Movie connections for
Rocky (1976)

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Followed by

Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Rocky Balboa (2006)

Edited into

Rocky IV (1985)
 -  Some short clips are shown during the montage of flashbacks when Rocky is driving the car
Rocky V (1990)
 -  Stills from the movie are shown over the end credits
Rocky Balboa (2006)

Spin off

Rocky Legends (2002) (VG)

References

On the Waterfront (1954)

Referenced in

Things We Did Last Summer (1977) (TV)
 -  the theme song is played
"Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (#3.6)" (1977)
 -  mentioned during the Ricky Rat Club
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
 -  Poster on Tony's wall
The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV)
Convoy (1978)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
 -  Tony Curtis mentioned Rocky
Cotton Candy (1978) (TV)
 -  The title "Rocky" is in the process of being removed from the marquee.
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
 -  Still photo of Rocky and Adrian in transitional montage
Bruce the Super Hero (1979)
 -  The character Rocky Robledo is in referance to Rocky.
Tía Alejandra, La (1979)
 -  poster on wall
"Saturday Night Live: Martin Sheen/David Bowie (#5.7)" (1979)
 -  Mentioned in Apocalypse Now sketch
Raging Bull (1980)
Falling in Love Again (1980)
Mai nei dak gung dui (1982)
Six Pack (1982)
 -  After Brewster runs up the stadium steps while working out, little Harry calls him Rocky, a reference to the scene where Rocky runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
 -  Playgirl article about Stallone called "His Contract After Rocky"
Tough Enough (1983)
Mr. Mom (1983)
2010: The Odyssey Continues (1984)
Charade (1984)
The Lonely Guy (1984)
 -  warren mentions that he got so inspired by rocky that he went jogging and shadoboxing and got punched out.
The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV)
Polish Vampire in Burbank (1985)
When Dreams Come True (1985) (TV)
The Goonies (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986)
 -  In one scene, Rocky Balboa (in animated form) was trying to say something, until Popeye punches him right in the face.
Memories of Videodisc (1986) (V)
Rocky Tan-go IV (1986)
 -  The main character was named after this movie.
"Girls on Top: Bring Me More Flamingoes (#2.4)" (1986)
 -  Amanda mentions the film during a rant about Sly Stallone.
Deathstalker II (1987) (V)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987) (VG)
 -  Mike Tyson's Punch Out tells the story of a young underdog boxer, as does Rocky. Also, some of Punch Out's training sequences are similar to those of Rocky.
Night Screams (1987)
 -  A small amount of dialogue from ROCKY is repeated in the same accent Stallone uses in Rocky.
Spaceballs (1987)
 -  Cassette tape below the Mel Brooks video shelf
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Prison (1988)
 -  Lasagna says "Yo, Adrianna" at one point.
Ding et Dong le film (1990)
Iron & Silk (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
 -  Michelangelo mimics Rocky.
"Quantum Leap: Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963 (#3.3)" (1990)
 -  In QL, Sam meets a young boxer named "S. Stallone" in Philadelphia and advises him to train by punching large slabs of meat.
New Jack City (1991)
Oscar (1991)
 -  repeated refrences to boxing (this movie was made immediately after rocky 5)
Shuang long hui (1992)
 -  When a character refers to her boyfriend as "Rocky," her father asks "Stallone?"
Once Upon a Crime... (1992)
 -  Julian tells the police his name is Rocky Balboa
The Power of One (1992)
Diggstown (1992)
Feed (1992)
