Rocky (1976)

The Rocky trailer is for the 1976 sports drama written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. Rocky Balboa is a small-time Philadelphia boxer who works as a debt collector for a loan shark and is going nowhere. Then heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, played by Carl Weathers, needs a new opponent for a Bicentennial title fight and picks an unknown fighter as a publicity stunt. Rocky gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot. He trains with his grumpy old trainer, Mickey, played by Burgess Meredith, and falls for the shy pet store clerk Adrian, played by Talia Shire. His goal is not to win but to go the distance. John G. Avildsen directed. It won Best Picture. It is available on 4K, Blu-ray and digital.