Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

Sylvester Stallone
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Talia Shire
as Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino

Burt Young
as Paulie Pennino

Carl Weathers
as Apollo Creed

Burgess Meredith
as Mickey Goldmill

Thayer David
as George 'Miles' Jergens

Joe Spinell
as Tony Gazzo

Jimmy Gambina
as Mike

Bill Baldwin
as Fight Announcer

Al Silvani
as Cut Man
GenerationofSwine
This was the ultimate Rocky story wasn't it? It was inspiring with the training, it was inspiring with the fight, and it was about the characters and the characters are what makes a great story. The down side was Creed, he was a little under-developed in this wasn't he? They make up for it in ...
Nathan
Rocky is an inspiring story about an ordinary man who takes advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I do have to say, the movie has a rocky beginning, as the dialogue is pretty clunky and awkward at times. But after about twenty minutes, the movie really gets into its groove and had me loc...
CinemaSerf
Sylvester Stallone is "Rocky", an enforcer for a small-time Philadelphia mobster who works out in Burgess Meredith's gym ("Mickey's") and is keen on the sister of his friend "Paulie" (Burt Young), the shy and retiring "Adrian" (Talia Shire). Meantime, World Heavyweight Champion "Apollo Creed" (Carl ...