 -  Tom Harkin mentions liking the movie and the underdog.
Prize Fighter (1993) (VG)
Arizona Dream (1993)
 -  Paul references "Rocky" in a conversation with Axel
"The Simpsons: Krusty Gets Kancelled (#4.22)" (1993)
 -  Krusty's training scene, where he punches a huge side of pork, mimics Rocky Balboa's style.
Life with Mikey (1993)
Bargearse (1993) (TV)
 -  Training sequence
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Village of the Giants (#6.23)" (1994)
 -  Crow: (singing) Getting strong now, gonna fly now...
Sunny Side Up (1994)
"Seinfeld: The Marine Biologist (#5.14)" (1994)
 -  mentioned by name
"The Nanny: The Gym Teacher (#1.18)" (1994)
 -  The movie's theme music is playing during Maggie's gymnastics test.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Upon returning to the hotel, Butch, having emerged victorious from a severe beating, calls out Fabienne's name like Rocky calling to Adrian.
Columbo: Undercover (1994) (TV)
 -  Rocky is mentioned in the dialogue
"Saturday Night Live: John Goodman/The Pretenders (#19.19)" (1994)
 -  Mentioned in Flintstone names skit
Renaissance Man (1994)
 -  mentioned in film
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995) (V)
Your Studio and You (1995)
 -  Sly Stallone talks like Rocky in this movie and he also mentioned him at the end of this movie.
"Unhappily Ever After: Rocky VI (#2.4)" (1995)
 -  the title implies that this is part 4 of the Rocky series
"Saturday Night Live: Chevy Chase/Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories (#21.2)" (1995)
 -  Mentioned in prom flashback skit
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
 -  Mike: You gotta cut me, Mick.
Taking on the Kennedys (1996) (TV)
Trilogy of Terror II (1996) (TV)
 -  A security guard character is asked why he works nights. He explains that he's an actor and can make auditions working at night. He goes on to explain that he's been compared in looks to Sylvester Stallone and goes "Yo! Adrian!" as Stallone would do in "Rocky."
The Last of the High Kings (1996)
The Directors: Norman Jewison (1997) (V)
Poli: El potro se desboca (1997) (V)
Nick and Jane (1997)
The Devil's Own (1997)
Hercules (1997)
Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997)
Up 'n' Under (1998)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
Rushmore (1998)
"NewsRadio: Wedding (#5.17)" (1999)
 -  Joe knows a caterer who does a salad tossing routine to the theme from this movie.
"Big Wolf on Campus: The Bookmobile (#1.2)" (1999)
 -  Merton call Tommy Rocky during the boxing scene
Pups (1999)
Summer of Sam (1999)
Spank (1999)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Play It to the Bone (1999)
 -  Play It to the Bone is a down-and-out boxer story, much like Rocky.
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)
Girlfight (2000)
High Fidelity (2000)
Taxi 2 (2000)
 -  The theme of Rocky is played during the movie.
"Sports Night: April Is the Cruelest Month (#2.19)" (2000)
 -  Casey makes a list of his Top 10 movies.
Chump Change (2000)
 -  A movie star's agent tells him his script will be more successful than "Rocky."
Billy Elliot (2000)
Cheaters (2000) (TV)
Best in Show (2000)
American Beauty Pie (2000)
 -  the Rocky theme is heard as the dad lifts weights
"Even Stevens: Scrub Day (#1.9)" (2000)
 -  Donnie is supposed to impersonate a "historic figure" for class, and erroneously chooses the Balboa, despite the fact that he's a fictional character
"Freaks and Geeks: Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers (#1.14)" (2000)
 -  Mr Fredricks says Rocky II is better than the first one
The Opponent (2000)
 -  Erika Eleniak is nicknamed Rocky in one scene
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
