A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Rich Little
- Boxing Announcer
- (voice)
Ireland Baldwin
- Young Sally
- (as Ireland Basinger Baldwin)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMost people think this film was a Sylvester Stallone project, but according to Robert De Niro he got the script first and quickly came to the conclusion that Stallone would be the best choice to play his opponent. Stallone himself was actually quite reluctant to do the film at first, as he did not want to parody Rocky (1976) and De Niro had to talk him into it. Stallone claimed that he had a harder than usual time training for the role since he was taking a break from action roles and had stopped working out as much as he normally does.
- GoofsBilly mentioned his dealership is open on Sundays, but it is illegal to open a car dealership on Sunday in Pennsylvania.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
Lightning: Hey Webster, show a little respect!
Dante Slate, Jr.: I choose to believe that you just called me Webster because of my dictionary-sized vocabulary, *not* because of my height and race!
Lightning: Nope, it's because you're short and black!
Dante Slate, Jr.: What was Jesus like? I'm curious. Was he cool?
- Crazy creditsThere are two scenes in the closing credits: Razor, Lightning and Slate watch Kid perform on Dancing with the Stars (2005), and later Slate arranges a rematch between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.
- ConnectionsEdited from Rocky (1976)
- SoundtracksBlending Soul
Written by Leonard Lenaburg and Michael Liggins
Performed by Soul Blenders
Courtesy of Fervor Records Vintage Masters
Featured review
WHY did they do it? I think I know why...
Like so many other people my first thought after seeing the trailer was: "WHY are they doing it? This will be pathetic!". Our family still went to see this movie on the opening day - and me, my wife, and the kids aged 10 and 14 all had a lot of fun watching it. Yes, it had some cheesy lines and less than perfect moments but I would never call it pathetic. I liked it so much that I registered on IMDb to write my first review. The movie actually answers the "why" question - and somehow this answer is the best way to describe how the film makes you feel. Yes, De Niro and Stallone fully realize that they are way past their prime and will never make anything comparable to "Raging Bull" or original "Rocky". They just do not make the drama out of it, do not take themselves too seriously and do not see the roles that made them famous as some sacred ground that can't be touched. They just want to have some fun while they are alive - and may be help others have fun as well. Not a bad way to feel about getting older!
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- vkupchan
- Dec 24, 2013
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,807,260
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,021,993
- Dec 29, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $44,907,260
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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