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Rocky II
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.
1979 · Directed by Sylvester Stallone · 119 min · Drama · Action · 19 frames
Tagline
Once he fought for a dream. Now he's fighting for love!
Crew
- Screenplay: Sylvester Stallone
- Cinematography: Wilmer Butler
- Edited by: Janice Hampton, Stanford C. Allen
- Music: Bill Conti
- Produced by: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- Talia Shire as Adrianna 'Adrian' Balboa
- Burt Young as Paulie Pennino
- Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed
- Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill
- Tony Burton as Tony 'Duke' Evers
- Joe Spinell as Tony Gazzo
- Leonard Gaines as Agent
- Sylvia Meals as Mary Anne Creed
- Frank McRae as Meat Foreman (uncredited)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: United Artists, Winkler Films
- Budget: $7,000,000
- Box office: $200,182,160
- Themes: hero, husband wife relationship, coma, transporter, love of one's life, intensive care, sports, publicity, boxer, training
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