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Roy L. Dennis. Roy Lee " Rocky " Dennis (December 4, 1961 – October 4, 1978) was an American teenager who had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, an extremely rare sclerotic bone disorder. The condition usually results in neurological disorders and death during childhood or teenage years. His life was the basis for the 1985 drama film Mask.
Mask is a 1985 American biographical drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz with supporting roles played by Dennis Burkley, Laura Dern, Estelle Getty, and Richard Dysart. Cher received the 1985 Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress. [2] The film is based on the life and early death of Roy L ...
Robert "Rocky" Balboa was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 1945.He was the only child in a Roman Catholic, Italian-American or Italian immigrant family. [a] Rocky appears to be fully or semi-fluent in the Italian language; when Rocky is spoken to in the Italian language by his Italian priest, Father Carmine, it is apparent that Rocky understands Italian very well or fluently ...
Ron Gilbert Associates. Original release. Network. NBC. Release. November 7, 1993. (1993-11-07) A Matter of Justice is a 1993 American television film directed by Michael Switzer and starring Patty Duke and Martin Sheen. Televised in two parts, it is based on a true story. [1][2]
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter and loanshark debt collector ...
Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1956 American drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Paul Newman and Pier Angeli, based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. [ 3 ][ 4 ] The supporting cast features Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Harold J. Stone, and Sal Mineo. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, and ...
Rocky is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, based on the life of Chuck Wepner, which began with the eponymous 1976 film and has since become a cultural phenomenon, centered on the boxing careers of Rocky Balboa and his protégé Adonis Creed. The original film (Rocky) was written by Stallone and ...
Box office. $173.6 million [2] Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Covington. It is the first spin-off of and is the seventh installment in the Rocky film series. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and Graham McTavish.