ROCKY is number 76 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies.
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Shot on location in Philadelpia, Pennsylvania, in only 28 days.
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The film received 10 Academy Award Nominations and won three, including Best Picture and Best Director (John G. Avildsen).
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Sylvester Stallone wrote the script in three days after watching the legendary boxing match between champion Muhammad Ali and underdog Chuck Wepner. Wepner was left standing after 15 rounds.
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James Caan, Ryan O'Neal, and Burt Reynolds were all favored by United Artists to play Rocky Balboa. They agreed to cast screenwriter and relative unknown Sylvester Stallone after he agreed to keep the budget under $1 million.
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