) and living the good life with his wife Adrian (Talia Shire) and his growing son Rocky, Jr.(Ian Fried).After knocking out another opponent, Clubber yelled to Rocky""s trainer Mickey (Burgess Meredith) in the audience, "I want Balboa.It was even banned for 31 years in England (until 1963), and then released with an "X" certificate.This controversial film redefined the concepts of beauty, love, and abnormality, but was so disturbingly ahead of its time that audiences stayed away in huge numbers.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)Nominated for one Academy Award (with no win): Best Art Direction.With a production budget of $150 million, and gross revenue of $290 million (domestic) and almost $896 million (worldwide).It was possible that the profits, creative ideas and benefits of Kent""s hard work were being siphoned off by his backers and other informers:Kent: "Yeah, another day, another gray hair.