Rocky II Poster
MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 481 this week

Rocky II (1979)

PG  119 min  -  Action | Drama | Romance   -  15 June 1979 (USA)
6.8
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.8/10 from 51,435 users  
Reviews: 136 user | 42 critic

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.

Watch Trailer
 Loading Watchlist 

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 724 titles by GentiTK created 3 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 969 titles by ultra_madness created 2 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 1,362 titles by nithin-palal created 1 week ago
 
image of title
a list of 176 titles by drsnehithmd created 9 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 29 titles by bigwellistyle created 1 month ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Download the free IMDb App
2 wins See more awards »

Related Videos

Rocky II -- Trailer for this classic boxing tale Rocky II -- Thunderlips makes a spectacular self-introduction prior to a charity event. Rocky II -- Rocky Balboa and Clubber Lang fight it out in the ring.
Edit

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
Edit

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:

The Rematch Of The Century See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | Sport

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian (some dialogue)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

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)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one version of the screenplay, there is a flashback scene that shows Rocky first meeting Mickey and we learn Rocky's real first name: Robert. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Micky is watching television, his feet do not move at all, and you can tell it is a still image super-imposed on screen. See more »

Quotes

Reporter: Rock, you got anything derogatory to say about the champ?
Rocky Balboa: Derogatory? Yeah. He's great.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

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