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Rocky II

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Rocky II (1979)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
214K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,090
278
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Talia Shire
    • Burt Young
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Talia Shire
    • Burt Young
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    • 258User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II (1979)
    Talia Shire in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II (1979)
    Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, and Hank Rolike in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone, Shaka Cumbuka, Burgess Meredith, and Al Silvani in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky II (1979)
    Sylvester Stallone and Burgess Meredith in Rocky II (1979)

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Rocky Balboa
    Talia Shire
    Talia Shire
    • Adrian
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Paulie
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Apollo Creed
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Mickey
    Tony Burton
    Tony Burton
    • Apollo's Trainer
    Joe Spinell
    Joe Spinell
    • Gazzo
    Leonard Gaines
    • Agent
    Sylvia Meals
    • Mary Anne Creed
    Frank McRae
    Frank McRae
    • Meat Foreman
    Al Silvani
    Al Silvani
    • Cutman
    John Pleshette
    John Pleshette
    • Director
    Stu Nahan
    Stu Nahan
    • Announcer
    Bill Baldwin
    Bill Baldwin
    • Commentator
    Jerry Ziesmer
    Jerry Ziesmer
    • Salesman
    Paul Micale
    • Father Carmine
    • (as Paul J. Micale)
    Earl Montgomery
    Earl Montgomery
    • Employment Manager
    Herb Nanas
    Herb Nanas
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      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Sylvester Stallone
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion Roberto Durán.
    • Goofs
      During the fifteenth round, Rocky lands a left hook and Apollo Creed is knocked down. Rocky falls as the result of his own punch. The referee begins to count both fighters out. The referee would only be counting Apollo Creed out because Rocky's punch knocked him to the canvas. According to the rules of boxing, Rocky should not be in danger of being counted out because he was not struck by a punch. Rocky was off balance and so the referee would rule it as a slip.
    • Quotes

      Gazo: How's about investing in condominiums? It's safe.

      Rocky Balboa: Condominiums?

      Gazo: Yeah, condominiums.

      Rocky Balboa: I never use 'em.

    • Crazy credits
      A memorial dedication to Jane Oliver appears following the conclusion of the credits.
    • Alternate versions
      Approx. 2 minutes of dialogue were removed from the German theatrical version. Only in 2009 the film was released uncut (with the missing scenes in English with German subtitles).
    • Connections
      Edited into Rocky III (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Street Scat
      Words and Music by Frank Stallone

    User reviews258

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    8/10
    A worthy sequel that goes the distance.
    Rocky II continued on from the first movie, and though it was no easy task, Sylvester Stallone did a terrific job returning to his now iconic role as well as taking on both roles as writer and director.

    Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has retired from boxing on medical grounds and is getting used to his newfound fame. Unfortunately, his post-boxing career has not flourished which sees him going back to dead end jobs such as working at the meat packing company with his best friend and brother in law Paulie (Burt Young) to keep his head above financial dire straits and his newly wedded wife Adrian (Talia Shire) vows to stay loyal to him. Meanwhile, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) is enraged by all the hate mail that he is receiving, mostly telling him that his championship match was nothing more than a fluke and vows to do everything in his power to goad Rocky Balboa into a rematch. Though Adrian is upset with Rocky's decision to return to the ring, Rocky teams back up with his trainer Mickey (Burgess Meredith) to regain his passion and pride.

    The cast is faultless, and the spirit of the first movie still remains intact. In fact, I found the training scenes to be a lot more uplifting, and I found myself secretly cheering during the penultimate match. And the ending unashamedly had me in tears.

    I've always had a soft spot for Rocky II and years later, it's one of the few movies that has me going through a roller-coaster of emotions. In some ways, I wish this was the ending of the first Rocky movie. But it is what it is. Still Rocky II is a worthy sequel that goes the distance.

    8/10.
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    • Release date
      • June 15, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
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      • MGM
      • English
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production company
      • Chartoff-Winkler Productions
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    • 1 hour 59 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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