Rocky (film series)

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Rocky statue in Philadelphia

The Rocky film series currently consists of eight boxer films based on Rocky 1976. The boxing dramas were shaped by Sylvester Stallone and increasingly led. The last film to date, the spin-off Creed II - Rocky's Legacy , was released in 2018. This means that the films have spanned five decades so far.

Movies

year Movie Director script running time FSK age rating
1976 Rocky John G. Avildsen Sylvester Stallone 119 min. from 12
1979 Rocky II Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone 119 min. from 12
1982 Rocky III - The Eye of the Tiger Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone 99 min. from 12
1985 Rocky IV - The Fight of the Century Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone 91 min. from 16
1990 Rocky V John G. Avildsen Sylvester Stallone 104 min. from 12
2006 Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone 102 min. from 12
2015 Creed - Rocky's Legacy Ryan Coogler Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington 133 min. from 12
2018 Creed II - Rocky's Legacy Steven caple jr Cheo Hodari Coker , Sylvester Stallone 130 min from 12

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Rocky (1976)

Rocky is about the undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed, who has to find a new opponent by breaking off the fight at short notice. Because timely agreements with well-known boxers are not possible, Creed decides to give a "nobody" the chance to fight for the boxing world championship. That “nobody” is Rocky Balboa from Philadelphia, who leads a humble life as an amateur boxer and money collector. Contrary to expectations, Rocky manages to stand up to the world champion and an exciting fight.

Rocky II (1979)

The immediate sequel called Rocky II shows how Rocky has to deal with the skyrocketing popularity and wealth and also receives the chance for a rematch against the reigning world champion, Apollo Creed.

Rocky III: The Eye of the Tiger (1982)

In Rocky III - The Tiger's Eye , Rocky loses the title to Clubber Lang and tries to regain it; while he is - after the death of his trainer Mickey - looked after by Apollo Creed, with whom he befriends.

Rocky IV: The Fight of the Century (1985)

Rocky IV - The Fight of the Century first shows how Apollo Creed takes on Russian boxer Ivan Drago. However, Creed massively underestimates the Russians. Not only does he get knocked out , he even loses his life. Rocky ultimately decides to fight Drago in the Soviet Union . The duel between the American and the Russian is under the sign of the Cold War of both nations.

Rocky V (1990)

The fifth part immediately follows on from Rocky IV . After beating Drago and returning from Russia, Rocky loses all of his belongings to windy businessmen. He returns with his family to his old Philadelphia neighborhood. Once there, Rocky is building a successor named Tommy "The Machine" Gunn as a trainer, who is increasingly becoming the focus of profitable boxing promoters.

Rocky Balboa (2006)

The film Rocky Balboa shows an aged Rocky who mourns his wife who died years ago and who has a tense relationship with his now grown-up son. But Rocky wants to prove it again to everyone and especially to himself and competes in an exhibition match against the current heavyweight world champion Mason "The Line" Dixon.

Creed - Rocky's Legacy (2015)

A spin-off of the series appeared under the title Creed - Rocky's Legacy . Rocky meets the son of his friend Apollo Creed. He asks the ex-world champion to train him.

Creed II - Rocky's Legacy (2018)

In the immediate sequel to Creed - Rocky's Legacy , Adonis is world heavyweight champion and, as a result, challenged by Ivan Drago's son. Donnie and his girlfriend Bianca are also planning their future together.

Rocky VII / IX

After Creed II should have been Rocky's last appearance, Stallone surprised in May 2019 by saying that he had come up with ideas for a seventh Rocky film. The first content has already been distributed. According to this, Rocky could become a mentor for a street boxer who immigrated illegally to the USA. Stallone apparently also has a current political statement in mind in this film, as the two protagonists are also supposed to move south across the Mexican border. The topic is "very, very contemporary." It is still unclear whether this film - which should be called Rocky IX if the spin-offs are counted - will be made.

