Rocky DVD 1976 25 éves jubileumi kiadás / Directed by John G. Avildsen / Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers / Hungarian 25th Anniversary Edition

UPC 5996255706840

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN THE EU

AUDIO: English 5.1

Subtitles: HUNGARIAN, English, Danish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Greek, Finnish, Hebrew, Norwegian, Turkish

Total Runtime: 114 minutes

English Summary:

Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.^[3] It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated, kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer, working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky, a small-time club fighter, gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the reigning champion, Apollo Creed.

In 1975, the heavyweight boxing world champion, Apollo Creed, announces plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia during the upcoming United States Bicentennial. However, he is informed five weeks from the fight date that his scheduled opponent is unable to compete due to an injured hand. With all other potential replacements booked up or otherwise unavailable, Creed decides to spice things up by giving a local contender a chance to challenge him.

Creed selects Rocky Balboa, a journeyman southpaw boxer who fights primarily in small gyms and works as a collector for a loan shark. Rocky meets with promoter George Jergens under the presumption that Creed is seeking local sparring partners. Reluctant at first, Rocky eventually agrees to the fight which will pay him $150,000. Rocky undergoes several weeks of unorthodox training, such as using sides of beef as punching bags.

Rocky is later approached by Mickey Goldmill, a former bantamweight fighter who turned trainer and whose gym Rocky frequents, about training him further. Rocky is not willing initially, as Mickey has not shown much interest in helping him before and sees him as a wasted talent, but eventually accepts the offer.

Meanwhile, Rocky begins to build a romantic relationship with Adrian Pennino, who is working part-time at the J&M Tropical Fish pet shop, culminating in a kiss. Adrian's brother, Paulie helps him get a date for his sister and even offered to work as a corner man with him, becomes jealous of Rocky's success, but Rocky placates him by agreeing to advertise the meat packing business Paulie works for as part of the upcoming fight. The night before the fight, a sleepless Rocky visits the Philadelphia Spectrum and begins to lose confidence. He confesses to Adrian that he does not believe he can win, but strives to go the distance against Creed, which no other fighter has done, to prove himself to everyone; That is he can go the distance and still standing, he won't be another bum from the neighborhood.

Hungarian Summary:

Rocky Balboa harmadrendű ökölvívó Philadelphiában kis pénzű bokszolóként tengeti életét. Amikor a nehézsúlyú világbajnok, Apollo Creed az USA alapításának 200. évfordulóján népszerűségi okokból egy ismeretlen bokszoló ellen akar kiállni, a választás véletlenül Rockyra esik. Ő - felismerve esélyét - megszállottként edz, és végül a bajnok ellen 15 menetben képes a ringben maradni. Pontozásos vereséget szenved, mégis ő a nap hőse.

Cast / Szereplők:

Main cast

• 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

Supporting

• Thayer David as George "Miles" Jergens
• Joe Spinell as Tony Gazzo
• Tony Burton as Tony "Duke" Evers
• Pedro Lovell as Spider Rico