Rocky II
Rocky II movie poster
Directed by	Sylvester Stallone
Produced by	Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler
Written by	Sylvester Stallone
Starring	Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young Carl Weathers Burgess Meredith Tony Burton
Music by	Bill Conti
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Editing by	Stanford C. Allen Janice Hampton
Distributed by	United Artists (1979-1981) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1982-present)
Release date(s)	June 15, 1979
Running time	113 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Preceded by	Rocky
Followed by	Rocky III
IMDb profile

Rocky II is the 1979 sequel to Rocky, a motion picture in which an unknown boxer had been given a chance to go the distance with the World Heavyweight Champion. Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young and Talia Shire reprised their original roles. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (495x755, 41 KB) Summary Rocky II theatrical poster Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Sylvester Stallone (born Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... Robert Chartoff (b. ... Irwin Winkler (born May 25, 1931) is an American film producer and director. ... Sylvester Stallone (born Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... Sylvester Stallone (born Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... Burt Young (born April 30, 1940 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American actor, painter and author. ... cs|football team]]. This led to a brief career as a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders, where he played 7 games in 1970 and one game in 1971. ... Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1908[1] – September 9, 1997), known as Burgess Meredith, was a versatile American actor. ... Tony Burton is an American actor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bill Butler (born April 7, 1931) is an American cinematographer, part of the New Hollywood generation. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the film studio. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see Rocky (disambiguation). ... Rocky III (1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series. ... For other uses, see Rocky (disambiguation). ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... The Distance is a boxing slang term used to refer to boxing matches that last the limit of 15 rounds. ... For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... Sylvester Stallone (born Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... cs|football team]]. This led to a brief career as a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders, where he played 7 games in 1970 and one game in 1971. ... Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1908[1] – September 9, 1997), known as Burgess Meredith, was a versatile American actor. ... Burt Young (born April 30, 1940 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American actor, painter and author. ... Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ...

Taglines:

• The Rematch Of The Century.
• The story continues...
• The Italian Stallion is back!
• Rocky shows he's a champ, and wins!

Plot

Rocky II begins with the 15th round of the Bicentennial fight from the first movie. The fight indeed lasts 15 rounds with each fighter suffering many devastating injuries. After the fight, Rocky calls out for Adrian, who runs down to the ring. As Creed is announced the winner by split decision, Adrian and Rocky embrace, and Rocky tells her that he loves her.

After their championship bout, Rocky and Apollo are taken by ambulance to a hospital, where they meet once again in the hospital lobby. Apollo Creed, who retained the championship on points, is furious at Rocky, the first man to go the distance with him, and starts clamoring for another chance to knock Rocky out. Rocky goes to Apollo's room that night and asks "Did you give me your best?" to which Apollo answers "Yeah". Rocky declines talk of a rematch and tells Apollo that he is quitting boxing. Rocky's decision to retire is strengthened when doctors tell him he needs surgery for a detached retina. Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the Rocky (series) of films, initially portrayed as the World Heavyweight Champion. ... Robert Rocky Balboa, Sr. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue. ...

Following his hospital stay, Rocky proposes to Adrian, and they marry. Rocky begins to enjoy the profits from his fight with Apollo. He buys his first brand new car which is a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am, goes on a shopping spree, and buys a two-story house. For money, Rocky opts to exploit his image as the "Italian Stallion" by appearing in commercials. His new career, however, is quickly derailed by his sub-par reading skills, which leads to a clash with the director of his first commercial. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pontiac Firebird. ...

Unable to find white-collar work due to his lack of education, and after being laid off from the meat plant where Paulie previously worked because of cutbacks, he gets a job as a boxing trainer at Mickey's gym. Adrian, now pregnant, returns to her old job at the pet store. White-collar worker is an idiom referring to a salaried professional or a person whose job is clerical in nature, as opposed to a blue-collar worker whose job is more in line with manual labor. ...

Meanwhile, Apollo Creed, who has been receiving hate mail about his win over Rocky, elects to try and pressure Rocky into another fight so that he can prove himself, despite protests from his trainer, Tony "Duke" Evers, to find a new contenders to fight against. Rocky himself begins to have second thoughts about the fight, but because of the pressure applied by Apollo, Rocky decides to accept the challenge for a rematch against Apollo on Thanksgiving 1976 and begins training. Mickey wants Rocky to learn to fight right handed in order to better protect Rocky's bad eye, and to give him a surprise advantage by switching back to left handed with the intention of throwing off Apollo's timing and confusing him. Hate mail (as electronic, postal, or otherwise) is a form of harassment, usually consisting of invective and potentially intimidating or threatening comments towards the recipient. ... The art of diplomacy, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

