Rocky Balboa (2006)

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Writers (WGA):

Sylvester Stallone (written by)
Sylvester Stallone (characters)

Release Date:

20 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

It ain't over 'til it's over.

Plot:

Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement to step into the ring for the last time and face the heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.

Plot Keywords:

Coming Out Of Retirement | Boxing | Deceased Wife | Veteran | Death Of Wife

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa
Burt Young	...	Paulie Panina
Antonio Tarver	...	Mason 'The Line' Dixon
Geraldine Hughes	...	Marie
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Robert Balboa Jr.
Tony Burton	...	Duke
A.J. Benza	...	L.C.
James Francis Kelly III	...	Steps
Talia Shire	...	Adrian (archive footage)
Lou DiBella	...	Himself
Mike Tyson	...	Himself
Henry G. Sanders	...	Martin
Pedro Lovell	...	Spider Rico
Ana Gerena	...	Isabel
Angela Boyd	...	Angie

Also Known As:

Rocky VI (USA) (working title)
Rocky VI: Puncher's Chance (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for boxing violence and some language.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:G (British Columbia) | South Korea:12 | Mexico:A | Australia:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Ireland:PG | New Zealand:M | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | Finland:K-11 | Malaysia:U | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

1818 East Tusculum Street, Kensington, North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

A scene was filmed in which Rocky, after reuniting with Marie, talks with Andy the bartender (Don Sherman) from the previous Rocky films. But the bar scene was completely reshot without Andy. He can be seen very briefly in the background cheering Rocky during the fight.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the conclusion, in the first round of the main event, the announcer states Rocky lands 9 of 13 punches, but he clearly throws more, roughly 30 punches thrown and he lands roughly 25.

Quotes:

[first lines]
HBO Commentator: Yet another quick knockout for Mason Dixon, almost perfunctory; the fans let him know how they feel about it.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Meet the Spartans (2008)

Soundtrack:

La Donna è Mobile

a heart-felt and meaningful end to the Rocky series

Now this is how you put to bed the greatest underdog story ever told.

Rocky Balboa deserves to be taken seriously because it really is a well-made film. Powerful acting, an uplifting message, and of course, some classic Rocky boxing fireworks make this film one my favorites of the entire year. GO SEE IT - YOU WILL NOT BE Disappointed!

(I saw an advanced screening in Chicago - Sly introduced it - He came off as a real humble, decent guy. He said he wasn't happy how Rocky V turned out. Well, he wasn't the only one. I tell you what though - He definitely made amends with this one because it may be the best, even better than the first. )