John G. AvildsenRocky made both Stallone and director John G. Avildsen into champions. Just like Rocky was down on his luck before having a shot at the title, Avildsen, who had small critical succe...

Sylvester StalloneYup: Rambo can write. After bit parts in '70s films like Bananas and Death Race 2000 (and a porno), Sylvester Stallone made a name for himself in 1976. And that name was Rocky Bal...

Irwin Winkler and Robert ChartoffIrvin Winkler (no relation to the Fonz) is a producer/director, who produced every Rocky movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, and directed the movie that got everything...

8mm filmStallone literally was a starving actor on the set of Rocky. They couldn't afford craft services. Or much of, well, anything.Rocky was made like a student film, with actors doing their own...

Bill ContiPeople who haven't seen Rocky still know the Rocky score: that's how famous Bill Conti's tracks are. The training montage set against "Gonna Fly Now" might be one of the most popular movi...

Rocky has a longer lifespan than any other professional boxer. This is a franchise that has spanned almost forty years—forty freaking years. That's seriously going the distance. There are five Ro...