Movie: Rocky III (1982)

“Boxer Rocky Balboa enjoys the wealth he has as world-champion. He only fights against easy opponents. Then he is challenged by the arrogant Clubber Lang. Rocky accepts the challenge to proove once more that there is only one world-champion. But Lang wins and becomes the new champion. Nobody believes in Rocky anymore, except one man: former world-champion Appolo Creed. And Creed tries to the stimulate his fighting spirit and get Rocky back in top-form. Written by R. Kessen {rhkessen@cs.vu.nl}”

  • Director: Sylvester Stallone
  • Release Date: 28 May 1982 (USA)
  • Run Time: 99 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Action , Drama , Sport

Tagline: His life is happy, his fights have seemed easy. Now a young upstart is going to make him prove just how far he can still go…

Trivia: Artist LeRoy Neiman makes a cameo appearance as the ring announcer in the Rocky-Thunderlips charity match. Neiman would also appear in Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006). A painting by Neiman featuring Rocky and Apollo is shown in the closing credits, and can also be seen in Rocky’s restaurant in Rocky Balboa (2006).

Goofs: Continuity: During the final bout, immediately before Rocky knocks out Lang, the position of the two fighters alternates from the middle of the ring (in long shots) to up against the ropes (in close-ups) and back again.

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