The Real Rocky
Jeff Feuerzeig2011-10-25
Millions watched a movie. One man lived it.
5.9
55 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Chuck Wepner | Self | Unowned |
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Sylvester Stallone | Self | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Muhammad Ali | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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George Foreman | Self | Unowned |
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Don King | Self | Unowned |
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Vince McMahon | Self | Unowned |
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Sonny Liston | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mike Douglas | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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James Brown | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Terry Gene Bollea | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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André Roussimoff | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Howard Cosell | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Irwin Winkler | Self | Unowned |
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Jake LaMotta | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jerry Izenberg | Self | Unowned |
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Floyd Patterson | Self | Unowned |