Recurring characters

figure Movie
Rocky
(1976)
Rocky II
(1979)
Rocky III
(1982)
Rocky IV
(1985)
Rocky V
(1990)
Rocky Balboa
(2006)
Creed
(2015)
Creed II
(2018)
Rocky Balboa Sylvester Stallone
Adrian Talia Shire
Paulie Burt Young
Mickey Burgess Meredith Burgess Meredith
Apollo Creed Carl Weathers
Tony "Duke" Evers Tony Burton
James "Clubber" Lang Mr. T
Thunderlips Hulk Hogan
Ivan Drago Dolph Lundgren Dolph Lundgren
Ludmilla Vobet Drago Brigitte Nielsen Brigitte Nielsen
Tommy "The Machine" Gun Tommy Morrison
Mason "The Line" Dixon Antonio Tarver
Adonis Johnson Michael B. Jordan
Bianca Tessa Thompson
"Pretty" Ricky Conlan Tony Bellew
Viktor Drago Florian Munteanu
Robert Balboa Jr. Seargeoh Stallone Ian Fried Rocky Karkoff Say Stallone Milo Ventimiglia Milo Ventimiglia
Marie Jodi Letizia Geraldine Hughes
Spider Rico Pedro Lovell Pedro Lovell
Gazzo Joe Spinel
Mary Anne Creed Lavelle Roby Sylvia Meals Sylvia Meals Phylicia Rashād
Tony "Little Duke" Evers Wood Harris

Awards

The films in the Rocky series were nominated for an Oscar a total of twelve times and were able to win three trophies. In addition, the film series was nominated eight times for the Golden Globe Award and received two awards. Most recently in 2016 for Sylvester Stallone as best supporting actor . The renowned awards and nominations were only for Rocky , Rocky III and Creed - Rocky's Legacy .

In contrast, the film series can also look back on a total of 17 nominations for the negative Golden Raspberry Award . The “award” was ultimately awarded five times. The nominations were for Rocky III , Rocky IV and Rocky V . The five awards all went to Rocky IV .

Grossing results

Movie Publication
in Germany
Box office earnings (worldwide)
in US dollars
Budget
in US dollars
Rocky 1976 225,000,000 0.96 million
Rocky II 1979 200.182.160 7 million
Rocky III - The Eye of the Tiger 1982 270,000,000 17 million
Rocky IV - The Fight of the Century 1985 300,400,000 30 million
Rocky V 1990 119.946.358 42 million
Rocky Balboa 2006 155.721.132 24 million
Creed - Rocky's Legacy 2015 173,567,581 35 million
Creed II - Rocky's Legacy 2019 214.015.903 50 million
total 1,658,833,134 205.96 million

background

  • On December 18, 2012, Rocky - The Musical , which is based on the first Rocky film, celebrated its world premiere at the TUI Operettenhaus in Hamburg . It was also performed at the Winter Garden Theater in New York City from March to August 2014 .
  • Rocky IV is the only part in which the song Take you back by Stallone's brother Frank does not appear. Otherwise it appears in every part, sometimes in a modified form (in part 3 as soul, part 5 in rap version).
  • The stairs that Rocky climbs up during training and the place where he then cheers up and arms up are part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art .
  • For many visitors to Philadelphia and fans of the Rocky films, it is now a ritual, just like Rocky, to run up the stairs of the museum and cheer.
  • A bronze statue of Rocky made for Rocky III by the American sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg (* 1943) is now in front of the museum on a park path and shows the boxer in a jubilant pose.

Individual evidence

  1. Rocky 7: Sylvester Stallone wants a sequel without Creed. July 29, 2019, accessed August 14, 2019 .
  2. IMDB.com: Rocky Awards , accessed February 16, 2016
  3. IMDB.com: Rocky III Awards , accessed February 16, 2016
  4. IMDB.com: Creed Awards , accessed February 16, 2016
  5. IMDB.com: Rocky IV Awards , accessed February 16, 2016
  6. IMDB.com: Rocky V Awards , accessed February 16, 2016
  7. IMDB.com - Rocky: Business , accessed February 19, 2016
  8. IMDB.com - Rocky II: Business , accessed February 19, 2016
  9. ^ IMDB.com - Rocky III: Business , accessed February 19, 2016
  10. IMDB.com - Rocky IV: Business , accessed February 19, 2016
  11. IMDB.com - Rocky V: Business , accessed February 19, 2016
  12. ^ IMDB.com - Rocky Balboa: Business , accessed February 19, 2016
  13. IMDB.com - Creed: Business , accessed February 19, 2016
  14. Boxofficemojo.com - Creed , accessed January 6, 2019
  15. Boxofficemojo.com - Creed II , accessed May 5, 2019
  16. The Rocky Statue and the Rocky Steps: www.visitphilly.com