Aspiring actor Sylvester Stallone writes a screenplay about a young boxer named Rocky. A major Hollywood studio wants to buy the brilliant project, but Stallone will only sell it on one condition: that he plays the lead himself. The studio bosses refuse to take seriously the ambitions of a young upstart whose face is partly crooked and whose speech is full of impediments. Stallone turns down a hefty fee for his script, condemning his family to years of hardship. But he is not afraid – Stallone believes unconditionally in the project's success, and so he will do everything to get the film of his dreams made exactly the way he wants, and only with himself in the lead role.
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IMDb 8.0 18+ Aspiring actor Sylvester Stallone writes a screenplay about a young boxer named Rocky. A major Hollywood studio wants to buy the brilliant project, but Stallone will only sell it on one condition: that he plays the lead himself. The studio bosses refuse to take seriously the ambitions of a young upstart whose face is partly crooked and whose speech is full of impediments. Stallone turns down a hefty fee for his script, condemning his family to years of hardship. But he is not afraid – Stallone believes unconditionally in the project's success, and so he will do everything to get the film of his dreams made exactly the way he wants, and only with himself in the lead role.