 -  the movie I. Winkler won an Oscar for (as it says Oscar winning producer)
"HBO First Look: The Making of 'Men of Honor'" (2000)
 -  mentioned once
"Angel: Guise Will Be Guise (#2.6)" (2000)
 -  Lorne: "You're Rocky. And Rocky II. And half of the one with Mr. T."
"The Human Face" (2001) (mini)
Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)
 -  An actor mention how much the film influenced him and how that relates to kids seeing smoking in films.
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
Ablaze (2001)
 -  The pregnant woman says she calls her child if it's a boy Rocky, because he will have to fight.
Bubble Boy (2001)
 -  Music from "Rocky" when Jimmy leaves the house and in the mud wrestling scene.
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) (VG)
ReBoot: Daemon Rising (2001) (TV)
"South Park: Asspen (#6.2)" (2002)
 -  Song lyric "Even Rocky had a montage"
Van Wilder (2002)
 -  Running up the steps scene
Pink Floyd The Wall Redux (2002)
 -  A still photo of Rocky and Adrian is shown.
Drawing First Blood (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Formula (2002) (V)
 -  Dialogue
Blue Crush (2002)
Serving Sara (2002)
8 Mile (2002)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002) (TV)
 -  Referenced in dog show skit
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  referenced as part of the documentary
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
"The Simpsons: I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can (#14.12)" (2003)
 -  Lisa jogs around town while practicing for the spelling bee, and runs up the steps of town hall
"Angel: Salvage (#4.13)" (2003)
 -  Angelus: "Come on, Rocky. If that's all you got you better throw in the towel and call it a night."
The Movie Hero (2003)
 -  mentioned by lead actor Jeremy Sisto
Blackball (2003)
 -  References rocky theme music and boxer's entrance at lawn bowl event
Making 'Avenging Angelo' (2003) (V)
 -  Martin Byrke (director/cast) refers to this title several times.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
The Great Cheesesteak Debate (2003)
 -  In Opening Sequence
George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (V)
 -  a Kangaroo is named Rocky, George asks why and the kangaroo punches him in the face
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies (2003) (V)
 -  film clip
"That '70s Show: The Kids Are Alright (#6.1)" (2003)
 -  character Kelso mentions training 'like Rocky'
Soul Plane (2004)
 -  Theme played as a fight appears imminent
Michael Blanco (2004)
 -  Frontal allusion by the main character (Michael Blanco) who trains as a boxer exactly like Sylvester Stallone in 'Rocky'.
VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera (2004) (V)
 -  "Sumo" segment plot is largely based on Rocky
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (2004) (TV)
 -  Mentioned in Prom Flashback
The Complete History of the Philadelphia Eagles (2004) (V)
 -  Sylvester Stallone at Lincoln Financial Field opening
"EastEnders: (2004-09-27)" (2004)
 -  Billy asks, "What film has Dennis watched the most times?". Zoe says "Rocky". The correct answer is Raging Bull.
Team America: World Police (2004)
 -  Song lyric: "Even 'Rocky' had a montage"
"Saturday Night Live: Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child (#30.8)" (2004)
 -  Referenced in Undercover Gangster
Film Geek (2005)
 -  poster in Scotty's apartment
"Biography: Sylvester Stallone" (2005)
 -  Stallone starrer
Boyish Man (2005) (V)
 -  A reference to the infamous egg-drinking scene is made.
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV)
Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Four (2005) (V)
