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Rocky II

7.3

Released June 15, 1979Runtime 1h 59min

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

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

United Artists

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $7,000,000
Revenue: $85,187,855
Profit/Loss: $78,187,855

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Cast

Sylvester StalloneRobert 'Rocky' Balboa

Talia ShireAdrianna 'Adrian' Balboa

Burt YoungPaulie Pennino

Carl WeathersApollo Creed

Burgess MeredithMickey Goldmill

Tony BurtonTony 'Duke' Evers

Joe SpinellTony Gazzo

Leonard GainesAgent

Sylvia MealsMary Anne Creed

Frank McRaeMeat Foreman (uncredited)

Al SilvaniCutman (uncredited)

John PleshetteDirector (uncredited)

Stu NahanAnnouncer (uncredited)

Bill BaldwinCommentator (uncredited)

Jerry ZiesmerSalesman (uncredited)

Paul MicaleFather Carmine (uncredited)

Earl MontgomeryEmployment Manager (uncredited)

Herb NanasEmployment Manager (uncredited)

Stuart K. RobinsonJohnny (uncredited)

Frank Stallone Jr.Singer (uncredited)

Charles "Honi" ColesSinger (uncredited)

Doug FlorSinger (uncredited)

Robert KondyraSinger (uncredited)

James ZazzarinoSinger (uncredited)

Eddie 'El Annimal' LopezFighter (uncredited)

Taurean BlacqueLawyer (uncredited)

James J. CasinoChink's Manager (uncredited)

Shaka CumbukaCornerman (uncredited)

Roberto DuránFighter (uncredited)

Lou FillipoReferee (uncredited)

Ruth Ann FlynnJewelry Sales Lady (uncredited)

Linda GreyAgent (uncredited)

Grainger HinesEmergency Room Aide (uncredited)

Garrie KellyWhite Hunter (uncredited)

Ava LazarWhite Hunter (uncredited)

Joseph LetiziaCar Salesman (uncredited)

René Le VantYoung Lugger (uncredited)

Tawny LittleReporter (uncredited)

Paul McCraneYoung Patient (uncredited)

Sonny MelendrezReporter (uncredited)

Tony MunafoBoxer (uncredited)

Brent MusburgerReporter (uncredited)

Ed NessTimekeeper (uncredited)

Fred PinkardLawyer (uncredited)

Jane Marla RobbinsGloria (uncredited)

Hank RolikeCornerman (uncredited)

David L. RossReporter (uncredited)

Fran RyanAdrian's Nurse (uncredited)

Whitney RydbeckSound Man (uncredited)

Shepherd SandersEmployment Manager (uncredited)

Jeff TemkinRing Announcer (uncredited)

Allan WarnickMakeup Man (uncredited)

Charles WinklerCamera Assistant (uncredited)

James ZazaEmergency Room Reporter (uncredited)

Samuel DavisApollo's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Rutanya AldaDoctor Cooper (uncredited)

Seargeoh StalloneRocky Balboa Jr. (uncredited)

Butkus StalloneDog (uncredited)

Crew

Sylvester StalloneDirector

Marshall J. WolinsScript Supervisor

Ira H. GallenSecond Assistant Director

Jerry ZiesmerFirst Assistant Director

Elie CohnSecond Assistant Director

Sylvester StalloneScreenplay

Irwin WinklerProducer

Robert ChartoffProducer

Michael McLeanCasting Director

Arthur ChobanianAssociate Producer

James D. BrubakerPost Production Coordinator

Robert OdomTrainee Production Coordinator

Jimmy NickersonStunt Coordinator

Bill ButlerDirector of Photography

Frank E. WarnerSupervising Sound Effects Editor

Philip GoldblatMakeup Artist

Janice HamptonEditor

Sandy Berke JordanCostume Design

Jean Burt ReillyHairstylist

Joe TuleyMusic Editor

Richard BergerArt Direction

Tom BronsonCostume Design

Stanford C. AllenEditor

Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer

Ed BaerSet Decoration

Earl ClarkFirst Assistant Camera

Christopher HolmesAdditional Editing

Freddie HiceStunts

Donah BassettNegative Cutter

Peter R. RomeroAssistant Art Director

George HillKey Grip

Kenneth SchwarzBoom Operator

Garrett BrownSteadicam Operator

Bill DietzProperty Master

Colin J. CampbellGaffer

Claude F. PowellConstruction Coordinator

Russell McEntyreTransportation Coordinator

Michael WestmoreMakeup Designer

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Reviews

There's one thing I want you to do for me. After pushing champ Apollo Creed all the way in their title fight, Rocky Balboa retires from the ring and basks in gallant loser glory. However, he soon finds he is down on his luck and accepts a challenge to a rematch with the ever irate Apollo Creed, ...

by GenerationofSwine

I haven't seen Creed yet, either of them, and that has me concerned mainly because I hadn't even heard of them until after they were released. So I can't weigh in on all the Rocky movies just yet... ... But Rocky II is what I consider to be the last real Rocky movie. That doesn't mean I don't li...

Rocky II is an incredibly worthy sequel to the 1976 hit. The story picks up immediately after the conclusion of the first fight and follows Rocky as he tries to cope with his new-found fame and return to normalcy. I found this aspect to be incredibly impactful. He has very little to offer the wh...

Undaunted by his defeat, the eponymous Italian Stallion and his stalwart trainer "Mickey" (Burgess Meredith) return for a rematch against the cock-sure champ "Apollo Creed" (Carl Weathers) in this superior sequel that manages, successfully, to build upon the original film and to develop some intere...