How did a fishmonger who starred in an adult movie make Rocky? The film about Sylvester Stallone’s amazing triumph
Its creation, famously, was no less remarkable an underdog story – one about an out-of-work character actor with the curious name of Sylvester Stallone who wrote his own boxing movie then managed to convince a studio not only to finance it, but also to cast him in the title role.
- How does Anthony Ippolito feel about playing his hero?
- He then went one further than the character he was playing by earning the top prize: a best….
Fifty years ago this December, cinema’s greatest underdog story hit the screen, a tale about a Philadelphia ham-and-egger who takes the world heavyweight boxing champ all the way to the final bell, losing the fight on a judge’s decision but winning the hearts of a nation.
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