 -  In "montage", much of the wagon's training sequence (especially the wagon "running" up the stairs) is a parody of the training sequence from this immortal boxing epic.
"Tripping the Rift: Extreme Chode (#2.7)" (2005)
 -  Parodied during training sequence
In Her Shoes (2005)
 -  Rose runs up Philadelphia Museum of Art steps -twice
The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the Babysitter (#1.7)" (2005)
 -  Chris says it's his favorite movie
"ER: Two Ships (#12.8)" (2005)
 -  Open reference by a character
"The Boondocks: Granddad's Fight (#1.4)" (2005)
 -  Ruckus claims Stallone is one of the greatest fighters because of this film
Don't Panic About Christmas Shopping (2005) (TV)
 -  Reference to Rocky
Gettin' It (2006)
 -  "Italian Stallion"
Fatwa (2006)
 -  flag has a picture of Stallone with the word "Rocky" written next to him
Jean-Philippe (2006)
 -  During Jean-Philippe's training the Rocky theme plays and Fabrice mentions Rocky Balboa
Relative Strangers (2006)
 -  guess during Charades
"Family Guy: Petergeist (#4.26)" (2006)
 -  Rocky VI is playing at Joe's
Step Up (2006)
 -  (said after a fight) "You just want to be Rocky today."
Bottoms Up (2006)
 -  newspaper article mentions "Italian Stallion"
"Vecinos: Intercambio escolar (#1.58)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by name.
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (V)
 -  In "Halloween Potion-ma-jig", Bubs' Halloween costume is of Apollo Creed
Mulberry Street (2006)
 -  a boxer is called Rocky
"The Office: The Convict (#3.9)" (2006)
 -  Michael mentions Apollo Creed
The Opponents (2006) (V)
 -  the film is discussed and used in clips
"My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Flesh Fur Fantasy/Substitute Sweetheart (#3.8)" (2007)
 -  The music that Windsor dance to.
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar: Auditions: Minneapolis (#6.1)" (2007)
 -  Contestant dressed as Apollo Creed with Apollo's name mentioned by himself and some of the judges.
"'Til Death: Fight Friend (#1.13)" (2007)
 -  Cofeld and Eddie discuss Rocky I, II, and III.
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar: Auditions: New York (#6.4)" (2007)
 -  Theme from Rocky plays as contestant is shown training for show, same contestant also mentions Rocky.
"Monk: Mr. Monk Is on the Air (#5.13)" (2007)
 -  One of Max's associates says, "Yo, Adrian!"
"Shouf shouf!: Body Fight (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Open reference by a character.
"The War at Home: The War of the Golds (#2.20)" (2007)
 -  The theme plays at the end.
"Rocky + Drago: Sydney (#3.6)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned in dialogue.
"Shouf shouf!: Robbie's Ramadan (#2.12)" (2007)
 -  Open reference by a character
"The War at Home: The Graduate (#2.22)" (2007)
 -  Eye of the Tiger plays while Hilary is training.
"It Takes Two: (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Russell Gilbert sings the theme from this movie during the package of his rehearsals with Wendy Matthews
"The Sopranos: Made in America (#6.21)" (2007)
 -  Tony hums the theme song
Ratatouille (2007)
 -  During the montage where the rats take over the kitchen and start cooking, one of the rats is boxing with a raw steak to tenderize it, a reference to the Rocky montage where he practices his jabs using sides of beef.
"Trading Spaces: Philadelphia: Dickinson Street (#7.9)" (2007)
 -  Brandon dresses like Rocky and imitates several key scenes from the movie
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
 -  "Your like Rocky, get back in the game".
"Saturday Night Live: Christopher Walken/Panic at the Disco (#33.9)" (2008)
 -  Referenced in Weekend Update

