![]() ![]() Rocky Balboa, now 60 years old, is retired from boxing and lives a quiet life as a widower, having lost his wife Adrian to cancer four years prior. A spin-off, Creed, was released in 2015 and kickstarted its own series, while a seventh mainline Rocky film is in development. It grossed over $156 million worldwide, subverting expectations to rebound from the box office performance of its predecessor. Rocky Balboa received generally positive reviews, with praise for its screenplay, Stallone's performance, and heartfelt exploration of Balboa's character, with many critics labelling the film one of the best entries in the franchise. in North America and 20th Century Fox internationally on December 20, 2006, thirty years after the release of the first film. ![]() Rocky Balboa was theatrically released by MGM Distribution Co. In contrast to previous entries in the franchise, the fight choreography in Rocky Balboa was less scripted, featuring real punches thrown by Stallone and Tarver. Principal photography began in December 2005 and lasted until January 2006, with filming locations including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. It is Stallone's first directorial effort since Rocky IV (1985) and is Tarver's only feature film appearance. Rocky Balboa includes references to characters and objects from previous installments, and Stallone was inspired by recent personal struggles and triumphs when writing the film. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), now an aging small restaurant owner, is challenged to an exhibition fight by hothead young boxer Mason Dixon (Tarver).ĭevelopment for a sixth Rocky film began after Stallone expressed regret of the outcome of Rocky V, which was viewed as a disappointing conclusion to the end of the franchise. It also stars Burt Young and Antonio Tarver. It is the sequel to Rocky V (1990) and the sixth installment in the Rocky film series. It's only an hour-and-a-half and story literally flies by.Rocky Balboa is a 2006 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It's a totally unrealistic story but, all of these in the series were similar, credibility-wise, so just go along with it and enjoy the story. ![]() Of course, any real-life human would have been knocked cold about 50 times had they suffered the blows "Rocky" did in this fight! This is a real flag-waving film with Rocky draping the Stars and Stripes around his shoulders. Goliath" tale in every aspect and the final bout - held in Russia - breaks the all-time Rocky record for most punches ever thrown at two fighters. Rocky's wife "Adrian" (Talia Shire) never looked better: mature and pretty the gruff and profane manager played Burgess Meredith is gone and the repellent obnoxious slob "Paulie" (Burt Young) has only a few lines. Minute-for-minute, this might be the most entertaining of all the Rocky films, and looks good on DVD despite some graininess in the first five minutes. He has the latest in technology, nutrition, etc., but you just know the much-smaller disadvantaged hero "Rocky Balboa" (Sylvester Stallone) will somehow find a way to chop this "Goliath" down. He's "indestructable" (and on steroids, too, and unlike some baseball slugger, he admits it!). T.," we now have "Ivan Drago,"(Dolph Lundgren) a giant Russian who is more like a machine. Here's another low-brained but very entertaining "Rocky" movie with one more interesting villain. ![]()
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