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Rocky Balboa (formerly known as Rocky VI) is a film written, directed, and starring Sylvester Stallone as underdog boxer Rocky Balboa. It will be the fifth sequel in the Rocky series, which began with the Oscar-winning Rocky in 1976. Filming began in December of 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It then moved to Los Angeles, California and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as 2006 progressed. The production budget on the 38-day shoot was projected to be $24 million. The film was scheduled for release during the President's Day holiday in 2007, but was moved up to December 22, 2006. In late March 2006, the first movie teaser was released on the Internet. The film will premiere in Philadelphia on November 21st, 2006, which will also mark the 30th anniversary of the first Rocky debut. Rocky Balboa will be distributed in the United States and Canada by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), it was announced May 18th, 2006 by Revolution Studios partner Tom Sherak. Rocky Balboa represents a unique three way partnership between Revolution Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM. Since the "Rocky" series was originally distributed by MGM, the partners jointly decided that the film could and should take advantage of MGM's newly reinvigorated domestic distribution apparatus. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Plot _____ Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. ______________________ The script for Rocky Balboa has the over-the-hill Balboa taking on the reigning heavyweight boxing champ Mason "The Line" Dixon. Both men are trying to restore their dignity: Dixon because he's reviled by fight fans for taking on unproven opponents; Rocky because its been years since the aging boxer from South Philly has climbed into a ring. The film opens with Dixon in the ring landing a blow on an opponent's chin, sending the other boxer to the canvas. Rather than cheering, the crowd reacts with loud booing and hurls ice at Dixon's corner. "Another disappointing title defense," says the ringside commentator. The next scene finds Rocky seated on an old folding chair in a graveyard where his wife, Adrian, is buried. Seated nearby is Rocky's brother-in-law, Paulie. Rocky rises, kisses the headstone and leaves. Rocky's wife has died, he is alone, he's an embarrassment to his son, he has nothing to lose and is desperate to not make a third act of his life go in anonymity. The script has Rocky living in a fast-changing world, but still driven to prove himself, even if it elicits ridicule from those around him. Rocky now owns a restaurant in the South Philly neighborhood where he grew up, posing for photos with fans who trickle in urging him to tell a few "stories" about the good ol' days when he fought Apollo Creed. The old neighborhood is changing. Asians have replaced the Italians. Rocky orders cheeses from a Vietnamese vendor, lettuce and other produce from a Korean vendor. Rocky's son, Robert Jr., now works for a big corporation. And he doesn't have time for his old man. Then, one day ESPN telecasts a computer-generated recreation of great athletes of different eras competing against one another in a simulated ring contest. One matchup pits southpaw slugger Rocky Balboa against current champ, Dixon. It spawns an idea in Dixon's camp for an exhibition bout. Rocky is up for the challenge. Stallone tackles the age issue head-on in the script. At one point, his son asks Rocky: "Don't you think you're too — ya know, old?" Rocky replies: "Yeah but ya think ya oughta stop 'trying things' 'cause ya had a few too many birthdays? I don't." He adds: "What's crazy with standin' toe to toe sayin' 'I AM.' " One of Rocky's biggest hurdles is getting the approval of the state boxing commission. Even though he passes the physical, the commission still balks, which provokes this exchange between a commissioner and Rocky: "We're only looking out for your interests," the commissioner says. "Yeah, I appreciate it," Rocky replies, "but I think you're lookin' out for your interests a little — I mean, you shouldn't be askin' people to pay the freight, an' they pay it, an' still it ain't good enough?! Think that's right? Maybe ya doin' your job, but why ya gotta stop me from doin' mine, cause if ya willin' to go through all the battlin' ya gotta go through to get to where ya wanna get, ain't nobody got the right to stop ya!" The boxing commission grants Rocky a new boxing license, and rumors start spreading that the old Champ is back. Rocky is not only fighting in the ring, but also within himself, and with the general public's attitude towards aging. Rocky knows that he is too old to box again, and that he has taken too much beating in the past. He knows that his body is not what it used to be, but he doesn't want to just give up on life. Giving up would go against Rocky's spirit, what he represents, and what the people who once believed in him expect. Critics dismiss him, but more and more people ask the question: Is the impossible really possible? Rocky follows his instict, and decides that he will follow his destiny, even