Features

Porky & Daffy (1938)
 -  Seen on TV briefly
A Christmas Carol (1938)
 -  Rocky & Adrian watch are watching it on the TV

Featured in

The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1977) (TV)
 -  clips
Rocky II (1979)
The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV)
Rocky IV (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
Rocky V (1990)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
American Dreamers (1996) (TV)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
"I Love the '70s" (2003) (mini)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV)
 -  Showing Top Songs
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  The clips
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Fights (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  clips are featured to illustrate the best movie fight scenes
"20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the line "Yo Adrian!"
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Best Picture montage

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Jack Burns/Santana (#2.18)" (1977)
 -  Spoofed in Gary Weis film
Yo hice a Roque III (1980)
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
 -  Soofed in the last scene (surgery room)
They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
Mr. Mom (1983)
 -  Michael Keaton's character did a whole 'Rocky' sequence.
Racky no 0, to noumero! (1985)
Better Off Dead... (1985)
"Punky Brewster: The K.O. Kid (#2.1)" (1985)
 -  The training montage is a direct parody of this film.
"Mighty Mouse, the New Adventures: Snow White and the Motor City Dwarfs/Don't Touch That Dial (#2.4)" (1988)
 -  Rocky of Rocky and Hoodwinkle is a parody of Rocky Balboa
Repossessed (1990)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Bu wen sao (1992)
 -  A character runs out the stairs at a cemetery (spoofing the famous scene of "Rocky" running up the stairs of the Philadelphia Museum of Art), with the soundtrack of "Rocky" as the background music.
Happy Gilmore (1996)
The Nutty Professor (1996)
 -  Sherman runs up the stairs and punches the air exactly like Rocky did
"The Simpsons: The Homer They Fall (#8.3)" (1996)
 -  A lot of the training sequences are based on the movie Rocky, including Homer running alongside Moe, Marge asking Moe not to let Homer fight and the line "You will always be a loser".
Spice World (1997)
Men in White (1998) (TV)
Antz (1998)
Landspeed: CKY (1999) (V)
"Just Shoot Me!: The Odd Couple: Part 2 (#3.25)" (1999)
 -  A beaten-up Dennis shouting "Adrienne!" after getting married.
"The King of Queens: Dire Strayts (#2.8)" (1999)
 -  Doug plays a scene were he talks like Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith
Donkey Kong 64 (1999) (VG)
The Big Tease (1999)
Hooves of Fire (1999) (TV)
Big Money Hustlas (2000) (V)
 -  Sugar Bear runs the exact same place in a very similiar outfit as did Rocky in his famous training scene while he's jogging up some steps. The very same location is used for the shot in BMH.
Zoolander (2001)
Big Fat Liar (2002)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
"That '70s Show: Everybody Loves Casey (#4.26)" (2002)
 -  the final fight against Apollo Creed, also explicitly references as such
Private Sports 2: Rock Hard (2003) (V)
"The Simpsons: Strong Arms of the Ma (#14.9)" (2003)
 -  Uses theme music from Rockie movie; also Marge's training includes weight lifting with weights made of everyday domestic items - spoof of Rocky's training with everyday items instead of special machines.
Fat Pizza (2003)
 -  The boxing match is a spoof of Rocky. One boxer's name is Rocky Ramboa instead of Rocky Balboa and it's also a reference to Rambo, both Slyvester Stallone films. It also spoofs Stallone's mumbling voice.
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
 -  the scene where she runs up the stairs to her trainier
"The Mighty Boosh: Killeroo (#1.1)" (2004)
 -  Rich Fulcher's boxing trainer character in this episode is a parody of Rocky's trainer in this film.
Ika resuraa (2004)
 -  Because it spoofs the part at the ending where Adrian is trying to get to Rocky in the ring. (-Adrian! -Rocky! -Adrian! -Rocky... etc)
"South Park: The Losing Edge (#9.5)" (2005)
 -  The slow motion punch Randy takes to the face is a parody of the famous one in this film. Randy's training scenes are also similar. He wears the same outfit as Stallone for them.
"Family Guy: The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire (#4.5)" (2005)
 -  Cleveland trains to kill Quagmire with the help of Mickey
Torrente 3: El protector (2005)
 -  The montage of Torrente's training, set to "Gonna Fly Now".
"My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Shark Attack/Me Adam, You Jake (#1.3)" (2006)
 -  The slow motion punch Adam takes to the face is a parody of the famous one in this film. Adam's training scenes are also similar. He wears the same outfit as Stallone for them.
Church Ball (2006)
 -  when guy is hit on the court, he is brought to the side and says "Cut me, Mick! Cut me!"
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: 100 Dollar Baby (#2.5)" (2006)
 -  this movie is spoofed in this episode
"Bleach: The Avengers (#2.47)" (2006)
 -  Rancid's slow-motion punch
"Mad TV: (#12.8)" (2006)
 -  They make fun of how they are making a new Rocky movie even though Stallone is too old
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
 -  Dennis attempts to drink a glass of egg yolks ala Rocky Balboa and ends up gagging on them.
The Comebacks (2007)
 -  the team punches frozen meat in a freezer

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