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Rocky II (1979)

PG  119 min  -  Action | Drama | Romance   -  15 June 1979 (USA)
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Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone ...
Talia Shire ...
Burt Young ...
Carl Weathers ...
Burgess Meredith ...
Tony Burton Tony Burton ...
Joe Spinell Joe Spinell ...
Leonard Gaines Leonard Gaines ...
Agent
Sylvia Meals Sylvia Meals ...
Frank McRae Frank McRae ...
Meat Foreman
Al Silvani Al Silvani ...
John Pleshette John Pleshette ...
Director
Stu Nahan Stu Nahan ...
Announcer
Bill Baldwin Bill Baldwin ...
Jerry Ziesmer Jerry Ziesmer ...
Salesman
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Storyline

Rocky Balboa is a little-known boxer who was given a shot at the heavyweight champ, Apollo Creed. Having done much better than anyone expected, Creed demands a rematch, embarrassed by his inability to dominate the "amateur" Balboa. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Rematch | Training | Boxer | Coma  | See more »

Taglines:

Once he fought for a dream. Now he's fighting for love! See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | Sport

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian (some dialogue)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Rocky 2 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,390,537 (USA) (17 June 1979) (780 Screens)

Gross:

$200,182,160 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

As he had done with the original, Sylvester Stallone incorporated biographical elements from his own life into Rocky's story for this film. In particular, Stallone used as a central plot point the concept that yesterday's heroes are quickly forgotten. In the film, this manifests itself in terms of people quickly forgetting about Rocky's exploits in the title fight. In reality, Stallone experienced a similar sense of being quickly forgotten after his two post- Rocky movies, Paradise Alley (Stallone's directorial debut) and F.I.S.T, both underperformed at the box office. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Adrian holds their baby for the first time, he is crying. In the next scene as Rocky is sitting with her, the baby is sleeping peacefully. See more »

Quotes

[During Rocky's retraining]
Mickey: You're gonna eat lightnin'; you're gonna crap thunder.
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Connections

Referenced in The Opponents (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"TWO KINDS OF LOVE"
Words and Music by Frank Stallone See more »