Posts Tagged ‘underdog’

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Young, Burt | Tarver, Antonio | Hughes, Geraldine | Ventimiglia, Milo | Burton, Tony | Benza, A.J. | Kelly III, James Francis | Shire, Talia | DiBella, Lou | Tyson, Mike | Sanders, Henry G. | Lovell, Pedro | Gerena, Ana | Boyd, Angela
Directors: Stallone, Sylvester
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A widower of many years now Rocky has fallen into a routine of looking back to his past. A coincidental meeting with a girl that is now all grown up gets him back on track. Rocky always wanting to help those that he cares about lends a hand out for she and her son. Rocky now owns a small restaurant in the heart of Philly, he finds himself telling stories to those that ask about old fights and taking photos with his fans. Paulie, his wife’s brother shows him an ESPN exclusive about a virtual fight between reigning undefeated heavy weight champion of the world Mason “The Line” Dixon. The virtual bout intrigues everyone with Rocky “the Italion Stallion” as the winner. Rocky feels like he needs to get back in the ring not for a title shot, but for some local fights that will satisfy his love of the game. When Rocky is approached by Dixon’s managers Rocky can’t turn the semi charity event down. After tying things back up with his son, Rocky, Duke (his former trainer), Paulie, and Rocky Jr. get to work training the still in shape former 2 time heavy weight champion of the world. You’ll be inspired by the heart vs skill bout of ten amazing rounds.

Transformers: The Movie, The (1986)

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: Japan | USA
Actors: Alden, Norman | Angel, Jack | Bell, Michael | Berger, Gregg | Blu, Susan | Burghardt, Arthur | Burton, Corey | Carmel, Roger C.
Directors: Shin, Nelson
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It is the year 2005. The war between The Autobots and Decepticons has escalated all the way to Cybertron, which the Decepticons have reclaimed. The Autobots, without Optimus Prime after a conflict on Earth takes his life, must now face a destiny they know nothing of. Megatron and a group of forsaken Decepticons have been reformed by the ultimate transformer, a planet consuming demon known as Unicron into even deadlier warriors. Now Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus must destroy The Autobot Matrix of Leadership for Unicron’s glory or suffer the horrific destruction of Cybertron. However, Optimus Prime has decreed that an Autobot will rise from his rank and use the power of The Matrix to light the darkest hour of the Autobots. With Hot Rod facing responsibility for Prime’s death, he feels he may be able to use the power of the Matrix to turn the tide of the Cybertronian Wars and stop Unicron. Until all are one, the future of the Autobots and Decepticons is uncertain.

Bug’s Life, A (1998)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Foley, Dave | Spacey, Kevin | Louis-Dreyfus, Julia | Panettiere, Hayden | Diller, Phyllis | Kind, Richard | Hyde Pierce, David | Ranft, Joe | Leary, Denis | Harris, Jonathan | Kahn, Madeline | Hunt, Bonnie | McShane, Michael | Ratzenberger, John
Directors: Lasseter, John
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Flik (the resident misfit ant) sets out on a journey to find “bigger bugs” to save his colony from the evil grasshoppers. Yet he mistakenly ends up getting a group of circus bugs for the job… and the adventure begins…

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Genres: Drama | History | Sport
Countries: UK
Actors: Farrell, Nicholas | Havers, Nigel | Charleson, Ian | Cross, Ben | Gerroll, Daniel | Holm, Ian | Gielgud, John | Anderson, Lindsay | Davenport, Nigel | Campbell, Cheryl | Krige, Alice | Christopher, Dennis | Davis, Brad | Magee, Patrick | Egan, Peter
Directors: Hudson, Hugh
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The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic committee. A compromise is reached when a nobleman allows Eric to compete in his 400 meter slot. Eric and Harold win their respective races and go on to achieve fame as missionary and businessman/athletic advocate, respectively.

