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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1979 DVD Release: 10/01/1997 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Drama, Sports Drama See Also: Rocky II

By concentrating on character development with this first of several sequels to his Oscar-winning smash Rocky (1976), writer/director Sylvester Stallone earned critical praise that would desert him with the boxing saga's shallower subsequent chapters. Stallone returns as Rocky Balboa, a Philadelphia prize fighter enjoying his brief fame after nearly defeating world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). When Rocky is offered lucrative product endorsement opportunities, his limited education and lack of sophistication quickly become an impediment to his future success, causing him embarrassment and his pregnant wife, Adrian (Talia Shire), a great deal of financial concern. Meanwhile, Creed is brooding over his near loss to a fighter he considers an amateur far beneath him and decides to goad a reluctant Rocky into a high-profile rematch. With the family resources dwindling and his pride wounded, Rocky decides that fighting is all he knows and makes the fateful decision to climb back into the ring once more with Creed to vie for the championship belt, despite assurances from all concerned that he will blind himself irreparably. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire - Adrian
Burt Young - Paulie
Carl Weathers - Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith - Mickey

This double-sided, widescreen anamorphic (1.85:1 ratio) DVD comes in a five-part boxed set that includes all the Rocky movies from one to five. Special features on the =Rocky DVD -- extra footage cut from the final version of the film, a making-of featurette, audio commentary by the director, and a long interview with Sylvester Stallone -- do not appear on this DVD except for theatrical trailers (all of which also appear on =Rocky). Subtitles are also missing. The Dolby Digital Sound quality is clear, but the bass is barely adequate. Picture quality is similar to that of a VHS video. The usual chapter index is also included. ~ Craig Chalquist, All Movie Guide