Rocky III

Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama movie. It was directed, written by, and starred, Sylvester Stallone. The movie is about a famed boxer fighting against Clubber Lang. It is the sequel to Rocky II.

It was followed by Rocky IV in 1985.

Cast
 Sylvester Stallone as Robert "Rocky" Balboa, Sr., a heavyweight champion.
 Talia Shire as Adrian Balboa, Rocky's wife.
 Burt Young as Paulie Pennino, Adrian's brother; a meat-packing plant worker by trade, Paulie lets Rocky train in the freezer.
 Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed, Rocky's friend and heavyweight champion. The character was based on real-life boxing great Muhammad Ali.
 Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill: Rocky's manager and trainer, a former bantamweight fighter from the 1920s and the owner of the local boxing gym.
 Mr. T as Clubber Lang, Rocky's next opponent and killer of Mickey Goldmill.

Sequels
 Rocky IV (1985)
 Rocky V (1990)
 Rocky Balboa (2006)
 Creed (2015)
 Creed II (2018)

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Category:1980s sports movies
Category:1982 drama movies
Category:Movies set in Philadelphia
Category:Movies directed by Sylvester Stallone
Category:Screenplays by Sylvester Stallone
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