Rocky III
Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama movie. It was directed, written by, and starred, Sylvester Stallone. The movie is about a famed boxer fighting against Clubber Lang. It is the sequel to Rocky II.
| Rocky III | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Produced by | Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler |
| Written by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone Burgess Meredith Talia Shire Burt Young Carl Weathers Mr. T |
| Music by | Bill Conti |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Edited by | Richard Halsey Scott Conrad |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was followed by Rocky IV in 1985.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Robert "Rocky" Balboa, Sr., a heavyweight champion.
- Talia Shire as Adrian Balboa, Rocky's wife.
- Burt Young as Paulie Pennino, Adrian's brother; a meat-packing plant worker by trade, Paulie lets Rocky train in the freezer.
- Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed, Rocky's friend and heavyweight champion. The character was based on real-life boxing great Muhammad Ali.
- Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill: Rocky's manager and trainer, a former bantamweight fighter from the 1920s and the owner of the local boxing gym.
- Mr. T as Clubber Lang, Rocky's next opponent and killer of Mickey Goldmill.
Sequels
- Rocky IV (1985)
- Rocky V (1990)
- Rocky Balboa (2006)
- Creed (2015)
- Creed II (2018)
