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Overview
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Writer:
Sylvester Stallone (written by)
Release Date:
15 June 1979 (USA)
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Tagline:
He was one punch away from the heavyweight championship of the world. Now he's one heartbeat away from losing the woman he loves. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
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NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Rocky: The Undisputed Collection – Blu-ray Review
(From Reel Loop. 18 November 2009, 12:37 AM, PST)
Rocky: The Undisputed Collection – Blu-ray
(From Scorecard Review. 17 November 2009, 4:01 PM, PST)
(From Reel Loop. 18 November 2009, 12:37 AM, PST)
Rocky: The Undisputed Collection – Blu-ray
(From Scorecard Review. 17 November 2009, 4:01 PM, PST)
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A good sequel that repeats the successful formula
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Runtime:
119 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) |
Iceland:12 |
Canada:14A (Ontario - 2006) |
Mexico:A |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:12 |
Peru:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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Sylvester Stallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. The novel is mostly in first person, from Rocky's point of view, written in the same choppy English in which Rocky speaks. Scenes in which Rocky is not present (such as Apollo Creed consulting his associates, or Paulie alone with Adrian) are in standard third-person, in proper English.
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Continuity: When Apollo is on his way to the ring, his robe is done up and a towel is wrapped tightly around his neck. The scene cuts away to a shot of the ring and then cuts back to Apollo and his robe is now undone and the towel is dangling from his neck with his chest visible. The scene cuts away again and then cuts back to Apollo and his robe is done back up and the towel wrapped tightly around his neck again. It appears that they used footage from 2 different takes, one with the robe done up and the other with the robe undone.
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Quotes:
Gazo:
How's about investing in condominiums? It's safe.
Rocky Balboa: Condominiums?
Gazo: Yeah, condominiums.
Rocky Balboa: I never use 'em.
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Rocky Balboa: Condominiums?
Gazo: Yeah, condominiums.
Rocky Balboa: I never use 'em.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: John Goodman/The Pretenders (#19.19)" (1994)
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Soundtrack:
STREET SCAT
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What age is Rocky in this film?What is the poem Rocky writes for Adrian when she is in a coma?
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Immediately after Rocky's close contest with Apollo Creed, he is drawn into fame only to find it is a temporary thing. As the money fades he finds personal crisis is never far away and is tempted into a big money rematch against Creed. Meanwhile Creed, who should fight other fighters, is plagued by suggestions that the first fight was staged to go the distance. Things build to the rematch.
Stallone proves that he has got a money making brain in his head by basically remaking Rocky. The story covers similar themes – it's a soap opera with a fight at the end. Here the soapy mush is mostly about his loss of money and decline back into the gutter, while we have children and comas thrown in for good measure. This is all well and good, and Stallone doesn't let it get too mushy. The script has some good scenes and mixes in comedy – my favourtie line being where Rocky is advised to invest his money in condominiums, to which Rocky replies `condominiums? But I don't use them.'
This comedy helps endear Rocky to us despite being a bit `punchy'. The fight however – that's where the money is. As in the first Rocky movie, the fight is a huge thing, full of emotion and welling music. The fighting is, of course, nonsense – even sillier than the first film, but with the raw emotion and use of music you can't help but get involved – even if you don't want to! At times it goes a bit far and may look a bit like ego-massaging by Stallone, eg the scene where he is out on his training run and is followed by hundreds of supportive children!
Stallone is good in all his roles, the playing of Rocky as a working class bum made good is bang on. Shire doesn't have much to do but she's good beside Stallone. Young is good and Meredith easily repeats his tour-de-force as the grizzled trainer. Carl Weathers is good as Apollo Creed and this is one of his best roles.
Overall this isn't a classic but by repeating the basic formula of the first movie and taking Rocky back to the gutter, this remains an entertaining soap that is driven by mushy, if formulaic, emotion.