50 Years Later, ‘Rocky’ Officially Returns to More Than 3,000 Theaters
Rocky will return to more than 3,000 US cinemas from 7 to 11 November in a 4K theatrical re-release marking the film’s 50th anniversary. The screenings will include an exclusive first-look scene from the upcoming film I Play Rocky.
The celebrations also include a 5 November event at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, where Sylvester Stallone, composer Bill Conti, director Peter Farrelly and actor Anthony Ippolito will discuss the original film. A live orchestra will perform Conti’s score alongside a screening; Rocky won the Best Picture Oscar for 1977.
In short
- Rocky returns to more than 3,000 cinemas for its 50th anniversary.
- The 4K screenings run from 7 to 11 November.
- A Brooklyn event pairs a screening with a live orchestral score.
Explained simply
Rocky is a 1976 American film about Rocky Balboa, a working-class boxer from Philadelphia who gets the chance to fight heavyweight champion Apollo Creed. Sylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay and played Rocky; the film’s story follows his training and his relationships with people close to him.
The film was a major success and won the 1977 Academy Award for Best Picture. Its music, composed by Bill Conti, became closely associated with the story, and Rocky went on to have several sequels.