Rocky II
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Lou Filippo; boxer, referee had role in ‘Rocky’..."Rocky'' movies. In "Rocky II,'' Mr. Filippo told Stallone's bloodied character Rocky Balboa before the epic 15th round, "Hey, Rock, you get in trouble one more time . . .'' to which Balboa answered, "Don't stop nothing! '' When both... In this article: Sylvester Stallone, Rocky II, Apollo Creed, Marvin Hagler, Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, Stroke, and Shane Mosley |
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 06, 2009
Boxing legend Lou Filippo dies
Lou Filippo, a boxing Hall of Famer who became a referee and ring judge, memorably counting out Sylvester Stallone's champion rival Apollo Creed in the film "Rocky II," died Monday at Downey Regional Medical Center after suffering a stroke.
In this article: Sylvester Stallone, Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, Stroke, and Rocky
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NBC | October 30, 2009
New York Rebuts Philly Fever
...have posted as a trash-talk take on the World Series. What's funny about it is the 30-year old montage from Rocky 2, with Jimmy Rollins' head photoshopped in place of Sly Stallone. That's how the City of Brotherly Love wants to play it?
In this article: Oscar, World Series, Derek Jeter, Jimmy Rollins, Yankees, New York, and Michael Bloomberg
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Connecticut Post | November 05, 2009
Boxing Hall of Famer Lou Filippo, 83, dies
...rival Apollo Creed in the film "Rocky II," died Monday at Downey Regional Medical Center after suffering a stroke. He was 83. Filippo was a distinguished amateur fighter who fought in more than 250 bouts before turning pro. His fighting...
In this article: Sylvester Stallone, Apollo Creed, Shane Mosley, Marvin Hagler, Boxing, Los Angeles, and Rocky Balboa
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Drama film
...and musical drama New York, New York '' (1977). Sylvester Stallone created one of the most successful sports drama franchises ''Rocky (1976) and also directed the sequel Rocky II (1979). In addition, in sports drama were films that focused...
In this article: Melodrama, Comedy-drama, Academy Awards, World War II, Schindler's List, The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Apu Trilogy, and War films
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Jurgen Prochnow
...which contains a submarine scene that references his role in Das Boot. In addition, he dubbed Sylvester Stallone's voice in the German version of Rocky and Rocky II. He was facially scarred (first and second-degree burns) following a stunt...
In this article: Jurgen Prochnow, Dune, Das Boot, Los Angeles, Broken Lizard, Folkwang Academy, and Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
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Rocky II
...their original roles. Although this film was released in 1979, the ring announcers say that it takes place ten months after Rocky 's first fight with Apollo Creed, putting the Rocky II fight with Apollo in November 1976. The Ring Magazine...
In this article: Apollo Creed, Carl Weathers, God, Tony "Duke" Evers, and Surgery
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Rocky II is the 1979 sequel to Rocky, a motion picture in which an unknown boxer had been given a chance to go the distance with the World Heavyweight Champion. Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young and Talia Shire reprised their original roles.
Taglines:
* The Rematch Of The Century.
* The story continues...
* The Italian Stallion is back!
* Rocky shows he's a champ, and wins!
- Name:
- Rocky II
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- June 15, 1979
- Preceded By:
- Rocky
- Directed By:
- Sylvester Stallone
- Produced by:
- Written By:
- Sylvester Stallone
- Editor:
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- Janice Hampton
- Stanford C. Allen
- Cinematography:
- Bill Butler
- Music By:
- Bill Conti
- Distributed By:
- United Artists
- Length:
- 119 min.
- Language:
- English
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