Directed by John G. Avildsen Written by Sylvester Stallone   Cast Sylvester Stallone ... Rocky Talia Shire ... Adrian Burt Young ... Paulie Carl Weathers ... Apollo Burgess Meredith ... Mickey Thayer David ... Jergens Joe Spinell ... Gazzo Jimmy Gambina ... Mike Bill Baldwin ... Fight Announcer Al Silvani ... Cut Man (as Al Salvani) George Memmoli ... Ice Rink Attendant Jodi Letizia ... Marie Diana Lewis ... TV Commentator George O'Hanlon ... TV Commentator Larry Carroll ... TV Interviewer Stan Shaw ... Dipper Don Sherman ... Bartender Billy Sands ... Club Fight Announcer Pedro Lovell ... Club Fighter DeForest Covan ... Apollo's Corner Simmy Bow ... Club Corner Man Tony Burton ... Apollo's Trainer Hank Rolike ... Apollo Corner Man Shirley O'Hara ... Secretary Kathleen Parker ... Paulie's Date Frank Stallone ... Timekeeper Lloyd Kaufman ... Drunk Jane Marla Robbins ... Owner of Pet Shop Jack Hollander ... Fats Joe Sorbello ... Bodyguard Christopher Avildsen ... Chiptooth Frankie Van ... Club Fight Referee Lou Fillipo ... Championship Fight Announcer Paris Eagle ... Fighter Frank Stallone ... Streetcorner Singer (as Frank Stallone Jr.) Robert L. Tangrea ... Streetcorner Singer Peter Glassberg ... Streetcorner Singer William E. Ring ... Streetcorner Singer Joseph C. Giambelluc ... Streetcorner Singer Joe Frazier ... Self Butkus Stallone ... Rocky's Dog Uncredited Cast Don Cannon ... Radio Host Bobby Cassidy ... Ringside Police Officer Randy De La o ... Boxer In Gym Michael Dorn ... Apollo Creed's Bodyguard Arnold Johnson ... Apollo's Lawyer Daniel King ... Big Man Daniel Robert Leh ... Reporter Jeri McBride ... Tony Gazzo's Girlfriend Stu Nahan ... Fight Commentator Frank Pesce ... Spectator Mando Ramos ... Boxer In Gym Lavelle Roby ... Mary Anne Creed Bruce A. Simon ... Fight Commentator Arthur Tovey ... Reporter Chino 'Fats' Williams ... Man in Unemployment Line Produced by Robert Chartoff   Gene Kirkwood   Irwin Winkler   Original Music by Bill Conti

Additional Info Premiere: November 21, 1976 Theatrical Release: December 03, 1976 DVD Release: October 01, 1997 Blu-ray Release: December 05, 2006 Country: Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Websites: Production Companies Chartoff-Winkler Productions (A Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production) (A John G. Avildsen Film) Distributors United Artists   (1976) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1978) (USA) (TV) Z Channel   (1978) (USA) (TV) VidAmerica   (1980) (USA) (VHS) Magnetic Video   (1981) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Video   (1982) (USA) (VHS) CBS/Fox   (1983) (USA) (VHS) (3-tape "Rocky Trilogy" box set) CBS/Fox   (1984) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (1990) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Warner Home Video   (1996) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (The Undisputed Collection) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Heavyweight Collection) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (40th Anniversary Collection) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) RCA (II)   (USA) (video) (CED VideoDisc) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.9 / 10 Our Rating 7.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.7 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #228 / 20,871 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 8 total ratings Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #224 Cast Away (2000) #225 Toy Story 2 (1999) #226 Oldboy (2003) #227 There Will Be Blood (2007) #228 Rocky (1976) #229 Zombieland (2009) #230 Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998) #231 Ocean's Eleven (2001) #232 It (2017)