memmoli, George O'Hanlon, Hank Rolike, Jack Hollander, Jane Marla Robbins, Jimmy Gambina, Jodi Letizia, Joe Frazier, Joe Sorbello, Joe Spinell, John Pleshette, Joseph C. Giambelluc, Kathleen Parker, Larry Carroll, Lavelle Roby, Lloyd Kaufman, Lou Fillipo, Michael Dorn, Paris Eagle, Pedro Lovell, Peter Glassberg, Robert L. Tangrea, Shirley O'Hara, Simmy Bow, Stan Shaw, Stu Nahan, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Thayer David, Tony Burton, William E. Ring Directors: John G. Avildsen Production: N/A