United States / Oct 25, 2011
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mike Douglas | Self (archive footage) |
| James Brown | Self (archive footage) |
| Hulk Hogan | Self (archive footage) |
| André Roussimoff | Self (archive footage) |
| Howard Cosell | Self (archive footage) |
| Irwin Winkler | Self |
| Jake LaMotta | Self (archive footage) |
| Jerry Izenberg | Self |
| Floyd Patterson | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Real Rocky |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ESPN Films, ESPN |
| Release date | 25 ottobre 2011 |
| Executive producer | Keith Clinkscales, John Dahl |
| Production | Andrew Billman, Matt McDonald |
| Assistant directors | Jeff Feuerzeig |
| Production design | Gregg Gibbs |
| Art direction | Gregg Gibbs |
| Set decoration | Gregg Gibbs |
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