Rocky III

Rocky III is a 1982 American sports drama movie. It was directed, written by, and starred, Sylvester Stallone. The movie is a famed boxer fighting against Clubber Lang.

Rocky III
Directed bySylvester Stallone
Written bySylvester Stallone
Produced byRobert Chartoff
Irwin Winkler
StarringSylvester Stallone
Burgess Meredith
Talia Shire
Burt Young
Carl Weathers
Mr. T
CinematographyJames Crabe
Edited byRichard Halsey
Scott Conrad
Music byBill Conti
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • April 21, 1982 (1982-04-21) (New York City premiere)
  • May 28, 1982 (1982-05-28) (US)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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