Frank Stallone Jr.

Rocky -- Rocky Balboa is a struggling Philadelphia boxer who is scorned by his gym's owner, patronized by a loan shark and rebuffed by a shy 'plain-Jane', whose butcher brother keeps engineering a romantic match. Rocky would have remained in this rut had not heavyweight champion Apollo Creed come up with the Bicentennial gimmick to give a chance for a 'nobody' to become a 'somebody'. The 'Italian Stallion' trains earnestly and goes the distance...against all odds!

Sylvester Stallone makes his directing debut in this Depression-era story about three brothers scheming to escape Hell's Kitchen by combining their brains and brawn to conquer the world of professional wrestling. Featuring Tom Waits' acting debut.