| Statue of Rocky Balboa | |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Artist: | Boris Staparac |
| Subject: | Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa |
| Metric Unit: | m |
| Imperial Unit: | ft |
| City: | Žitište, Serbia |
The Statue of Rocky Balboa (Serbo-Croatian: Статуа Рокија Балбое, Statua Rokija Balboe) is a bronze statue in Žitište, Serbia, dedicated to Rocky Balboa, main character from 1976 American sports drama film Rocky, portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. It was made by Croatian artist Boris Staparac, it was erected in 2007.[1] Canadian director Barry Avrich made a documentary film Amerika Idol which depicts the events that preceded the creation of the statue, as well as the ceremony of its installation. The film also features Sylvester Stallone who portrayed the character of Rocky in eight films and A. Thomas Schomberg who made the famous Rocky statue in Philadelphia.[2]
In 2011 the Lonely Planet guide included the monument to Rocky Balboa in Žitište, in its list of the "top 10 most bizarre monuments on Earth", along with Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow and the Washington National Cathedral in the United States.[3] [4]