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Rocky II (1979)

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.

Rocky II
Rocky II
PG
Drama
sport

Release Date
June 15, 1979
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Cast
Sylvester Stallone , Talia Shire , Burt Young , Carl Weathers , Burgess Meredith
Runtime
1hr 59min
Main Genre
Drama
Studio
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Writers
Sylvester Stallone
Tagline
Rocky shows he's a champ...and wins!
Franchise
Rocky

Summary

Rocky Balboa is enjoying life. He has a lovely wife, Adrian, had a successful fight with Apollo Creed and is able to enjoy the money he earned from the fight and a new endorsement deal. Unfortunately, Rocky becomes embarrassed when failing to complete an advert and ends up working in a meat packing company. He believes that he will no longer have a career as a boxer. Apollo wants to rematch with Rocky to prove all his critics wrong that he can beat Rocky. Can Rocky once again have a successful fight?