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My alien kicks ass!! Eat your heart out X-files!
Also, it has a hell of a soundtrack. The music and the training are what make the movie. Did you also know that the band around the corner from Rocky's apartment is led by Frank Stallone? Well it is. Frank Stallone has something to do with every Rocky movie made. (either being in the movie or just having a song in the soundtrack.) Frank Stallone also is in lots of other Sylvester movies: "Staying Alive", "Cobra", "Knighthawks", the list goes on. I think he is just trying to steal the spotlight from Sly...Anywho...
This is Rocky
A heavyweight boxer just trying to make a living by some now-and-then boxing matches and a steady job for collecting for a two-bit lone shark gets asked that million dollar question: "Are you willing to fight Apollo Creed for the World Heavyweight Championship?" Rocky eventually accepts, but I know you're asking "Why did they pick Rocky?"
Well, on January 1st, 1976 (United States' Bicentenial), there was a fight scheduled with the Champ Apollo Creed, and Contender Mac-Lee Green. But Mac-Lee suffered a severly cracked third metacarpal in his left hand. So they pick a novelty and, yes, they choose Rocky because of the name...The Itallion Stallian.
Well, Rocky then trains like shit and is ready for the fight. Apollo thinks "Oh shit, man. This is gonna be easy," and Rocky's going "Man, I'm gonna get my face kicked in." It turns out that Rocky goes the 15 rounds with Apollo but loses in a split-decision. There is one thing I'd like to know, what the hell is Rocky talking about when he's trying to explain to Adrian how the term "southpaw" was born? I just don't understand it.
Did you know that Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay to "Rocky"? Well, he did. Do you know how long it took him? It took him 3 days! Holy shit! I couldn't even read the screenplay in 3 days! But the thing is, Sly sold the screenplay for a small sum but a large share of the profits of the movie, on the condition that he be assigned the starring role. See, Sly ain't no idiot. He sure as shit made a damn killing on that movie. (Which also made the movie of the year)
Do you know who was the first choice role for "Rocky"? It wasn't Sylvester Stallone, it was Burt Reynolds. Go figure.
Rocky also made over $117, 235, 000 in the box office. That's a pretty sum of coin don't you think?
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