Avildsen and written by Rocky himself, Sylvester Stallone the first 1976 Rocky movie was mostly almost exclusively in Philly. In one now-immortal scene, in which Rocky is training for his big ...

The good thing about underdog movies is they inspire us to rise above all odds and achieve success through relentless hard work.

The way Terry Coulter sees it, a true Rocky-inspired underdog story needs something. She wasn't going to punch raw meat or drink a glass of six eggs. She was going to run up a long flight of steps.

Stallone as Rocky Balboa in the hit 1976 film, “Rocky.” Corbis via Getty Images University of Pennsylvania’s 1923 Ice Rink was meant to echo the pair’s first date in “Rocky.” ...

Since 1976, the Rocky franchise has told the story ... with no updates as of this moment. A seventh Rocky film is something Stallone has an interest in. As of now, it is not greenlit.