if in the end it might mean his death. His love of his life is long gone, most of his friends have passed away (Mickey died in Rocky III, and Apollo Creed in IV), his old Italian neigborhood has changed, but one thing that has not changed is Rocky's desire to be the best. When the opportunity to fight the current champion, Mason Dixon, arises, Rocky decides to go for it, and take what he wants and desires, to be the best once again. _______________________________________________ Budget $24,000,000 (estimated) ________________________________________ Production Dates October 2005 - February 2006 ________________________________________ Filming Dates 2 December 2005 - 11 February 2006 ________________________________________ Copyright Holder Sony Pictures/MGM ________________________________________ Rocky Balboa release dates Country______Date Canada.......22 December 2006 USA..........22 December 2006 Georgia......January 2007 Denmark......19 January 2007 UK...........9 February 2007 Mexico.......2 March 2007 Brazil.......23 March 2007 Belgium......28 March 2007 Germany......5 April 2007 Netherlands..5 April 2007 Poland.......13 April 2007 Argentina....19 April 2007 __________________________________ Filming Locations for Rocky Balboa (2006) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Los Angeles, California, USA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA _____________________________________ Full Cast and Crew for Rocky Balboa Directed by Sylvester Stallone Writing credits (in alphabetical order) Sylvester Stallone Cast (in credits order) Sylvester Stallone .... Rocky Balboa Burt Young .... Paulie Milo Ventimiglia .... Rocky Balboa Jr. Geraldine Hughes .... Marie Antonio Tarver .... Mason 'The Line' Dixon James Francis Kelly III .... Steps Tony Burton .... Duke Henry G. Sanders .... Martin rest of cast listed alphabetically: Marvin Beck.... Businessman in Irish Pub Frank Bednarz.... Ring Side Boxing Fan A.J. Benza.... L.C. Luco James Binns.... Boxing Commissioner Ron Borges.... Reporter Angela Boyd.... Drunk Girl At Bar Livingstone Bramble.... Dixon's Cornerman Michael Buffer.... Himself D.T. Carney.... Ringside Spectator Tim Carr.... Buddy Rick Collum.... Office Worker Joe Cortez.... Referee Augie Cowan Jr..... Ringside Spectator Peter Defeo.... Vendor Tony Devon.... Neighbor Nancy de Zutter .... Restaurant Patron Lou DiBella.... Robert Brown (attached) Jacob 'Stitch' Duran.... Cut Man Bernard Fernández.... Reporter Barney Fitzpatrick.... Commissioner #3 Gavin Lindsay Goode.... Ringside Photo-Journalist Rick Guzman.... Ringside Photographer Norman Horton.... Fight Publicist Kevin Iole.... Reporter Charles Johnson.... Reporter Michael Wingate Jones....Lawyer Max Kellerman.... Commentator Brian Kenny.... Broadcaster Jim Lampley.... Commentator Pedro Lovell.... Spider Rico Larry Merchant.... Commentator Paul Dion Monte.... Robert 'Rocky' Jr.'s Friend Keith Moyer.... Bar Patron Mark Pricskett.... Restaurant Patron Dan Rafael.... Reporter Marc Ratner.... Boxing Commissioner Jim Rome.... Sportscaster Nina Rosario.... Philadelphia Extra Kenny Shapiro.... Precision Driver Talia Shire.... Adrian (archive footage) Bert Randolph Sugar.... Reporter Lahmard J. Tate .... X-Cell Michael A. Tessiero.... Ring side Highroller #3 (as MikieeT) Frank Traynor .... Lawyer James Tunnicliffe.... Bar Patron Samantha Zweben .... Driver Anthony Backos .... Businessman (uncredited) Anthony Bosco .... Fight Fan (uncredited) Ricky Cavazos .... RingSide Boxing Spectator (uncredited) Chrismandu .... Bar Patron 2 (uncredited) Rennie Cowan .... Ringside Spectator (uncredited) Thomas M. Hagen .... Resteraunt Patron (uncredited) Matt Hughes .... Fan (uncredited) Benedict Paul .... Boxing Spectator (uncredited) Pat Ridley .... Ringside Boxing Fan (uncredited) Angelina Riposta.... Fight Scene Spectator (uncredited) Vincent Riviezzo.... (uncredited) Deborah S. Smith.... Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Frank Stallone .... Streetcorner Singer (uncredited) Produced by Robert Chartoff .... executive producer William Chartoff .... producer Kevin King .... producer Guy Riedel .... co-producer Sylvester Stallone .... executive producer Charles Winkler .... producer David Winkler .... producer Irwin Winkler .... executive producer Original Music by Bill Conti Cinematography by J. Clark Mathis (director of photography) Film Editing by Sean Albertson Paul Harb Casting by Diane Heery Sheila Jaffe Production Design by Franco-Giacomo Carbone Art Direction by Michael Atwell Jesse Rosenthal Set Decoration by Robert Greenfield Costume Design by Gretchen Patch Makeup Department Carlton Coleman .... makeup lab technician: W.M. Creations Carlton Coleman .... mold maker: W.M. Creations Scott H. Eddo .... makeup department head Rich Knight .... makeup lab technician: W.M. Creations Rich Knight .... mold maker: W.M. Creations Matthew W. Mungle .... prosthetic supply Nicole Venables .... personal hair stylist: Sylvester Stallone Production Management Udi Nedivi .... unit production manager Carey Smith Ludwig .... post-production supervisor (as Carey Len Smith) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Katie Carroll .... second