Title Rocky Overview 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. Tagline His whole life was a million-to-one shot. Genres Drama Keywords underdog, philadelphia, transporter, italo-american, fight, love of one's life, publicity, boxer, independence, boxing match, training, lovers, surprise, world champion, amateur, victory Production Companies United Artists Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 119 Release Year 1976
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 117 million USD