The Real Rocky 12 years old

Millions watched a movie. One man lived it.

The Real Rocky

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.

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The Real Rocky Cast

Name Character
Sylvester Stallone He was 65, now 77 years old as Himself
Hulk Hogan He was 58, now 70 years old as Himsellf (Archive Footage)
James Brown He was 78, 73 years old when he died as Himsellf (Archive Footage)
André the Giant He was 65, 46 years old when he died as Himsellf (Archive Footage)
Muhammad Ali He was 69, 74 years old when he died as Himself (Archive Footage)
Don King He was 80, now 92 years old as Himself
Vince McMahon He was 66, now 78 years old as Himself
Sonny Liston He was 79, 38 years old when he died as Himself (Archive Footage)
Jake LaMotta He was 90, 96 years old when he died as Himsellf (Archive Footage)
George Foreman He was 62, now 75 years old as Himself
Mike Douglas He was 91, 86 years old when he died as Himsellf (Archive Footage)
Howard Cosell He was 93, 77 years old when he died as Himsellf (Archive Footage)
Irwin Winkler He was 80, now 92 years old as Himself

The Real Rocky Crew

Name Department
Jeff Feuerzeig as Director. He was 47 (now 60) years old Directing
The Real Rocky poster
The Real Rocky (12 years)

Millions watched a movie. One man lived it.

  • Release day: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
  • Runtime: 55 minutes