Relive the excitement and adrenaline of the famous boxing movie with our Rocky 2 Poster. Relive the legendary fight between Rocky and Apollo Creed in this cinema classic.
- Paper Feature:
- 🎨 Canvas: global standard in terms of printing and imitating a “painting canvas” look.
- By default, the poster contains a 4cm white border for framing (frame not included). If you don’t want it, please choose “without white border”.
- ✅ Size: several choices available. ✅
- High UV resistance.
- Maximum color brilliance without reflections.
- Recycled paper guaranteed environmental friendliness.
- Poster wrapped carefully and delivered in a protective tube for total protection.
- FREE STANDARD DELIVERY.
⚠️ Frame not included. ⚠️
Description of this Rocky 2 Poster
Rocky II is a 1979 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film is the sequel to Rocky (1976) and the second installment in the Rocky film series. It also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), struggling to adjust to his newfound fame and family life, finds himself in a rematch fiercely demanded by Apollo Creed (Weathers).
Development of Rocky II began in 1977, after Stallone completed the script. United Artists was reluctant to allow Stallone to direct after John G. Avildsen, the director of the first film, was unable to return. Stallone was eventually hired after refusing to allow the film to be made without him as director, and the rest of the cast returned shortly thereafter. Principal photography began in 1978, with filming taking place primarily in Philadelphia, during which Stallone suffered several injuries.
Rocky II was released theatrically in the United States by United Artists on June 15, 1979. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its characterization, finale, and Stallone’s performance. It grossed $200 million worldwide and $85 million in North America, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 1979 domestically and the second-highest-grossing film worldwide. The sequel, Rocky III, was released in 1982. On New Year’s Day 1976, world heavyweight boxing champion Apollo Creed successfully defended his title in a split decision against challenger Rocky Balboa. He and Rocky were taken to the same hospital. Despite their mutual agreement not to seek a rematch, Apollo challenges Rocky again to prove that Rocky going the distance with him was a fluke, but Rocky declines and retires from professional boxing. Balboa’s girlfriend, Adrian, supports his choice, as do his doctors, who reveal that Rocky will need surgery for a detached retina, a condition that could lead to permanent blindness. In a private moment, Rocky goes to see a recovering Apollo and wants a truthful answer to his question about whether Apollo gave his all in the fight; Creed confirms this. After Rocky is released from the hospital, he enjoys the benefits of his newfound celebrity status. An agent sees Rocky as a potential endorsement and sponsorship for the gold mine, and his sudden wealth encourages her to propose to Adrian. She happily accepts, and they marry in a small ceremony. Shortly after, Adrian reveals that she is pregnant.
Meanwhile, fueled by hate mail claiming he fixed the fight to protect his reign as champion, Apollo becomes obsessed with the idea that a rematch is the only way to prove that Rocky’s performance was just a fluke. Determined to rectify the one flaw in his boxing career, Apollo demands that his team do whatever is necessary to push Rocky out of retirement, despite pleas from friends and family that Rocky’s ability to absorb punishment is too dangerous for his chances of defending the title a second time.
Rocky seems unaffected by Apollo’s smear campaign, but his inexperience with money causes him to run into financial problems. After several unsuccessful attempts to find a job, Rocky visits Mickey Goldmill, his trainer and manager, at his gym to discuss the possibility of fighting again. Mickey declines any concern for Rocky’s health, but changes his mind after Apollo publicly insults Rocky. Adrian confronts Rocky about the dangers of returning to boxing and reminds him of the risk to his eyesight. Rocky insists that he knows nothing else, so this is the only way he can provide for them. Adrian, disappointed that Rocky broke his promise, refuses to support him.
Rocky and Mickey begin training, but Rocky is unfocused due to Adrian’s disapproval. Adrian’s brother, Paulie, confronts his sister about not supporting her husband. Adrian faints during the confrontation and is rushed to the hospital, where she goes into labor. Although born premature, the baby is healthy, but Adrian falls into a coma. Rocky blames himself for what happened and refuses to leave her bedside until she wakes up. He will not go see his new baby until the baby can be with his mother. When Adrian wakes from her coma, she finds Rocky at her bedside, and the couple soon shows off their new baby, a boy, whom they name Robert “Rocky Jr.” Adrian gives his blessing to the rematch, and Rocky quickly gets into fighting shape.
On Thanksgiving, the night of the match, Apollo has set a public goal of beating Rocky in two rounds or less to prove that the first match going the distance was a fluke. To protect his vulnerable eye, Rocky chooses to fight right-handed rather than his natural southpaw, leaving him at a significant disadvantage. Taken down twice by Creed and outclassed for much of the fight, Rocky still manages to fight hard enough to win a round. Going into the fifteenth and final round, Creed is well ahead on points and only needs to stay away from Balboa to win the fight by decision. However, Creed wants to win by knockout to erase any doubt about his superiority and ignores his trainer’s pleas to stay back. In the final round, Rocky refused to return to his natural stance and, dramatically, unleashed a series of counterpunches on Creed, and began to turn the tide when he decided to switch to southpaw. The two exhausted men traded blows until Rocky was able to gain the upper hand and knocked Creed down. The blow caused Rocky to lose his balance and fall at the same time. As both men struggled to regain their feet, Rocky was able to get back up at the count of 9 while Apollo collapsed from exhaustion, giving Rocky the knockout victory and making him the new heavyweight champion. Rocky then gave an impassioned speech to the crowd and held the belt above his head with a message for his wife, who was watching the fight on television: “Yo, Adrian, I did it!”