Movies:
Rocky V |
DVD Release: Rocky V
- Release Date: 2003
- Original theatrical trailer
DVD Release: Rocky V
- Release Date: 2005
- Rating:
- Genre: Drama
- Movie Type: Melodrama, Sports Drama
- Themes: Teachers and Students, Dangerous Friends, Boxers
- Director: John G. Avildsen
- Main Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone, Burgess Meredith
- Release Year: 1990
- Country: US
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Touted upon its release as the finale of the Rocky saga, this fifth entry in the long-running series of sports dramas reunites star Sylvester Stallone with John G. Avildsen, director of the Oscar-winning original. Stallone is Rocky Balboa, suffering from career-ending brain damage as a result of his punishing bout with Ivan Drago at the finale of the previous film. Upon their return to Philadelphia, Rocky and his wife, Adrian (Talia Shire), discover they are broke, their fortune squandered by an incompetent accountant. Forced to move back to their working-class neighborhood, Rocky finds that his only asset is the run-down gym willed to him by Mickey (Burgess Meredith, who appears in new flashback sequences). Resisting big money offered to him by Don King-like boxing promoter George Washington Duke (Richard Gant), Rocky becomes a trainer and finds a talented comer in Tommy Gunn (real-life boxer Tommy Morrison, nephew of John Wayne). Rocky's son (played by Stallone's real-life son Sage Stallone) feels neglected by his father, who lavishes attention on his protégé, but Tommy ultimately turns his back on his mentor to sign a more lucrative deal with Duke, leading to a street-fight showdown. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie GuideReview
By keeping the emotional stakes at a realistic level, Stallone tells a simple human story about a man having difficulty walking away from his job. Instead of giving the audience some emotionally over-the-top reason for him to continue to fight (the death of a loved one, the love of country), Stallone forces his characters to interact with each other like real human beings. Having Rocky fail as a father (during the early parts of the film) makes him human. For the first time in three films, the audience can see Rocky as someone like themselves. Though the final street fight is silly, and the caricature of Don King is way too obvious, this film serves a purpose. Rocky Balboa ceases to be a superhero and becomes a man again in this movie. He is one of us. This film understands that the vast majority of the audience will never win a boxing title, but many of us would be thrilled to run up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum and go home to the woman we love. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie GuideCast
- Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
- Talia Shire - Adrian Balboa
- Burt Young - Paulie
- Sage Stallone - Rocky Balboa Jr.
- Burgess Meredith - Mickey
Tommy Morrison - Tommy Gunn; Richard Gant - George Washington Duke; Tony Burton - Tony; James Gambina - Jimmy; Deila Sheppard - Karen; Michael Sheehan - Merlin Sheets; Michael Williams - Union Cane; Chris Avildsen - Druggie; Jonathan Avildsen - Druggie; Al Bernstein - Fight Commentator; James Binns - Himself; Nicky Blair - Fight Promoter; Michael Buffer - Fight Announcer, 3rd Fight; John J. Cahill - Drinker; Paul Cain - Reporter; Frank Cappuccino - Referee; Helena Carroll - Drinker; John P. Clark - Conference Reporter; Clifford C. Coleman - Motorcycle Mechanic; Gary Compton - Drinker; Kevin Connolly - Chickie; Patrick Cronin - Dr. Rimlan; Mark de Alessandro - Stunt Double; Daniel Epper - Boxer; Lou Filippo - Referee; Jennifer Flavin - Delivery Girl; Julie Flavin - Delivery Girl; Tricia Flavin - Delivery Girl; Alex Garcia - Boxer; Ben Geraci - Cab Driver; Bob Giovanne - Timmy; Tommy Gunn; Stanley R. Hochman - Conference Reporter; Clay Hodges - Boxer; Dale Jacoby - Boxer; Kent Johnson - Reporter; Jeff Langton - Boxer; Jodi Letizia - Marie; Billy Lucas - Boxer; Katherine Margiotta - Woman in Dressing Room; Meade Martin - Las Vegas Announcer; Albert S. Meltzer - Conference Reporter; Albert J. Myles - Benson; Stu Nahan - Fight Commentator; Leroy Neiman - Fight Announcer; Susan Parsily - Drinker; Elizabeth Peters - Jewel; Brian Phelps - Reporter; Carol A. Ready - Russian Woman; Jane Marla Robbins - Gloria; Cindy Roberts - Reporter; Mel Scott-Thomas - Boxer; Robert Seltzer - Conference Reporter; Don Sherman - Andy; Elmer Smith - Conference Reporter; Hayes Swope - Chickie's Pal; Mark Thompson - Reporter; Henry D. Tilman - Commander; Bob Vazquez - Drinker; Stan Ward - Contender; Thunder Wolf; Lauren K. Woods - Conference Reporter; Charles Hines - Boxer; Lloyd Kaufman - Drinker; Tony Munafo - Drinker; Michael Pataki - Nicolai Koloff; Richard Wright - Drinker; Caro Jones
