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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

2020 · 30 min

A warm, brisk look behind the scenes that feels like a proud storyteller sharing home movies of a scrappy underdog triumph.

Genres
Documentary
Tagline
An unknown actor. An underrated director. The ultimate underdog film.
Overview
Sylvester Stallone and John G. Avildsen narrate behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rocky" to mark the film's 40th anniversary.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and uplifting. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Ambition, art, work, friendship
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • art
  • work
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Derek Wayne Johnson
Starring
Sylvester Stallone, John G. Avildsen, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Joe Spinell, Thayer David
Runtime
30 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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