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    Unique ID Code: 0000019901
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    Added on: 30/6/2001 02:18
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    Rocky Special Edition (UK)

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    Fighting for love, glory and self respect
    Certificate: PG
    Running Time: 114 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Synopsis:
    This is the film that catapulted Sylvester Stallone into the international spotlight and launched one of the most successful series of films in movie history, Rocky won the 1976 Academy Award for Best Picture and two nominations for Stallone for leading actor and writer. This is the story of a loser, a two bit boxer from Philadelphia, who gets a second chance in life by being offered an impossible shot at the heavyweight title. Stallone`s performance is as powerful as his character`s punches in the ring. This is one of the most exciting action movies you will ever see.

    Rocky is the simple story of a man whom fate chooses for a shot at glory in what has otherwise been an ordinary life. And while this subject matter is nothing new, it was unusual for Hollywood to release an old-fashioned `feel-good` movie in the seventies, a decade whose films were mostly unconventional in attitude and anti-establishment in tone.

    Rocky is, of course, a fairy tale, but by grounding its characters in an everyday reality, the filmmakers were able to make them seem real and alive. And making the major contribution to that sense of reality was Sylvester Stallone, an out-of-work actor/writer whose faith in himself took him from utter obscurity to world-wide fame and fortune virtually overnight.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Stallone Interview about the making of the film
    John Avildsen (Director), presents the making of the fight footage using his 8mm camera footage
    Tribute to Burgess Meredith
    Tribute to James Crabe (Cinematographer)
    Special Hidden feature (Rocky meets Stallone)
    Two Original Theatrical Rocky Trailers
    Three Special Trailers - `Introducing Stallone` + two `Critical Acclaim`
    Rocky II, III, IV and V Original Theatrical Trailers

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    Hebrew
    Polish
    Swedish
    Finnish
    Turkish
    English
    Portuguese
    Greek
    Hungarian
    Dutch
    Danish
    Norwegian

    Directed By:
    John G. Avildsen

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Burgess Meredith
    Carl Weathers
    Burt Young
    Talia Shire
    Sylvester Stallone

    Casting By:
    Caro Jones

    Soundtrack By:
    Bill Conti

    Director of Photography:
    James Crabe

    Editor:
    Richard Halsey
    Scott Conrad

    Costume Designer:
    Robert Cambel

    Production Designer:
    William J. Cassidy

    Producer:
    Irwin Winkler
    Robert Chartoff

    Executive Producer:
    Gene Kirkwood

    Distributor:
    Metro Goldwyn Mayer

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    A tale of moral victory in defeat, it`s still memorable
    posted by Richard73 on 5/12/2001 00:17