However, Adrian's opposition saps his resolve and his training suffers. When Paulie confronts Adrian about her opinion, her angry reaction creates a serious medical condition that breaks her water prematurely. During the birth of their son, Adrian falls into a coma, and forces their son into an incubator. Rocky breaks away from training to spend every waking moment at her side, not even seeing his newborn son until she recovers. When Adrian emerges from the coma, she tells Rocky to "win" and he restarts training in earnest with Mickey for the rematch with Apollo. His condition improves dramatically with increased strength and speed. A drawing of the amniotic sac from Grays Anatomy. ... The term premature refers to something that occurs prior to the expected or normal time. ... For other uses, see Coma (disambiguation). ... The word incubation (from Latin incubare, to lie upon - cf. ...

As with the first fight, Rocky's training includes a brisk run throughout the city of Philadelphia. This time, however, he is greeted with the cheers and encouragement of onlookers as he runs through the streets of South Philadelphia, having become a local celebrity following his narrow loss to Apollo. Along the way, children and pre-teens begin to follow him, their numbers increasing dramatically block by block. By the time he reaches the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City, hundreds of young people have joined in. Ultimately, they follow Rocky to the top of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, enthusiastically chanting his name as he lifts his arms in a victory pose. South Philadelphia district, highlighted on map of Philadelphia County. ... Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a scenic avenue that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia. ... Center City District, highlighted on a map of Philadelphia County. ... The Rocky Steps are the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. ...

Rocky and Apollo once again fight an intense battle in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Unlike the first match, Apollo gets off to a fast start, flooring Rocky twice in the first two rounds and building a huge lead on the scorecards as the fight goes on. But throughout the fight, Rocky pounds away at Apollo on and off, turning the fight into a brutal battle. At the start of the fifteenth round, Apollo's trainer begs him not to try to go for a knockout, as he can win simply by avoiding Rocky. Apollo, desperately wanting to prove he can knock out Rocky and frustrated that he keeps coming back, disregards the advice. Mickey tells Rocky to switch back to boxing left handed now, and although Rocky initially refuses, he switches back, landing several crashing lefts. Rocky hits Apollo with a final punch that knocks him down, but from sheer exhaustion, Rocky also goes down to the canvas. The referee starts the final ten-count as the fighters struggle to their feet. The Wachovia Spectrum (formerly known as the Spectrum (1967-1994), CoreStates Spectrum (1994-1998) and First Union Spectrum (1998-2003)) is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

As a beaten and exhausted Apollo slumps to a corner, Rocky grabs the top rope and picks himself up at the count of 9, and is declared the new Heavyweight Champion of the World. In his post-match speech, he thanks Apollo for another hard-fought battle and Mickey for training him before shouting, "Yo, Adrian! We did it!"

Trivia

• Approximately 800 school children are estimated to have been used for the scene depicting Rocky's run through Philadelphia.^[1]

• This was the last film until Rocky V and later Rocky Balboa to depict Rocky living in downtown Philadelphia.
• This is Rocky's friend Gazzo's last appreance in the films.
• One note from the previous film is that the driver of Gazzo's car tells Rocky after saying Adrian was mentally challenged to "take her to the zoo, I hear retards love the zoo", and after leaving the hospital in Rocky II, Rocky proposes in the zoo.
• This was the only Rocky movie to have mentioned that Rocky had gained a large Italian fan-base when one of the Ring-Side announcers states, "I've never seen so many Italians in one place", to which his partner says, "You said that, not me".
• This movie has the last camera appearance of the singers who live in Rocky's neighborhood.
• In this film you'll see Stallone's brother as one of the singers, just as in the original film.
• The song that is sung by the street singers, "Take you Back" is later used in the intro to Rocky Balboa
• Although this film was released in 1979, the ring announcers say that it takes place ten months after the first fight with Creed, putting the Rocky II fight with Apollo on November 1976.
• While training for the film, Stallone tore his pectoral muscle requiring over 160 stitches.
• In the television series Freaks and Geeks, the character of gym teacher Ben Fredericks mentions that Rocky II is his favourite movie of all time because, "That Carl Weathers is ripped!"
• The Ring Magazine heavyweight championship belt makes its first appearance in the series.
• Sylvester Stallone actually bought and drove a black and gold 1979 Pontiac Trans Am.
• This is the last time until Rocky Balboa that Rocky runs up the stairs to Gonna Fly Now.
• Unlike Rocky, Rocky III and Rocky Balboa, Rocky does not train to Gonna Fly Now he runs through Philadelphia to that song.