second assistant director Christina Fong .... second assistant director Rip Murray .... first assistant director Christian Pichler .... second second assistant director Ken Twohy .... crowds assistant director Art Department Curtis Coyote .... painter: Philadelphia Mathias Fain .... set dresser Sean Ginevan .... leadman Kent H. Johnson .... property master Eric Knight .... stand-by painter Robert E. Knight .... head paint foreman Paul Maiello .... construction coordinator Jonah Markowitz .... assistant art director Cameron Matheson .... set dresser Scott Owen .... set dresser Drew Pinniger .... props Jolie Scherberger .... set dresser Billy Stearne .... props Billy Stearne .... set dresser Kathleen Walker .... art department coordinator Sound Department Adam Blantz .... utility sound technician Anthony J. Ciccolini III .... supervising sound editor (as Chic Ciccolini III) Tom Hartig .... boom operator Steve Maslow .... supervising sound mixer Mark Ulano .... production sound mixer Special Effects by John C. Hartigan .... special effects director Visual Effects by Lloyd Lee Barnett .... digital compositor Andreas Jablonka .... digital compositor: LOOK! Effects inc. Michael Kaelin .... digital compositor: LookFX Tefft Smith .... digital effects artist: LOOK! Effects inc. Justin van der Lek .... digital compositor Stunts Mark De Alessandro .... stunt coordinator/double Other crew Susan Paley Abramson .... casting associate Nicole Agostino .... production assistant: Philadelphia Anthony Almaraz .... costumer Gil Amaral .... transportation coordinator Adrienne Boyd .... art department coordinater John Bramley .... still photographer Rod Calarco .... first assistant camera: "b" camera Cathleen M. Carden .... local assistant production accountant Mark Catania .... grip Christann Chanell .... costume department assistant Seth Clark .... first assistant editor Malika R. Cohen .... set production assistant Danielle Colli .... casting assistant Scott Crabbe .... key digital video assist operator L. Chip Crosby Jr. .... transportation captain Dante .... extras warm-up comedian Benjamin Davidow .... production assistant Tracy Dixon .... extras casting Sean Donnelly .... location assistant Debbie Durkin .... special thanks Federico Ferreri .... production assistant: Philadelphia Rudi Fischer .... assistant parking coordinator: Philadelphia Stephen Fischer .... key assistant location manager: Los Angeles Stephen Fischer .... location scout: Los Angeles Colette Gabriel .... camera loader Steven James Golebiowski .... second accountant John Graber .... second assistant accountant Peter Gray .... 24p high definition systems engineer Paul Harb .... additional editor Tammy Lynn Howell .... production assistant Honora Jackson .... costumer Cheri Jacobs .... first accountant Baron Jay .... stand-in Dan Jones .... electrician Kelsey Kimes .... driver Monique LaMontagne .... set location assistant Gary LaPoten .... production consultant Michael Asa Leonard .... first assistant camera: "b" camera Talia Leone .... office production assistant: Philadelphia Terren Lin .... parking assistant Tali Lipa .... accountant Jason Loftus .... local casting associate: Philadelphia Paul Lohr .... electrician Matt Lombardo .... set production assistant: Las Vegas Adam C. Londy .... set production assistant James Lowder .... transportation coordinator Rob Mabin .... electrician Caroline Mah .... transportation secretary Sheryl Main .... publicist David Malley .... assistant production coordinator Jason A. McCauley .... parking coordinator: Philadelphia Isaac Mejía .... set production assistant Tim Metivier .... first assistant camera Tony Milus .... assistant: Antonio Tarver Kelly Moran-Brown .... production coordinator John S. Moyer .... camera operator Matthew S. O'Brien .... office production assistant Sharon Pinkenson .... film commissioner Mark Pricskett .... photo double Katie Pruitt .... set production assistant David Raynor .... assistant production coordinator: Philadelphia Shannon E. Riggs .... assistant: Guy Riedel Julian Ruhe .... assistant location manager Jose Ruisanchez .... assistant: Charles Winkler, Billy Chartoff and David Winkler J. Celeste Salzer .... assistant: Mr. Stallone Leon Sanginiti .... second assistant camera: "b" camera Gregory Santoro .... production assistant Evan Schiff .... assistant editor Paul Schreiber .... key location manager Paul Schreiber .... location scout: Los Angeles Jason J. Scott .... production assistant Richard Streeter .... production assistant Sean Kevin Sweeney .... extras casting Tommy Taormina Jr. .... stand-in Brian Taylor .... production assistant James 'Biff' Thomsen .... electrician Scott Trimble .... location scout: Los Angeles Mike Tsucalas .... set production assistant: Las Vegas Marion Tumen .... script supervisor Daniel L. Turrett .... camera operator: "a" camera Bill Vergos .... assistant: Burt Young Michael J. Walker .... additional camera operator Larry Wallace .... gaffer Michael L. Watson .... extras Ken C. Wu .... set production assistant Dave Zarenkiewicz .... location scout Gabe de Kelaita .... production assistant: Las Vegas
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