Rocky II [videorecording] / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff ; written and directed by Sylvester Stallone.
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FilmPublisher number: 1007433 | Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Series: MGM DVDPublication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Rocky 2
- Rocky two
- Sylvester Stallone Rocky Anthology
- Director of photography, Bill Butler ; editor, Stanford C. Allen, Janice Hampton ; music, Bill Conti ; art direction, Richard Berger ; set decoration, Ed Baer.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
By concentrating on character development with this first of several sequels to his Oscar-winning smash Rocky (1976), writer/director Sylvester Stallone earned critical praise that would desert him with the boxing saga's shallower subsequent chapters. Stallone returns as Rocky Balboa, a Philadelphia prize fighter enjoying his brief fame after nearly defeating world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). When Rocky is offered lucrative product endorsement opportunities, his limited education and lack of sophistication quickly become an impediment to his future success, causing him embarrassment and his pregnant wife, Adrian (Talia Shire), a great deal of financial concern. Meanwhile, Creed is brooding over his near loss to a fighter he considers an amateur far beneath him and decides to goad a reluctant Rocky into a high-profile rematch. With the family resources dwindling and his pride wounded, Rocky decides that fighting is all he knows and makes the fateful decision to climb back into the ring once more with Creed to vie for the championship belt, despite assurances from all concerned that he will blind himself irreparably. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
DVD, region 1; NTSC; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Soundtrack in English 5.1 Dolby digital surround, French mono and Spanish mono, optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith.
Director of photography, Bill Butler ; editor, Stanford C. Allen, Janice Hampton ; music, Bill Conti ; art direction, Richard Berger ; set decoration, Ed Baer.
Rocky, having sustained massive injuries in his win against heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, announces his retirement. But he soon realizes he can't escape his true calling and prepares for the fight of his life.
MPAA rating: PG.