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You see this?! This is how long you have to live. And it isn't long my pretty, it isn't long! I'M NOT WAITING FOREVER TO GET THOSE SHOES!!
-Witch shows the hourglassThe Wizard of Oz
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 Released: 1979
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). Offered lucrative product endorsement opportunities, Rocky's 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, despite assurances from all concerned that he will damage himself irreparably. Although their first meeting was simply an exhibition fight, the second Balboa-Creed face-off is an officially sanctioned battle for Creed's championship belt.
Actors-Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire - Adrian
Burt Young - Paulie
Carl Weathers - Apollo Creed
Burgess Meredith - Mickey
Tony Burton - Apollo's Trainer
Joe Spinell - Gazzo
Lenny Gaines - Agent
Sylvia Meals - Mary Anne Creed
Frank McRae - Meat Foreman
Al Silvani - Cutman
John Pleshette - Director
Stu Nahan - Announcer
Bill Baldwin - Commentator
Jerry Ziesmer - Salesman
Paul Micale - Father Carmine
Jeff Temkin - Ring Announcer
Allan Warnick - Makeup Man
Rene LeVant - Young Lugger
Tony Munafo - Boxer
Frank Stallone - Singer
Earl Montgomery, Jr.
Charles Winkler - Camera Assistant
Shaka Cumbuka - Cornerman
Allison Caine - [Voice]
Lou Filippo - Referee
Roberto Duran - Fighter
Grainger Hines - Emergency Room Aide
Ava Lazar - White Hunter
Taurean Blacque - Lawyer
Michael Dorn - Bit
James J. Casino - Chink's Manager
Charles "Honi" Coles - Singer
Shepherd Sanders - Employment Manager
Fran Ryan - Adrian's Nurse
Hank Rolike - Cornerman
Whitney Rydbeck - Sound Man
Eddie Lopez - Fighter
Paul McCrane - Young Patient
Stuart K. Robinson
Sonny Melendrez - Reporter
Jane Marla Robbins - Gloria
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