Rocky III (1982)
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Reviews Counted: 30
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 12
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Sylvester Stallone returns to the character which made him famous in this wildly successful sequel. Rocky III starts with the Italian Stallion so famous that his likeness is everywhere, including pinball machines. Fame and complacency soon cause Balboa to lose his title to young thug Clubber Lang (Mr. T), who inadvertently causes the death of Rocky's beloved trainer, Mickey (Burgess Meredith), before their first championship bout. After sinking into a depression, Balboa must regain the love and
May 28, 1982 Wide
Mar 18, 2003
MGM
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Cast
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Sylvester Stallone
Rocky Balboa -
Carl Weathers
Apollo Creed -
Mr. T
Clubber Lang -
Talia Shire
Adrian -
Burt Young
Paulie -
Burgess Meredith
Mickey -
Ian Fried
Rocky Jr. -
Hulk Hogan
Thunderlips -
Al Silvani
Al -
Wally Taylor
Clubber's manager -
Tony Burton
Duke -
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Tony Brubaker
Challenger -
David Cadiente
Opponent -
Clarke Coleman
Police -
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Lou Filippo
Rematch Referee -
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Jim Healy
Wrestling Commentator -
Jim Hill
Sportscaster -
Dennis James
Wrestling Commentator -
Julius Le Flore
Challenger -
Mario Machado
Interviewer -
Don Charles McGovern
Stunt Double -
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Stu Nahan
Title Rematch Commentat... -
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Rex Pierson
Challenger -
Don Sherman
Andy -
Jeff Temkin
Rematch Ring Announcer -
Chino "Fats" Williams
Derelict -
Jophery C. Brown
Challenger -
Mickey Gilbert (II)
Police -
James M. Halty
Police -
Hank Hooker
Police -
Bob Minor
Challenger -
J.D. Smith
Opponent -
Frank Stallone
Opponent/Singer -
Marty Denkin
Title Referee -
Ray Gedeon
Wrestling Referee -
Melvin Jones
Opponent -
Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Title Announcer -
George O'Mara
Opponent -
Eddie Smith
Clubber's Cornerman -
Big Yank
Sparring Partner -
Fred M. Waugh
Police -
David R. Ellis
Opponent -
Carey Lindley
Challenger -
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Alex Brown
Opponent -
Gilbert B. Combs
Challenger -
Chuck Tamburro
Challenger -
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All Critics (30) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (12) | DVD (6)
The real question with Rocky III was how Sylvester Stallone could twist the plot to make an interesting difference. He manages.
Learning, especially from Scorsese, in his approach to action and performance, writer/director/star Stallone has somehow contrived to make each of his movies into a more magnificent spectacle than the last.
Mr. Stallone, the star of Rocky III as well as its writer and director, is hard put to find problems with which to freight his gold mine of a character, now that Rocky has everything.
Sly's boxing saga begins to go lightweight.
Bigger but not better.
...probably the most effective of the bunch...
The formula was starting to become tiresome by now. And can somebody please explain how Rocky suddenly became more articulate in this one despite more punches to the head?
Was a great film during the Cold War.
not awful, but getting there
With each sequel, quality receives a KO.
A definite crowd-pleaser, although you can see the series start to slide downhill
Rocky III is an audience-involving film and it is to Stallone's credit that we cheer for the champ in both victory and defeat.
Decent sequel. Kinda cartoonish, but lots of good fights. Better than Rocky IV.
Someone ought to have thrown in the towel.
Audience Reviews for Rocky III
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- Clubber Lang: Hey woman! Hey woman! Listen here: since your ol' man ain't got no heart maybe you'd like to see a real man. I bet you stay up late every night dreaming you had a real man, don't ya'? I tell you what, bring yo' pretty lil' self over to my apartment tonight and I'll show you a real man.
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- Clubber Lang: Apollo Who?! You talkin' about that ol' fool Apollo Creed? Shucks, one has-been teaching another. All Apollo has been doing has been running off at the mouth lately and when I see him I'm gonna close it for him.
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- Rocky Balboa: How did you get so tough?
- Adrian: I live with a fighter.
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- Rocky Balboa: Nothin' is real if you don't believe in who you are!
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- Clubber Lang: No, I don't hate Balboa. But,I pity the fool.
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- Thunderlips: The ultimate male, versus the ultimate meatball.
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Foreign Titles
- Rocky 3 (DE)
- Rocky 3 (UK)


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