Rocky II is a 1979 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.
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10 Facts About Rocky II
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Development of Rocky II began in 1977, after Stallone completed the screenplay.
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Rocky II was theatrically released in the United States by United Artists on June 15,1979.
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Balboa's girlfriend, Adrian, supports his choice as do his doctors who go on to reveal that Rocky II will require surgery for a detached retina, a condition that could lead to permanent blindness.
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Rocky II insists that he knows nothing else so this is the only way he can provide for them.
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Rocky II blames himself for what happened and refuses to leave her bedside until she wakes up, and will not go to see his new baby until the baby can be together with his mother.
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On Thanksgiving, the night of the match, Apollo makes a public goal of beating Rocky II in no more than two rounds to prove the first match going the distance was a fluke.
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However, producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff understood how much of the success of the first Rocky II had come from Stallone's enormous input and lobbied hard to get him the job.
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Rocky II opened in 805 theatres and grossed $11 million in its first week.
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In 2004, Rocky II Legends was released, based on the first four Rocky II films.
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