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* TheOtherDarrin: Mary Anne Creed, who was played by an uncredited Lavelle Roby in the first film, is now played by Sylvia Meals.
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** Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for ''Film/{{Rocky}}, was offered the part of a trainer named "Chink Weber". According to Wepner, he read for Creator/SylvesterStallone but did very poorly. The character was deleted from the script.
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** Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for ''Film/{{Rocky}}, ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', was offered the part of a trainer named "Chink Weber". According to Wepner, he read for Creator/SylvesterStallone but did very poorly. The character was deleted from the script.
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* RealLifeRelative: Creator/SylvesterStallone's infant son Seargeoh Stallone played the newborn Robert Balboa, Jr. The role would later be played by his elder brother Sage Stallone in ''Film/RockyV''.
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* RealLifeRelative: Creator/SylvesterStallone's infant son Seargeoh Stallone played the newborn Robert Balboa, Jr. The role would later be played by his elder brother Sage Stallone in ''Film/RockyV''. His brother Frank reprises his role from the first film as the street corner singer after Rocky's wedding.
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** An alternate version of the ending was shot where Adrian and Paulie attend the final match instead of watching on television. This version has never been released in full, only photographs of Rocky holding Adrian in a BridalCarry as she holds up the championship belt.
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* WrittenByCastmember: In addition to writing the script, Creator/SylvesterStallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. The novel is mostly in first person, from Rocky's point of view, written in the same choppy English in which Rocky speaks. Scenes in which Rocky is not present (such as Apollo Creed consulting his associates, or Paulie alone with Adrian) are in standard third-person, in proper English.
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* WrittenByCastmember: WrittenByCastMember: In addition to writing the script, Creator/SylvesterStallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. The novel is mostly in first person, from Rocky's point of view, written in the same choppy English in which Rocky speaks. Scenes in which Rocky is not present (such as Apollo Creed consulting his associates, or Paulie alone with Adrian) are in standard third-person, in proper English.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: After the bell rings, signalling the end of the second round, Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/CarlWeathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
* HostilityOnTheSet: After the bell rings, signalling the end of the second round, Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/CarlWeathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
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DirectedByCastMember: This was the first of four entries in the original ''Rocky'' franchise to be directed by Stallone.
* HostilityOnTheSet: After the bell rings, signalling the end of the second round,Creator/SylvesterStallone Rocky and Creator/CarlWeathers Apollo are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone Creator/SylvesterStallone revealed later they that he and Creator/CarlWeathers were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
* HostilityOnTheSet: After the bell rings, signalling the end of the second round,
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** The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
** After the bell rings signalling the end of the second round, Stallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
** The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
** After the bell rings signalling the end of the second round, Stallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
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**RealitySubtext: The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
** After the bell rings signalling the end of the second round, Stallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.sequel.
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** After the bell rings signalling the end of the second round, Stallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
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** Stallone's [[https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/rocky-ar.html original idea]] after the first film was to do a trilogy, where Rocky would have turned into the Mayor of Philadelphia who later would have been impeached, therefore having to return to the ring at an advanced age.
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* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' Durán, who had one of the most legendary careers in boxing history.
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* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller smaller, quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' boxing champion Roberto Durán, who had one of the most legendary careers in boxing history.
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* BTeamSequel: John G. Avildsen declined to return as director, as he was busy with pre-production on ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''...which was later dismissed from.
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* BTeamSequel: John G. Avildsen declined to return as director, as he was busy with pre-production on ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''...which he was later dismissed from.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: After the bell rings, signalling the end of the second round, Creator/SylvesterStallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: After the bell rings, signalling the end of the second round, Creator/SylvesterStallone and Carl Weathers Creator/CarlWeathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
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* WorkingTitle: ''Rocky II: Redemption''.
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* WorkingTitle: ''Rocky II: Redemption''.Redemption''.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: After the bell rings, signalling the end of the second round, Creator/SylvesterStallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
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* BTeamSequel: John G. Avildsen declined to return as director, as he was busy with pre-production on ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''...which was later dismissed from.
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* WrittenByCastmember: In addition to writing the script, Creator/SylvesterStallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. The novel is mostly in first person, from Rocky's point of view, written in the same choppy English in which Rocky speaks. Scenes in which Rocky is not present (such as Apollo Creed consulting his associates, or Paulie alone with Adrian) are in standard third-person, in proper English.
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* WrittenByCastmember: In addition to writing the script, Creator/SylvesterStallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. The novel is mostly in first person, from Rocky's point of view, written in the same choppy English in which Rocky speaks. Scenes in which Rocky is not present (such as Apollo Creed consulting his associates, or Paulie alone with Adrian) are in standard third-person, in proper English.English.
* WorkingTitle: ''Rocky II: Redemption''.
* WorkingTitle: ''Rocky II: Redemption''.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Originally, Adrian was supposed to be at the big fight. However, because Talia Shire was working on another movie at the time, the storyline was changed to having her stay home and watch the fight on TV. The scenes of her watching the boxing match on TV were shot and then edited into the movie several months after filming on the fight scenes had finished.
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* ActorAllusion: During the ambulance drive to the hospital during the opening credits, the movie poster from ''Film/ParadiseAlley'', also written, directed by and starring Creator/SylvesterStallone can be seen on the back of a bus.
** In the scene where Rocky is filming a commercial for Beast cologne, one of the chairs in the background reads Joe Spinell. 'Joe Spinell' (qv) is the actor who plays loan shark Tony Gazzo in the first two films.
** In the scene where Rocky is filming a commercial for Beast cologne, one of the chairs in the background reads Joe Spinell. 'Joe Spinell' (qv) is the actor who plays loan shark Tony Gazzo in the first two films.
