Thomas Butt is a senior writer at Collider who focuses on classic movies.
The Big Picture As the preeminent boxing icon on the big screen, one would hope that Sylvester Stallone can hold his own in the ring without the trickery of the camera and the editing process. Everyone knows that actors are ostensibly playing pretend, but between the six mainline Rocky movies and two spin-offs in the Creed series, there is somewhat of an expectation that Stallone has more fighting experience than the average folk watching him on the screen.
Release Date November 21, 1976 Director John G. Avildsen Cast Sylvester Stallone , Talia Shire , Burt Young , Carl Weathers , Burgess Meredith , Thayer David Runtime 120 minutes Main Genre Drama Writers Sylvester Stallone Studio United Artists Expand Sylvester Stallone Proved Hollywood Wrong With the Success of 'Rocky' In the early 1970s, Sylvester Stallone was an unknown actor who struggled to receive screen time as a background player.
Prior to becoming an uber-famous global superstar, Stallone was a street-wise youth with a brawler's edge. In an interview with The New York Times about Rocky's release in 1976, Sly recalled that he turned to fighting regularly. "I averaged a fight in New York City once every four or five weeks," he said. He retrospectively views his behavior as "a release for creative energy.
Sylvester Stallone's Experience as a Boxer in Preparation for 'Rocky' Close To get a shredded physique for the film, Stallone worked out with former Mr. Olympia and boxer, Franco Columbu, who Stallone referred to as "the greatest and strongest bodybuilder I have ever met." He integrated himself into the boxing world by sparring with legend Roberto Duran during the filming of Rocky II.
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