Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) rises to heights of success having defeated Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) and becomes a celebrity, but hot on the heels – and determined to win that title – is a fiery juggernaut of a fighter, Clubber Lang (Mr. T, TV’s THE A-TEAM later on) who takes offence at Rocky’s desire to retire at a special ceremony unveiling a statue of his likeness in Philadelphia. goading him into a new fight.
Rocky is not ready and loses the fight, as his manager Mickey (Burgess Meredith) dies in the aftermath of an altercation pre-fight between Rocky and Lang, but Creed comes to his rescue – inviting him to go back to the beginning and gain that ever-important ‘Eye of The Tiger’ – and a new rematch….
Even more successful than the previous films – and a huge crowd-pleaser thanks to the Number One hit, EYE OF THE TIGER by Survivor, ROCKY III will get you on your feet.