Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Rocky

Sylvester Stallone stars as the titular character in Rocky, a small-time boxer from blue-collar Philadelphia. Rocky is selected to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, after the undefeated Creed's initial opponent is injured. While training for the epic fight, Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian, his friend's shy sister.

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The More You Know

  • Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
  • You spend about 10% of the time you're awake blinking.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
  • Executive producer of Toy Story and Chief Pixar shareholder Steve Jobs picked Bob Dylan as his first choice to write and perform the soundtrack to the film over Randy Newman.
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