Rocky
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with trainer  Mickey Goldmill to make the most of this once in a lifetime break.
Drama
United Artists
Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Talia Shire as Adrianna "Adrian" Pennino, Burt Young as Paulie, Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed, Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill, Thayer David as Jergens, Joe Spinell as Gazzo, Tony Burton as Duke, Pedro Lovell as Club Fighter, Joe Frazier as Himself, Frank Stallone as Streetcorner Singer, Stu Nahan as Fight Commentator (uncredited), Bill Baldwin as Fight Announcer, Lloyd Kaufman as Drunk, Diana Lewis as TV Commentator 1, Michael Dorn as Apollo Creed's Bodyguard (uncredited), Jimmy Gambina as Mike, Al Silvani as Cut Man, George Memmoli as Ice Rink Attendant, Jodi Letizia as Marie, George O'Hanlon as TV Commentator 2, Larry Carroll as TV Interviewer, Stan Shaw as Dipper, Don Sherman as Bartender, Billy Sands as Club Fight Announcer, DeForest Covan as Apollo's Corner, Simmy Bow as Club Corner Man, Hank Rolike as Apollo Corner Man, Shirley O'Hara as Secretary, Kathleen Parker as Paulie's Date, Jane Marla Robbins as Owner of Pet Shop, Frankie Van as Club Fight Referee, Arnold Johnson as Spectator (uncredited), Frank Pesce as Spectator (uncredited), John Pleshette as Aftershave Commercial Director (uncredited), Lavelle Roby as Mary Anne Creed (uncredited), Arthur Tovey as Reporter (uncredited)