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* RealitySubtext: The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
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** The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
** The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for ''Film/{{Rocky}}, was offered the part of a trainer named "Chink Weber". According to Wepner, he read for Creator/SylvesterStallone but did very poorly. The character was deleted from the script.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ThrowItIn: While preparing for the film, Stallone tore his right pectoral muscle which had to be operated on. This necessitated a change in the script where Rocky switched from fighting "southpaw" to fighting right-handed through most of the fight and using his left hand to jab.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for ''Film/{{Rocky}}, was offered the part of a trainer named "Chink Weber". According to Wepner, he read for Creator/SylvesterStallone but did very poorly. The character was deleted from the script.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for ''Film/{{Rocky}}, was offered the part of a trainer named "Chink Weber". According to Wepner, he read for Creator/SylvesterStallone but did very poorly. The character was deleted from the script.
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* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' Durán.
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* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' Durán.Durán, who had one of the most legendary careers in boxing history.
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* ActorAllusion: During the ambulance drive to the hospital during the opening credits, the movie poster from ''Film/ParadiseAlley, also written, directed by and starring Creator/SylvesterStallone can be seen on the back of a bus.
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* ActorAllusion: During the ambulance drive to the hospital during the opening credits, the movie poster from ''Film/ParadiseAlley, ''Film/ParadiseAlley'', also written, directed by and starring Creator/SylvesterStallone can be seen on the back of a bus.
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* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' Durán.
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* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' Durán.
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* ActorAllusion: During the ambulance drive to the hospital during the opening credits, the movie poster from ''Film/ParadiseAlley, also written, directed by and starring Creator/SylvesterStallone can be seen on the back of a bus.
** In the scene where Rocky is filming a commercial for Beast cologne, one of the chairs in the background reads Joe Spinell. 'Joe Spinell' (qv) is the actor who plays loan shark Tony Gazzo in the first two films.
* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' Durán.
* DirectedByCastmember
* RealLifeRelative: Creator/SylvesterStallone's infant son Seargeoh Stallone played the newborn Robert Balboa, Jr. The role would later be played by his elder brother Sage Stallone in ''Film/RockyV''.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Originally, Adrian was supposed to be at the big fight. However, because Talia Shire was working on another movie at the time, the storyline was changed to having her stay home and watch the fight on TV. The scenes of her watching the boxing match on TV were shot and then edited into the movie several months after filming on the fight scenes had finished.
* RealitySubtext: The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
** After the bell rings signalling the end of the second round, Stallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for ''Film/{{Rocky}}, was offered the part of a trainer named "Chink Weber". According to Wepner, he read for Creator/SylvesterStallone but did very poorly. The character was deleted from the script.
** In the first draft of the script, the fight took place at the Roman Colosseum.
** In one version of the screenplay, there is a flashback scene that shows Rocky first meeting Mickey and we learn Rocky's real first name: Robert.
* WrittenByCastmember: In addition to writing the script, Creator/SylvesterStallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. The novel is mostly in first person, from Rocky's point of view, written in the same choppy English in which Rocky speaks. Scenes in which Rocky is not present (such as Apollo Creed consulting his associates, or Paulie alone with Adrian) are in standard third-person, in proper English.
** In the scene where Rocky is filming a commercial for Beast cologne, one of the chairs in the background reads Joe Spinell. 'Joe Spinell' (qv) is the actor who plays loan shark Tony Gazzo in the first two films.
* CastTheExpert: When Rocky is training for the fight, he is sparring with a smaller quicker fighter. The sparring partner is played by real life Champion 'Roberto' Durán.
* DirectedByCastmember
* RealLifeRelative: Creator/SylvesterStallone's infant son Seargeoh Stallone played the newborn Robert Balboa, Jr. The role would later be played by his elder brother Sage Stallone in ''Film/RockyV''.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Originally, Adrian was supposed to be at the big fight. However, because Talia Shire was working on another movie at the time, the storyline was changed to having her stay home and watch the fight on TV. The scenes of her watching the boxing match on TV were shot and then edited into the movie several months after filming on the fight scenes had finished.
* RealitySubtext: The movie features the comedown from Rocky's moral victory. He quickly burns through his money and he has nothing to fall back on. In the end he is forced to go back to one sure thing he has, which could possibly cripple him. This mirror's Creator/SylvesterStallone's inability to maintain the momentum from the first movie and develop a stable career outside of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', leading to him creating a sequel.
** After the bell rings signalling the end of the second round, Stallone and Carl Weathers are seen pushing, shoving, taunting, and ultimately being pulled apart by their respective cornermen. They continue to taunt each other before returning to their corners. Stallone revealed later they were actually angry with each other and were not acting at that point, several blows that were supposed to miss him landed and the carefully choreographed fight, which they spent months meticulously planning out, went off-track during that scene, but he liked the reaction the scene produced. He decided to leave their momentary breaking of character in and the viewing audience never realized the two actors were in reality quite livid with each other.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Chuck Wepner, the real-life inspiration for ''Film/{{Rocky}}, was offered the part of a trainer named "Chink Weber". According to Wepner, he read for Creator/SylvesterStallone but did very poorly. The character was deleted from the script.
** In the first draft of the script, the fight took place at the Roman Colosseum.
** In one version of the screenplay, there is a flashback scene that shows Rocky first meeting Mickey and we learn Rocky's real first name: Robert.
* WrittenByCastmember: In addition to writing the script, Creator/SylvesterStallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. The novel is mostly in first person, from Rocky's point of view, written in the same choppy English in which Rocky speaks. Scenes in which Rocky is not present (such as Apollo Creed consulting his associates, or Paulie alone with Adrian) are in standard third-person, in proper English.
