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Film version of the popular cartoon.
Sylvester Stallone's prize fighter returns to the ring.
The boxer is tempted back into the ring.
When the boxing hero is beaten by a challenger his former rival offers to train him back to former glory.
When Apollo Creed is killed in a boxing bout, Rocky decides to take on the challenger himself.
Forced to retire, Rocky takes on a protege.
An underdog boxer gets a shot at the big time.
Gothic horror meets rock musical.
It's the story of a lifetime: a script, a play, a movie, unprecedented success, and everlasting fame.
The story of the cult musical phenomenon, its transfer from stage to screen and its enduring liberatory legacy.
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