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Rocky Balboa is a 2006 American sports drama film starring, written and directed by Sylvester Stallone in his first film as director since 1985.It is the sequel to Rocky V (1990) and the sixth installment in the Rocky film series.
Rocky is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, based on the life of boxer Rocky Balboa in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which began with the eponymous 1976 film and has since become a cultural phenomenon.
Apollo Creed (played by Carl Weathers) is a heavyweight boxing champion who is a rival and later friend of Rocky Balboa. He appears in the first four Rocky movies. After a bout against Soviet boxer Ivan Drago, Apollo dies from severe head trauma sustained during his match. His son Adonis is trained by Rocky in the Creed films.
The statue's removal was the subject of a joke in Rocky Balboa. On September 8, 2006, the Rocky statue was returned to the Art Museum and placed on a pedestal in a grassy area near the foot of the steps to the right of the Museum. The unveiling ceremony included live music, the debut of the first full trailer for Rocky Balboa, and a free ...
Balboa hit his commercial peak with 1985's Rocky IV, which remains the franchise's highest-grossing entry and also helped pave the way for his return in the Creed movies three decades later.
Rocky is a 1976 American independent [3] sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith.
Alain Dorval, who died in February 2024, had lent his voice to the French language versions of numerous Stallone movies, including some of his most famous characters like Rocky Balboa and John Rambo.
Though Stallone has made a name for himself playing tougher-than-nails characters—including Rocky Balboa in the Rocky franchise, John Rambo in the Rambo movies and Dwight "The General" Manfredi ...