League of Their Own, A (1992)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Hanks, Tom | Davis, Geena | Madonna | Petty, Lori | Lovitz, Jon | Strathairn, David | Marshall, Garry | Pullman, Bill | Cavanagh, Megan | O'Donnell, Rosie | Reiner, Tracy | Schram, Bitty | Davis, Don S. | Coleman, Renée
Directors: Marshall, Penny
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In the farm of Oregon Dottie Henson and Kit Keller are working on the farm. Sisters that do love each other, except when it comes to baseball. Kit wants to play in the league but is upset to hear that it is Dottie who is chosen to play for the AAPGL. (All American Pro Girls League) Dottie refuses to play unless Kit can come along. AAPGL was only made because of the World War II and all of the man were in the war. Along the way to the stadium they meet Marla Hooch who is a great hitter, but to most people not the prettiest girl. When they are going to try out they meet Doris and Mae because Doris threw a baseball at Dottie who caught it impressing Doris. They girls find out their new manager is Jimmy Dugan. Jimmy Dugan drinks a lot and is the worst manager until Dottie get through to him and he becomes a better person. Miss Cuthbert makes sure the rules are followed, no boys, no drinking or smoking until Mae poisons her meal. The girls go to party and Marla who had been overlooked a lot is noticed by a guy named Nelson. Dottie’s husband Bob is in the army and when news comes that a man in the army has been killed it turns out to be Betty Spaghetti. After awhile, Kit feels that once again like at home she is behind Dottie’s shadow. Dottie notices it to and asks to be transferred to another team. Of course Mr. Lovitz doesn’t want the best player to be transferred so he has Kit transferred to Racine. Kit feels that Dottie did this on purpose. Kit plays for the Racine while Dottie plays for Rockford. In the final scene Dottie is crashed into by Kit and she drops the ball, letting Racine win, making Kit have her own stardom instead of being in Dottie’s shadow. The girls have a reunion and they remember the fun they had together.

Rocky V (1990)

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Genres: Action | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Stallone, Sylvester | Shire, Talia | Young, Burt | Stallone, Sage | Burgess Meredith | Morrison, Tommy | Gant, Richard | Burton, Tony | Gambina, Jimmy | Sheppard, Delia | Sheehan, Mike Girard | Williams, Michael | Connolly, Kevin | Peters, Elisebeth | Swope, Hayes
Directors: Avildsen, John G.
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World heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Balboa returns home to Philadelphia to a hero’s welcome after defeating Ivan Drago in a brutal match. Rocky soon discovers that his match with Drago has left him with damage to his brain, and his fortune, which he had entrusted to his wife Adrian’s brother Paulie, has been squandered by an incompetent accountant. In debt to the IRS, Rocky is forced to sell most of his possessions, including his mansion. Rocky, Adrian, and their son Rocky Balboa Jr, move back to Rocky’s old neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Adjustment to the dramatically different lifestyle proves to be more difficult for Rocky Balboa Jr than it is for Rocky and Adrian. Junior quickly becomes involved with a bad crowd, and encounters a bully. Meanwhile, financially desperate Rocky is tempted to re-enter the ring when shady promoter George Washington Duke offers him a huge amount of money to defend his title. Adrian insists that Rocky not risk his life by returning to the ring. Rocky’s financial future looks bleak, until he is approached by a young boxer named Tommy “Machine” Gunn, who idolizes Rocky and begs Rocky to help him train. Rocky agrees to train Tommy, but this hurts Rocky’s relationship with Junior, who believes Rocky is neglecting him in favor of Tommy. Junior becomes even more deeply involved with the bad crowd that he has fallen into. Junior even undergoes training and beats up the bully who was harassing him. After Tommy wins his first few matches, he starts becoming arrogant. When Tommy, who wants a high profile match against a champion, arrogantly decides that Rocky is not moving him up quickly enough, an impatient Tommy turns his back on Rocky and hires Duke as his new manager. While this gives Rocky and Junior the chance they need to work things out with each other, Tommy wins a belt, and still doesn’t have the respect that he’s arrogantly looking for because fans always boo him. Duke tells Tommy that the only way to get the respect Tommy wants would be to beat Rocky one-on-one, so Duke and Tommy find Rocky at a bar, and Tommy challenges Rocky to a street fight that may put Rocky’s life on the line.

