40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic, also known as Becoming Rocky: The Birth of a Classic, is a 2020 American short documentary film directed by Derek Wayne Johnson about the making of the original Rocky.
Story The film tells the story of Sylvester Stallone and the creation of the first Rocky film when he was an unknown actor. Sylvester Stallone narrates as he takes the audience through rare, never-before-seen home movies, rehearsal footage, and behind-the-scenes footage, offering insight into how the low-budget fan favorite was made.
Cast Stallone narrates the film with archive footage starring the Rocky cast, including Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith.
Production Talking about the making of the film, Johnson describes how the series of events conspired that meant he was hand picked by Stallone to create this documentary.
Distribution 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic was originally acquired by MGM for their streaming platform Epix, but has also been subsequently released on Transactional Video on Demand platforms Amazon and iTunes in the US and Canada by Virgil Films and as Becoming Rocky: The Birth of a Classic internationally by Branded Studios.
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