Rocky II (1979)

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Writer:

Sylvester Stallone (written by)

Release Date:

15 June 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

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.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Rematch | Boxer | Coma | Commercial

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

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	...	Himself
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 Sheperd Sanders)
Jeff Temkin	...	Ring Announcer
Allan Warnick	...	Makeup Man
Charles Winkler	...	Camera Assistant
James Zaza	...	Emergency Room Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brenda King	...	Ring girl #2 (uncredited)
Taaffe O'Connell	...	Ring Girl (uncredited)
Velvet Rhodes	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Butkus Stallone	...	Dog (uncredited)
Seargeoh Stallone	...	Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr. (uncredited)

Directed by
Sylvester Stallone

Writing credits
Sylvester Stallone		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Chartoff	....	producer
Arthur Chobanian	....	associate producer
Irwin Winkler	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
Bill Butler

Film Editing by
Stanford C. Allen
Janice Hampton

Casting by
Michael McLean

Art Direction by
Richard Berger

Set Decoration by
Ed Baer

Costume Design by
Sandy Berke Jordan		(costumes: women) (as Sandra Berke)
Tom Bronson		(costumes: men) (as Thomas Bronson)

Makeup Department
Philip Goldblat	....	makeup artist (as Phil Goldblatt)
Jean Burt Reilly	....	hair stylist
Michael Westmore	....	makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elie Cohn	....	second assistant director
Ira H. Gallen	....	second assistant director (as Ira Gallen)
Robert Odom	....	dga trainee
Jerry Ziesmer	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kevin Chambers	....	swing gang
Bill Dietz	....	property master
Floyd Farrington	....	assistant property master
Bill Gay	....	lead man (as William Gay)
Claude F. Powell	....	construction coordinator (as Claude Powell)
Lambert Powell	....	construction foreman
Peter R. Romero	....	assistant art director (as Peter Romero)
Vernon Yeager	....	stand-by painter
Fred Lucky	....	storyboard illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department
John S. Coffey	....	cable person (as John Coffey)
Gordon Davidson	....	sound effects editorial staff
Rebecca Einfeld	....	sound effects editorial staff
Gary S. Gerlich	....	sound effects editorial staff (as Gary Gerlich)
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Kline)
Bobbe Kurtz	....	loop editor
Jimmy Ling	....	sound effects editorial staff (as James B. Ling)
Victoria Martin	....	sound effects editorial staff
Bob Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Minkler)
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert A. Reich	....	sound effects editorial staff (as Robert Arnold Reich)
William A. Sawyer	....	sound effects editorial staff (as William Sawyer)
Kenneth Schwarz	....	boom operator (as Ken Schwarz)
Frank E. Warner	....	supervising sound effects editor (as Frank Warner)
Charles M. Wilborn	....	sound mixer (as Chuck Wilborn)
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson	....	stunt coordinator
Freddie Hice	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bennie Moore	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Martin G. Beazell	....	second assistant camera (as G. Martin Beazell)
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator
Jim Brown	....	camera operator
Colin J. Campbell	....	gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
Earl L. Clark	....	first assistant camera (as Earl Lynn Clark)
William Coleman	....	first assistant camera (as Bill Coleman)
James R. Connell	....	camera operator (as Jim Connell)
Bob Greene	....	still photographer
Randy Hart	....	best boy
George Hill	....	key grip
Christine M. Loss	....	still photographer (as Christine Loss)
Barry Oiffer	....	second assistant camera
James M. Sheppherd	....	dolly grip (as Jim Shepherd)
George Staubs	....	second grip
Orlando Suero	....	still photographer
Mike Chevalier	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Joy Todd	....	casting: Philadelphia
Cash Oshman	....	crowd casting (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ross Albert	....	assistant editor
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
James D. Brubaker	....	post-production coordinator (as James Brubaker)
Gregory M. Gerlich	....	assistant editor (as Greg Gerlich)
Danford B. Greene	....	supervising editor
Jerelyn J. Harding	....	assistant editor (as Jerelyn Golding)
Christopher Holmes	....	editor: fight scenes (as Christopher V. Holmes)
James Mitchell	....	editor: fight scenes (as James D. Mitchell)
Janice Parker	....	assistant editor
Nancy Sales	....	assistant editor
James R. Symons	....	editor: fight and training montages
Jan Wesley	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Allison Caine	....	vocal effects advisor
Dennis S. Sands	....	scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Joe Tuley	....	music editor
Bill Conti	....	conductor (uncredited)
Bill Conti	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Peter T. Myers	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Russell McEntyre	....	transportation coordinator
Dan Riportella	....	transportation co-captain (as Daniel Riportella)

Other crew
Dale Benson	....	location manager
Stanley Brossette	....	publicist
Louis Chirco	....	craft service
Janet Crosby	....	assistant to producers
Pen Densham	....	supervisor: fight and training montages
Chip Fowler	....	production office coordinator
Michael S. Glick	....	production executive
Vince Heileson	....	paymaster
Bruce Hoffman	....	additional photographic credit
Linda Horner	....	assistant: Mr. Stallone
Lori Imbler	....	assistant to producers
Patrice J. Klinger	....	production assistant (as Patrice Klinger)
Larry Kramer	....	production assistant
Joseph Letizia	....	company representative (as Joe Letizia)
Chris Raphael	....	promotional appearances
Marge Rowland	....	production accountant
Ellen Shire	....	location coordinator
Al Silvani	....	technical advisor
Marie Sorell	....	nurse
Sylvester Stallone	....	boxing choreographer
John Watson	....	supervisor: fight and training montages
Marshall J. Wolins	....	script supervisor (as Marshall Wolins)
Tom Wright	....	technical advisor
Raechel Donahue	....	voice talent (uncredited)
Donna Smith	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Michael E. Uslan	....	production attorney (uncredited)

Thanks
Jane Oliver	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Distributors

• United Artists (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1982) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (The Undisputed Collection)

Other Companies

• Group IV Recording  music recorded at
• Mclean/Ebbins/Mansour Casting Co.  casting
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)  titles
• Pacific Title  opticals

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | 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

Filming Locations:

1818 East Tusculum Street, Kensington, North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Trivia:

In one version of the screenplay, there is a flashback scene that shows Rocky first meeting Mickey and we learn Rocky's real first name: Robert.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Micky is watching television, his feet do not move at all, and you can tell it is a still image super-imposed on screen.

Quotes:

Adrian: There's one thing I want you to do for me.
Rocky Balboa: What's that?
Adrian: Win.
Adrian: Win!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Freaks and Geeks: Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers (#1.14)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

TWO KINDS OF LOVE

Faithful to the spirit of the original.

"Rocky II" isn't as wildly entertaining as the next installment (which is my favorite), and it's slightly overlong, too. But it's still an earnestly made, appealingly tender sequel. Stallone dedicates time to character development and quirky humor (the scene where he attempts to star in commercials is really funny), making the movie more suitable for viewers who prefer dialogue over action - although the actual fight is more dynamic than the one in the original.