Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed And if I do and I'm still standing.

Rating: 10/10 (13 June 2016)

ROCKY was written in three days by Stallone . An Actor that didn't find employment too much his best roles were blink and you miss him in Woody Allen's Bananas and Robert Mitchum's shot at Phillip Marlowe in 75's Farewell my lovely. as well as Roger corman's death race 2000 as Machine Gun Joe Vitallo. Stallone wrote and starred in the Lords of Flatbush it launched a lot of careers but failed at the box office. Struggling Stallone wrote a novel and a screenplay for PARADISE ALLEY that he failed to sell then he went to the Bar to see Ali fight Chuck Wepner. Stallone became inspired. He only had 120 dollars in the bank. Inspired he wrote Rocky in a fever pitch during the course of three days. Stallone sold it but stipulated that he and only he play Rocky. A gutsy move that paid off. Rocky had the makings of a hit. The Studio didn't want Stallone as Rocky they wanted Burt Reynolds or Jon voight. but Stallone stood his ground and won
Rocky is about a local club fighter Rocky balboa. rocky is broke and humble. he has a good heart loves people and tried to do his best. He's in love with Adrian his best friends sister. She's shy works at the pet shop across from his gym. Rocky thinks life has passed him by. His only goal is to get Adrian to go with him on a date. Rocky is pushing 30. And thinks life has passed him by. The owner and trainer of his gym Thinks Rocky has the potential to be more then the enforcer for a loan shark. He thinks Rocky is becoming a bum. Life is just another day for Rocky. He hides his anger and pain deep inside. And then His whole world is turned upside down and shaken up. Apollo Creed The Heavyweight Champion of the world. Is in trouble. he's spent millions putting together a bicentennial match for Jan.1 1976. and his opponent has broken his hand. Millions of dollars on the line Apollo looks for a idea to save it and comes up with one. Find a local fighter. And give him his biggest chance Ever at becoming The Champion. He chooses Rocky based on his nickname the Italian Stallion. as For Rocky life is good Adrian has become his girlfriend and he's happy. then Apollo's promoter offers him the fight and Rocky suddenly becomes famous. his close friends stay close and ground him. As Rocky trains and tries to come to terms. he's scared that he's just a bum but he has one slim chance at proving that he isn't. nobody has ever gone the distance before with Creed.if he can then he can prove he's a good fighter. And has done something nobody before has ever done. Just the writing alone is incredible. the depths of personality that Stallone infused into his characters. they live they breath and they are full of passion. More then anything else that alone elevates the movie into Cinema immortality. Rocky might not be the greatest film ever made. but you'll be hard pressed to think of another one that's stood the test of time from 76. Rocky does. And it stays in your memory nicely.