The Quiz: Which of these films won the Best Picture Oscar?
Rocky
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Saving Private Ryan
In fitting underdog fashion, “Rocky” upset a legendary class of 1976 films including “All the President’s Men,” “Network” and “Taxi Driver” to win Best Picture at the 1977 Academy Awards. After being inspired by a fight between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner in 1975, Sylvester Stallone wrote the movie’s screenplay in just 3 days. He refused to sell the rights to the script unless he was cast in the leading role. As a result, his producers were given a shoestring budget of $960,000 to work with, and Rocky was filmed in just 28 days.
The correct answer to this quiz is Rocky.