Rocky

If you didn't know, Sylvester Stallone was nominated for Best Actor in this film. He was likened to Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro. Wow!

Had he never done the sequels, nor ever starred in the hideous Rambo films, he might have had a much more illustrious acting career.

But then, wonder... would Rocky be as much of an American icon? Beating down the Muhammad Ali-esque Apollo Creed, the George Foreman-esque Clubber Lang, the Goliath in Ivan Drago... Would Rocky have endured?

But yeah, I don't give a shit about Rambo.

But the underdog, Rocky Balboa... that's always something to believe in.