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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.[1]

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Film poster
Directed by	Derek Wayne Johnson
Written by	Derek Wayne Johnson
Based on	Rocky
Produced by	Derek Wayne Johnson Chris May Emmett James
Starring	Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young Burgess Meredith Carl Weathers
Narrated by	Sylvester Stallone
Music by	Greg Sims
Production company	Cinema 83
Distributed by	MGM/Epix Branded Studios Virgil Films
Release date	9 June 2020 (2020-06-09)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Story

The film tells the story of Sylvester Stallone and the creation of the first Rocky film when he was an unknown actor. It is narrated by Sylvester Stallone as he takes the audience through rare and never-before-seen home movies, rehearsal footage and behind the scenes footage, giving insight into how the low budget fan-favorite film was made.[2]

Cast

The film is narrated by Stallone with archive footage starring the Rocky cast, including Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6]

Reception

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References

External links

• Official website
• 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic at IMDb

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