Apollo fights instead, and the beating he takes from Drago ends with him dying in Rocky's arms, still in the ring, as Drago coldly watches. A new fighter from the USSR, Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren) has emerged, and challenges Rocky to an exhibition match. However, destiny has some new plans for him which doesn't allow him to leave the ring. The film ends as they each throw their first punch.Īfter winning back the title from Clubber Lang, Rocky decides to spend some time with his family. After the fight, Apollo calls in his "favour" for training Rocky, which is a one-on-one match between the two of them with no cameras, no media, just man vs. In the rematch, Rocky outboxes Lang, tiring the stronger fighter out and eventually knocking him out in the third round. Mickey passes away after the fight, and old rival Apollo Creed steps in, training Rocky to fight more in Creed's old style (and in his old Los Angeles gym) and use more guile and skill. Rocky, after dealing with Mickey's heart attack before the fight, is overpowered by the stronger, hungrier Lang and is knocked out in the second round. After defending the title multiple times, he is prepared to retire, but the #1 contender, James "Clubber" Lang ( Mr. For the first time, Rocky is declared the Heavyweight Champion of the World.Īfter winning the heavyweight title, Rocky takes advantage of his newfound wealth and fame, appearing in multiple advertisements & television programs, and relishing his new celebrity. Both fighters struggle to get to their feet, but only Rocky is successful. In the fifteenth round, Rocky knocks Creed to the ground, falling to the ground himself in the process. As a result, he taunts Rocky through publicity into a rematch, for which Rocky trains once again with Mickey. Creed, on the other hand, faces criticism from fans to overcome the fight.
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But after he fails at both endorsements and a series of low-wage jobs, Rocky realises the only way he can survive is to begin boxing again. He marries Adrian and begins spending the money he earned from the match. Soon after proving himself, even with a loss to Apollo Creed, Rocky expects the good life to follow. With Adrian as his support and Mickey becoming his trainer and manager, Rocky fights for his self-respect. But when the heavyweight champion of the world, Apollo Creed ( Carl Weathers) chooses Rocky as his opponent in a title fight because of his nickname: The Italian Stallion, Rocky realises he now has the chance to prove he is not worthless.
At the same time, Rocky unsuccessfully courts Adrian Pennino ( Talia Shire), a painfully shy woman with an alcoholic brother, Paulie ( Burt Young). Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a small-time boxer who seems to be going nowhere in life, as he works day-in and day-out as a collector for a loan shark and fights in sleazy clubs for low-paid reward, to which Rocky is mocked and told that he's nothing but a 'bum', especially by gym trainer Mickey Goldmill ( Burgess Meredith). The film series has grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The films are, by order of release date: Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006). Rocky is a boxing saga of popular films all written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, who plays the character Rocky Balboa. Joey B.Rocky: The Undisputed Collection Blu-Ray main cover image Ellis, "Take You Back (Home Sweet Home)" by 7A3, "Keep It Up" by Snap!, and "The Measure of a Man" by Elton John. Only four of the eleven tracks on the soundtrack are used in the film: the film's theme, "Go for It (Heart and Fire)" by Joey B. The only Bill Conti song on the soundtrack, "Can't Stop the Fire", is not used in the film but was later used on the album Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky, which was released to coincide with the release of Rocky Balboa in 2006. In the trailer for the movie, there was Vince DiCola songs from Rocky IV (1985) including "Training Montage" and "War" but were never present in the film nor the soundtrack. Although the classic Conti songs "Conquest", "Mickey", and "Gonna Fly Now" are used in the film, they are not featured on the soundtrack.
The album is a complete departure from the previous soundtracks in the Rocky film series because it doesn't consist mainly of classic Bill Conti songs or rock music, but is instead dominated by hip hop and new jack swing music.
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