Directed by Sylvester Stallone Written by Sylvester Stallone   Cast 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 Leonard 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 (as Paul J. Micale) Earl Montgomery ... Employment Manager Herb Nanas ... Employment Manager Stuart K. Robinson ... Johnny (as Stuart Robinson) Frank Stallone ... Singer Charles 'Honi' Coles ... Singer (as Charles Coles) Doug Flor ... Singer Robert Kondyra ... Singer James Zazzarino ... Singer Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez ... Fighter (as Eddie Lopez) Taurean Blacque ... Lawyer James J. Casino ... Chink's Manager (as James Casino) Shaka Cumbuka ... Cornerman Samuel Davis ... Apollo's Bodyguard Roberto Durán ... Fighter (as Roberto Duran) Lou Fillipo ... Referee (as Lou Filippo) Ruth Ann Flynn ... Jewelry Sales Lady Linda Grey ... Agent Grainger Hines ... Emergency Room Aide Garrie Kelly ... White Hunter Ava Lazar ... White Hunter Joseph Letizia ... Car Salesman René Le Vant ... Young Lugger (as Rene Le Vant) Tawny Little ... Reporter Paul McCrane ... Young Patient Sonny Melendrez ... Reporter Tony Munafo ... Boxer Brent Musburger ... Reporter Ed Ness ... Timekeeper Fred Pinkard ... Lawyer Jane Marla Robbins ... Gloria Hank Rolike ... Cornerman David L. Ross ... Reporter (as David Ross) Fran Ryan ... Adrian's Nurse Whitney Rydbeck ... Sound Man Shepherd Sanders ... Employment Manager (as Sheperd Sanders) Jeff Temkin ... Ring Announcer Allan Warnick ... Makeup Man Charles Winkler ... Camera Assistant James Zaza ... Emergency Room Reporter Uncredited Cast Rutanya Alda ... Doctor Cooper Blair Bell ... Photographer Ted Braverman ... Extra James Emery ... Reporter Melissa Hart ... Child Tom Lawrence ... Ringside Color Announcer Richard Lentz ... Spectator Taaffe O'Connell ... Ring Girl Julie Phillips ... Singer Velvet Rhodes ... Reporter Hank Robinson ... Reporter Brenda Siemer Scheider ... Ring Girl #2 Butkus Stallone ... Dog Seargeoh Stallone ... Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr. Paul Van ... Reporter Chino 'Fats' Williams ... Job searcher Produced by Robert Chartoff   Arthur Chobanian   Irwin Winkler   Original Music by Bill Conti

Additional Info Premiere: June 15, 1979 DVD Release: October 01, 1997 Blu-ray Release: November 03, 2009 Country: Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Websites: Production Companies Chartoff-Winkler Productions (A Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production) Distributors United Artists   (1979) (USA) (theatrical) VidAmerica   (1980) (USA) (VHS) Magnetic Video   (1981) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Video   (1982) (USA) (VHS) CBS   (1982) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) CBS/Fox   (1983) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) CBS/Fox   (1984) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan for MGM/UA Home Video) MGM Home Entertainment   (1990) (USA) (VHS) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Warner Home Video   (1996) (USA) (VHS) (for MGM/UA) MGM Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) MGM Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (The Undisputed Collection) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Heavyweight Collection) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (40th Anniversary Collection) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM) MGM Home Entertainment   (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) RCA (II)   (USA) (video) (CED VideoDisc) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.0 / 10 Our Rating 6.6 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.6 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #863 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 4 total ratings Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Average 1 total rating Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #859 The Evil Dead (1981) #860 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) #861 Daredevil (2003) #862 Ghost (1990) #863 Rocky II (1979) #864 The Croods (2013) #865 Match Point (2005) #866 Thank You For Smoking (2005) #867 Ghost In The Shell (2017)