The Real Rocky

The Real Rocky

55 mins | Documentary | Oct. 25, 2011

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.

The Real Rocky

55 mins | Documentary | Oct. 25, 2011

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers ESPN Films
Original title The Real Rocky
Directors Jeff Feuerzeig
Writers

Cast

Chuck Wepner

as Himself

Sylvester Stallone

as Himself

Sonny Liston

as Himself (Archive Footage)

Muhammad Ali

as Himself (Archive Footage)

George Foreman

as Himself

Don King

as Himself

Mike Douglas

as Himsellf (Archive Footage)

James Brown

as Himsellf (Archive Footage)

Hulk Hogan

as Himsellf (Archive Footage)

André Roussimoff

as Himsellf (Archive Footage)

Howard Cosell

as Himsellf (Archive Footage)

Irwin Winkler

as Himself

Vince McMahon

as Himself

Jake LaMotta

as Himsellf (Archive Footage)

Jerry Izenberg

as Self