A script written by Sylvester Stallone, in only 3 days. 50 years later, it stands tall as one of, if not THE greatest American sports drama ever made.

With a production that had its complications, it made its way to the big screen in 1976, making Rocky Balboa a household name instantly.

In the film, Rocky (Stallone) is a poor small-time club fighter that gets an unlikely once in a lifetime shot to the Heavyweight title held by Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Inspired by the characteristics of real-life boxers of the time like Rocky Marciano and Joe Frazier, this American dream flourishes in the spectacle of a training montage and the final match in the ring, both of which remain iconic to this day and truly put the small world of Philly on the world map of pop culture.

Guaranteed to make you pump your fists and holler ‘ADRIAN!!’.