The Real Rocky
Millions watched a movie. One man lived it.
2011-10-25 | 55 minutes
Plot Summary
Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plates. A former New Jersey State Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he took abuse from Sonny Liston, got his nose broken by Muhammad Ali, and inspired Sylvester Stallone to write “Rocky” which won three Academy Awards. Wepner was left out of the “Rocky” glory, and his career took turn after strange turn as he worked to stay in the spotlight: he went on to fight Andre the Giant as “The Assassin” and boxed a 900 pound bear. Twice.
Cast
-
Chuck WepnerSelf
-
Sylvester StalloneSelf
-
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
-
George ForemanSelf
-
Don KingSelf
-
Vince McMahonSelf
-
Sonny ListonSelf (archive footage)
-
Mike DouglasSelf (archive footage)
-
James BrownSelf (archive footage)
-
Terry Gene BolleaSelf (archive footage)
-
André RoussimoffSelf (archive footage)
-
Howard CosellSelf (archive footage)
-
Irwin WinklerSelf
-
Jake LaMottaSelf (archive footage)
-
Floyd PattersonSelf
Recommendations
-
This Magic Moment
-
UFC on Fox 16: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2
-
Memory
-
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
-
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
-
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
-
People
-
Killer of Men
-
Sayen: The Huntress
-
South Park: Joining the Panderverse
-
Matusalén
-
X
-
SS Experiment Love Camp
-
Escape from the 21st Century
-
Man
-
Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It!
-
The Duel
-
Super Furball Saves the Future
-
Fantozzi in Heaven
-
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Similar Movies
-
Something In The Water: A Kinston Basketball Story
-
Tyson
-
Red Army
-
Untold: Johnny Football
-
L'Épreuve du 100 mètres
-
Champs
-
The Williams
-
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
-
Slaying the Badger
-
Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer
-
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
-
Broken Kids: The Untold Story of Young Athletes
-
Pumping Iron
-
TYSON
-
Evander Holyfield vs Buster Douglas
-
When We Were Kings
-
Icarus
-
Pelé
-
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
-
Untold: Sign Stealer