Rocky film series

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film series media franchise

The Rocky film series is a popular American sports drama franchise centered on underdog boxer Rocky Balboa’s personal and professional struggles and triumphs.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film series → media franchise →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	Sylvester Stallone →
distributor	MGM → United Artists →
featuresSong	Gonna Fly Now →
filmingLocation	Philadelphia →
genre	boxing film → sports drama film →
hasCulturalImpactOn	popular sports training montages →
hasPart	Rocky → Rocky Balboa → Rocky II → Rocky III → Rocky IV → Rocky V →
hasSpinOff	Creed film series →
iconicLocation	Philadelphia Museum of Art steps →
influenced	Creed film series →
knownFor	inspirational narrative → training montages →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Rocky Balboa →
musicBy	Bill Conti →
notableAward	Academy Award for Best Picture →
notableCharacter	Adrian Pennino → Apollo Creed → Clubber Lang → Ivan Drago → Mickey Goldmill → Paulie Pennino →
notableWorkInSeries	Rocky → Rocky IV →
portrays	Italian-American culture →
producer	Irwin Winkler → Robert Chartoff →
productionCompany	Chartoff-Winkler Productions →
rating	PG → PG-13 →
setting	Philadelphia →
sport	boxing →
stars	Sylvester Stallone →
startTime	1976 →
targetAudience	general audience →
theme	perseverance → personal redemption → underdog story →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adrian Balboa → Adrian Pennino → Apollo Creed → Ivan Drago ("Rocky universe") → Mickey Goldmill → Robert Balboa Jr. ("Rocky franchise") → Thunderlips → Tommy Gunn ("Rocky film universe") →	fictionalUniverse
Apollo Creed ("Rocky franchise") → Creed (film) ("Rocky (film series)") → Creed II → Robert Balboa Jr. → Rocky Balboa (2006 film) → Rocky III → Rocky IV →	partOf
Gonna Fly Now → Rocky → Rocky II → Rocky V →	partOfSeries
Adonis Creed ("Rocky Balboa film series") → Creed (film) ("Rocky (film series)") →	basedOn
Bianca → Rocky Balboa →	franchise
Adrian Pennino ("Rocky franchise") →	appearsInFranchise
Survivor →	associatedAct
Rocky statue ("Rocky film franchise") →	associatedWith
Ivan Drago →	createdFor
Clubber Lang →	filmSeries
Aaron Covington →	influencedBy
Rocky statue →	inspiredBy
Eye of the Tiger →	isIconicTrainingThemeFor
Italian Market →	mediaAppearance
Creed II (film score) →	partOfFranchise
Burt Young →	portrayedIn
Creed II ("Rocky universe") →	setInUniverse
Adonis Creed →	spinOffFrom
"Pretty" Ricky Conlan →	universe
Creed II (film score) ("Rocky (film series) music") →	usesMotifsFrom
Kevin King-Templeton →	workedOn