Rocky IV (1985)

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Genres: Action | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Shire, Talia | Young, Burt | Weathers, Carl | Nielsen, Brigitte | Burton, Tony | Pataki, Michael | Lundgren, Dolph | Nahan, Stu | Adams, R.J. | Bandiero, Al | Barto, Dominic | Brown, Danial | Brown, James | Campos, Rose Mary
Directors: Stallone, Sylvester
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The “Iron Curtain” is starting to come down around the Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev. A Soviet boxer named Ivan Drago, nicknamed “The Siberian Express”, comes to the United States with his wife, a Russian champion swimmer and coach for a guest match. Drago is a superbly conditioned boxer who has been scientifically trained in the USSR, and he & his coach propose a fight against Rocky Balboa. Rocky’s former adversary, Apollo Creed decides to take on Drago despite having been out of the ring for several years. Creed unwisely taunts Drago before the match, and after the first round, Drago issues a prophetic warning to Creed: “You will lose.” Unfortunately the warning comes true and Creed dies following a pounding by the Siberian Express. When death threats are made against the Russian boxer, he returns to the USSR and states if there is to be a match between Balboa & Drago, it will be in the USSR. To honor Creed’s memory, Rocky takes the Soviets up on their challenge and goes to Siberia to train for the match against the “Siberian Express”, that will take place in Moscow on Christmas Day, in front of a hostile audience.

Lucas (1986)

Monday, February 16th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Haim, Corey | Green, Kerri | Sheen, Charlie | Thorne-Smith, Courtney | Ryder, Winona | Hodges, Tom | Poppiti, Ciro | Boyd, Guy | Piven, Jeremy | Wixted, Kevin | Seltzer, Emily | Leigh, Erika | Ryan, Anne | Alderman, Jason | Mackie, Tom
Directors: Seltzer, David
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Lucas is a promising kid, bright, inquisitive, knowledgeable, industrious, but for a boy aged 14 those qualities don’t count for much socially, his daily life in high school is a brave but hopeless struggle against cruel ridicule (nicknamed ‘leukoplakia’) and abuse on account of his frail figure, ‘miniature’ size and athletic ineptitude, while any demonstration of precocious erudition is frowned upon by his ignorant, dumber peers and seniors, fortunately with one remarkable exception: the studly football team captain, generally known as Cappie, gallantly protects the ’shrimp’ and as soon as he gets to know Lucas appreciates his mind and courage, eager to learn from him. The arrival of an attractive new girl in his school and neighborhood proves a mixed blessing: Maggie becomes his best friend and companion, admiring his many talents, but inevitably she soon falls for Cappie the other way, so now his ‘big brother’ and protector seems little Lucas’s rival, however hard the hunk tries to stay friends…

Rocky II (1979)

Monday, February 16th, 2009
Genres: Action | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Shire, Talia | Young, Burt | Weathers, Carl | Burgess Meredith | Burton, Tony | Spinell, Joe | Gaines, Leonard | Meals, Sylvia | McRae, Frank | Silvani, Al | Pleshette, John | Nahan, Stu | Baldwin, Bill | Ziesmer, Jerry
Directors: Stallone, Sylvester
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After Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed fought each other in the ring, they were rushed to the hospital. After both were released, Rocky moved on and lives up to his newfound fortune and his Marriage to Adrian. After failed attempts at making commercials, and being laid off at a local meat company, Rocky decides to go back to being a boxer, but Adrian disapproves Rocky’s decision as she is concerned for his well-being, and it effects his training, even though his trainer, Mickey Goodmill now wants him to fight right-handed. Meanwhile, Apollo became exceedingly angry at the rude and nasty comments on his fight with Rocky, eager for a rematch with him, Apollo even went public about it. then, Adrian fell into a coma after delivering her and Rocky’s baby, after a few days, she awakens and was given the baby, which was named Rocky Jr. Then, Rocky continues his training, and then the fight begins, Apollo is still angry, but Rocky is more determined than ever to win.

Rocky (1976)

Monday, February 16th, 2009
Genres: Action | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Stallone, Sylvester | Shire, Talia | Young, Burt | Weathers, Carl | Burgess Meredith | David, Thayer | Spinell, Joe | Gambina, Jimmy | Baldwin, Bill | Silvani, Al | Memmoli, George | Letizia, Jodi | Lewis, Diana | O'Hanlon, George | Carroll, Larry
Directors: Avildsen, John G.
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The ‘Italian Stallion’, Rocky Balboa, is an aspiring boxer in downtown Philadelphia. His one chance to make a better life for himself is through his boxing and Adrian, a girl who works in the local pet store. Through a publicity stunt, Rocky is set up to fight Apollo Creed, the current heavyweight champion who is already set to win. But Rocky really needs to triumph, against all the odds…