The career of Sylvester Stallone is an interesting tale... so why not explore one of his earliest works? No, not that! The one that shot him into stardom, a movie he wrote his damn science fiction movies self: Rocky! It's a semi-autobiographical (blog post) work, with Stallone depicting his own life struggles as instead the struggles of a low ranking boxer. Also, the line most people remember is "ADRIAAAAAN!" although when you actually see the movie, you start (blog post) to understand why...
Source: Rocky Movie Review - Decker Shado