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Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rocky starts out as a club fighter who later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. It also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed.
The film, made on a budget of less than $1 million and shot in 28 days, was a sleeper hit; it made over $225 million the highest grossing film of 1976, and won three Oscars, including Best Picture. The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star. It spawned five sequels: Rocky II, III, IV, V and Rocky Balboa.
On November 25, 1975, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is introduced as a small-time boxer and collector for Anthony Gazzo (Joe Spinell), a loan shark, living in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. The World Heavyweight Championship bout is scheduled for New Year's Day 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial. When the opponent of undefeated heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) is injured, Creed comes up with the idea of giving a local underdog a shot at the title and, because he likes Rocky's nickname, "The Italian Stallion", he selects the relatively unknown fighter. He puts it in lights by proclaiming "Apollo Creed meets 'The Italian Stallion'". The fight promoter says the decision is "very American", but Creed adds it is also "very smart".
Ground may refer to:
(i'm a soldier!)
(i'm a soldier!)
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
rise up shepherd, rise up
your flock has roamed far from the hills
the stars have faded, the sky is still
the angels are shouting “glory hallelujah”
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
forty days and nights of rain have washed this land
jesus said the money changers in this temple will not stand
find your flock, get them to higher ground
flood waters rising and we're caanan bound
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
(i'm a soldier!)
tend to your flock or they will stray
we'll be called for our service come judgment day
before we cross that river wide
blood on our hands will come back on us twice
(i'm a soldier!)
rise up shepherd, rise up
your flock has roamed far from the hills
stars have faded, the sky is still
sun's in the heavens and a new day's rising
you use your muscle and your mind and you pray your best
that your best is good enough, the lord will do the rest
you raise your children and you teach 'them to walk straight and sure
you pray that hard times, hard times, come no more
you try to sleep, you toss and turn, the bottom's dropping out
where you once had faith now there's only doubt
you pray for guidance, only silence now meets your prayers
the morning breaks, you awake but no one's there
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
there's a new day coming
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
(i'm a soldier!)
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
there's a new day coming
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
(i'm a soldier!)
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
there's a new day coming
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
(i'm a soldier!)
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
there's a new day coming
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground
we've been traveling over rocky ground, rocky ground