Can a “Rocky” movie go the distance? The behind-the-scenes story of how a then-unknown Sylvester Stallone not only got 1976’s “Rocky” made, but convinced the producers and studios to let him star in ...

If you know anything about Sylvester Stallone's breakout role in "Rocky" (which, yes, he also wrote), you probably know that starring in his own film was hardly an easy ask. Lots of the neat (and, in ...