A short biography of the life of Stallone and the success of Rocky.  This is a good resource for one looking for quick information on the successes and failures of Stallone.  By D. Goldstein

This criticism offers a small synopsis and background history of the film and its creation.  Like Rocky’s other critics, Leab describes the title character as “The Great White Hope.”  He claims that the success of the film rested on its reception by America’s White working class and that the film rejected the prejudices and fears of the Black movement toward equality in the 70’s.  It is interesting that the move to a “Bicentennial America” meant a move toward racism.  Again, I assume Stallone did not intend for this connection when he wrote Rocky’s script, but I’m sure the culture of the era influenced Stallone to unintentionally include the racist elements of the film such as Rocky’s degradation at the hands of an arrogant Black reporter.  By D. Goldstein