Sylvester Stallone
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In 1976, a low budget movie written by an unknown actor was released, inspiring audiences around the world to go the distance. 'Rocky' became the ultimate underdog film. Over forty years later, Sylvester Stallone recounts the making of the beloved classic through rare home movies provided by Director John G. Avildsen and Production Manager Lloyd Kaufman.
2) Eye See You
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In this twisting cop thriller, an alcoholic detective (Sylvester Stallone) is sent to a remote detox clinic after a serial killer targets his friends and family.
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A woman (Golden Globe-winner Madeleine Stowe, "Twelve Monkeys") who has just discovered she is the daughter of a murdered mafia chieftain (Academy Award-winner Anthony Quinn, "Zorba the Greek") seeks revenge with the aid of her father's faithful bodyguard (Academy Award-nominee Sylvester Stallone, "Rocky").
5) Creed II
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important...
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Recruited for a highly secret and dangerous mission in the jungles of Vietnam to locate missing American POW's, John Rambo is deserted and left in the hostile jungle with only his knife, bow, and arrows. With the help of a Vietnamese girl, he vows to bring revenge to all who have become his enemies.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Cosmo Carboni (Stallone) and his two brothers (Canalito and Assante) will do anything to escape the tenements of Hell's Kitchen in 1946. Paradise Alley, a sleazy private club with raucous wrestling matches as the floor show, seems like it just might be their ticket out.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 89 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Former U.S. soldier John Rambo has settled into a peaceful retirement on his father's ranch after years of fighting and facing his PTSD. But the desire for revenge urges him to travel to Mexico, where he confronts a drug cartel. He quickly finds that his past has caught up with him. As the cartel chases him down, Rambo must use all his deadly combat skills to enact vengeance. With his trusty machete and bow, he prepares to draw the last blood for...
9) First blood
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An ex-Green Beret, a peacetime misfit, is haunted by memories of Vietnam. Falling foul of an over-zealous small-town sheriff, all hell is let loose as he goes on the run. In the life or death manhunt that ensues, he will need all his old skills to stay alive and outwit his pursuers--the sheriff and his posse, and more than 200 National Guardsmen.
10) Rocky V
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rocky and his family must move to their old, low-rent neighborhood after all their money is lost by an an unscrupulous financial advisor and injuries force his retirement from the ring. As Rocky tries to resolve the resentment held by his son, a young boxer Rocky trained publicly taunts his mentor, and Rocky realizes he must fight once more.
11) Creed lll
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.
12) Rocky II
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's the rematch of the century as Rocky Balboa takes on Apollo Creed in this powerful follow-up to one of the most acclaimed movies in film history. After club fighter Rocky Balboa goes the distance with heavyweight champ Apollo Creed, boxing fans clamour for a rematch. The ring beckons once more, and the "Italian Stallion" must prepare for the fight of his life.
13) The expendables
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The Expendables are a tight-knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator. Once there, they find themselves caught in a deadly web of deceit and betrayal. Using every weapon at their disposal, they set out to save the innocent and punish the guilty in this blistering action-packed thriller.
14) Rocky III
Pub. Date
©2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rocky Balboa is now the heavyweight champ and spends his restless idle time participating in charity wrestling matches. The careless Rocky is beaten by a ruthless challenger, Clubber Lang. After Rocky acquires the needed hunger to win, he is ready for the brutal and nail-biting rematch with Lang.
15) Rocky Balboa
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A former heavyweight boxing champion comes out of retirement to fight a 10 round exhibition bout against an opponent who is thirty years younger than he is.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 minutes) : sound., color ; 4 3/4 inches
Description
Barney and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded the team with Barney. Stonebanks became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill, or so he thought. Stonebanks now is making it his mission to end the team, but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of team members, recruiting individuals who are younger,...
18) Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein - Season 1: The American Bald Eagle
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The story of how the American Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography, a symbol not only of patriotism but also of environmental activism and Native American traditions.