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]
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| Directed by | Derek Wayne Johnson |
| Written by | Derek Wayne Johnson |
| Based on | Rocky |
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| Music by | Greg Sims |
Production company | Cinema 83 |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Story
editThe 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
editThe film is narrated by Stallone with archive footage starring the Rocky cast, including Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith.[3]
Production
editTalking 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
edit40 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
edit- ^ Buick, Chris (June 6, 2020). "Becoming Rocky Documentary Film Review". UK Film Review.
- ^ Alexander, Bryan (June 8, 2020). "'40 Years of Rocky': Sylvester Stallone's best revelations in the new documentary". USA Today.
- ^ Evans, Nick (April 10, 2019). "Sylvester Stallone Previews 40 Years Of Rocky Documentary". Cinema Blend.
- ^ "Sylvester Stallone Fan Podcast Network: Going The Distance - Derek Wayne Johnson Interview". goingthedistance.libsyn.com.
- ^ Lang, Brent (November 13, 2019). "MGM Buying '40 Years of Rocky' to Air on Epix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ George, Maya (June 1, 2020). "Christchurch company to release new Rocky documentary to worldwide audience". Bournemouth Echo.
