Rocky III
Action, Adventure, Sports
MGM/UA  (1982) 99 mins PG

6.1 (28,626 votes)
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stalone) has been on top of the world for long enough now to enjoy the sweet life of retirement. He wants nothing more than to go out on his winning streak but it seems that Clubber Lang (Mr. T) isn't going to let that happen. After Mickey (Burgess Meredith) convinces Rocky to fight Clubber for a title match, the two of them get into a scuffle before the match and injure the much admired Mickey. Rocky has to fight without his beloved manager in his corner and is badly beaten losing all of the pride he had from being champion. Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), now Rocky's friend, convinces him to train and fight Clubber again as no man should walk away when there is a chance at redemption. Fighting for dignity with so much mental baggage has always been Rocky's weakness. Can Apollo pull him through?...

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Cast and Crew
Sylvester Stallone  ......  Rocky Balboa
Burt Young  ......  Paulie
Burgess Meredith  ......  Mickey Goldmill
Talia Shire  ......  Adrian
Carl Weathers  ......  Apollo Creed
Tony Burton  ......  Duke
Director  .....  Sylvester Stallone
Producer  .....  Robert Chartoff; Irwin Winkler
Writer  .....  Sylvester Stallone
Cinematography  .....  Bill Butler
Musician  .....  Bill Conti
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the final fight between Rocky and Clubber, we see Rocky take his robe off in a close-up shot and he has a towel around his neck. We then see a distant shot and the towel is gone. Then we come to a slightly closer shot and the towel is back again. (more)

Trivia:
The Rocky statue is made of bronze, weights 800 pounds and stands at 8'6". (more)

Filming Locations:
Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Apollo Creed: Now, when you beat me, you beat me by one... ONE... second. Now do you know what something like that does to a man of my intelligence?
Rocky Balboa: I thought you said you got over it.
Apollo Creed: I lied.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations (more)