Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a promising boxer, is now running errands for loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer Mickey has given up on him.

All this changes when Superboxer and Heavyweight Champion of the World, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) needs to find an unknown boxer he can easily beat. Writer/director Sly was unknown at the time the film was made but both he and his character pulled through. Stallone made 60 times what it cost to produce the film as well as Hollywood box office recognition.

The film won three Oscars including Best Picture and an Oscar nomination for Sly�s script.