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Billboard's Chart for the Soundtrack

Date: 25/08/1979 - Run: 178-169-159-149-*147* (5 wks on Top 200)

Cast and Crew

• Sylvester Stallone .... Rocky Balboa
• Talia Shire .... Adrian
• Burt Young .... Paulie
• Carl Weathers .... Apollo Creed
• Burgess Meredith .... Mickey Goldmill
• Tony Burton .... Duke (Apollo's Trainer)
• Joe Spinell .... Tony Gazzo
• Leonard Gaines .... Agent
• Sylvia Meals .... Mary Anne Creed
• Frank McRae .... Meat Foreman
• Al Silvani .... Cutter
• John Pleshette .... Director
• Stu Nahan .... Announcer
• Bill Baldwin .... Commentator
• Jerry Ziesmer .... Salesman
• Paul Micale .... Father Carmine (as Paul J. Micale)
• Earl Montgomery .... Employment Manager
• Herb Nanas .... Employment Manager
• Stuart K. Robinson .... Johnny (as Stuart Robinson)
• Frank Stallone .... Singer
• Charles 'Honi' Coles .... Singer (as Charles Coles)
• Doug Flor .... Singer
• Robert Kondyra .... Singer
• James Zazzarino .... Singer
• Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez .... Fighter (as Eddie Lopez)
• Taurean Blacque .... Lawyer
• James J. Casino .... Chink's Manager (as James Casino)
• Shaka Cumbuka .... Cornerman
• Samuel Davis .... Apollo's Bodyguard
• Roberto Durán .... Fighter (as Roberto Duran)
• Lou Fillipo .... Referee (as Lou Filippo)
• Ruth Ann Flynn .... Jewelry Sales Lady
• Linda Grey .... Agent
• Grainger Hines .... Emergency Room Aide
• Garrie Kelly .... White Hunter
• Ava Lazar .... White Hunter
• Joseph Letizia .... Car Salesman
• René Le Vant .... Young Lugger (as Rene Le Vant)
• Tawny Little .... Reporter
• Paul McCrane .... Young Patient
• Sonny Melendrez .... Reporter
• Tony Munafo .... Boxer
• Brent Musburger .... Reporter
• Ed Ness .... Timekeeper
• Fred Pinkard .... Lawyer
• Jane Marla Robbins .... Gloria
• Hank Rolike .... Cornerman
• David L. Ross .... Reporter (as David Ross)
• Fran Ryan .... Adrian's Nurse
• Whitney Rydbeck .... Sound Man
• Shepherd Sanders .... Employment Manager (as Shepherd Sanders)
• Jeff Temkin .... Ring Announcer
• Allan Warnick .... Makeup Man
• Charles Winkler .... Camera Assistant
• James Zaza .... Emergency Room Reporter
• Brenda King .... Ring girl #2
• Taaffe O'Connell .... Ring Girl
• Velvet Rhodes .... Reporter
• Butkus Stallone .... Dog
• Seargeoh Stallone .... Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr.

Sylvester Stallone (born Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone on July 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ... Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... Burt Young (born April 30, 1940 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American actor, painter and author. ... cs|football team]]. This led to a brief career as a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders, where he played 7 games in 1970 and one game in 1971. ... Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1908[1] – September 9, 1997), known as Burgess Meredith, was a versatile American actor. ... Tony Burton is an American actor. ... Joe Spinell (October 28, 1936 – January 13, 1989) was an American actor who played bit roles in a few famous movies in the 1970s. ... Frank McRae (born in Memphis, Tennessee on June 3, 1942) is an American actor and former professional football player. ... John Pleshette is an American actor, best known for being part of the original cast of the long-running prime-time television drama Knots Landing playing Richard Avery. ... A telvision veteran since the 1950s, Stu Nahan is best remembered for his role as a boxing commentator in all of the Rocky films as well as being a longtime sportscaster in the Los Angeles market. ... Bill (Merl. ... Frank Stallone, Jr. ... Taurean Blacque (born Herbert Middleton Jr. ... Samuel Davis, (1774 – April 20, 1831), was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. ... Roberto Durán (born June 16, 1951) is a professional boxer from Guarare, Panamá, and is generally regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all-time. ... Tawny Elaine Little (also known as Tawny Godin) was born 15 September 1956 in Portland, Maine. ... Paul McCrane as Dr. Romano on ER. Paul David McCrane (born January 19, 1961) is an American movie, television and theatre actor. ... Sonny Melendrez is an American actor. ... Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939 in Portland, Oregon) is an American sportscaster for ABC. // Educated at Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism, Musburger began his career as a sportswriter for the now-defunct Chicago American newspaper. ... Fran Ryan (November 29, 1916 – January 15, 2000) is an American character actress who had starred in television and in films. ...

U.S. Box Office

• United States: US$85 million^[2]
• Worldwide: US$200 million^[2]

References

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