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Rocky IV (1985)

PG 91 min  -  Action | Drama | Sport  -   27 November 1985 (USA)
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When Apollo Creed is killed in a match against a powerful Soviet boxer, Rocky decides to challenge him himself.

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Writer:

Sylvester Stallone

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Burt Young
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Rocky IV -- Apollo and Drago take questions from the news media. Rocky IV -- Everyone is shocked when Rocky lands a blow to Drago's eye causing it to bleed. Rocky IV -- Apollo is stunned when his is hit by Drago.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone ...
Rocky Balboa (also archive footage)
Talia Shire ...
Burt Young ...
Carl Weathers ...
Brigitte Nielsen ...
Ludmilla
Tony Burton Tony Burton ...
Michael Pataki Michael Pataki ...
Dolph Lundgren ...
Stu Nahan Stu Nahan ...
Commentator #1
R.J. Adams ...
Sports Announcer
Al Bandiero ...
American Commentator #2
Dominic Barto Dominic Barto ...
Russian Government Official
Danial Brown Danial Brown ...
Rocky Jr.'s Friend
James Brown ...
Rose Mary Campos Rose Mary Campos ...
Maid
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Storyline

Rocky Balboa, heavyweight champion of the world, is the trainer for Apollo Creed in an exhibition match against Ivan Drago, a "superman" boxer from the Soviet Union. When Apollo is killed in the ring by the brutal Drago, Balboa blames himself and promises to avenge his friend's death in the ring. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Boxer | Russian | Death | Fight | Champion  | See more »

Taglines:

He Could Have Stopped The Fight. He Could Have Saved His Best Friend's Life. But Now, The Only Thing He Can't Do Is Walk Away... See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Rocky Anthology Official site | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Rocky IV - Der Kampf des Jahrhunderts See more »

Filming Locations:

Fremont Mansion - 56 Fremont Place, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$19,991,537 (USA) (1 December 1985)

Gross:

$300,400,000 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In reality, Soviet Heavyweights were not allowed to box professional fighters during the Cold War. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Rocky is driving and thinking about Drago, there is a flashback to the Drago/Apollo fight, but one of the shots of Drago is actually taken from the upcoming Rocky/Drago fight, because the trunks are the wrong color and Drago is bleeding See more »

Quotes

Ludmilla: You call him a killer. He's a professional fighter, not a killer. We are getting death threats. We are not involved in politics. All I want is for my husband to be safe, and to be treated fairly. You have this belief that you are better than us. You have this belief that this country is so very good and we are so very bad. You have this belief that you are so fair and we are so very cruel.
Nicoli Koloff: It's all lies and false propaganda to support this antagonistic and violent government.
Paulie: Whoa. Violent? Hey, we don't keep our people behind a wall with machine guns.
[...]
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Crazy Credits

Only Rocky film that doesn't start with the "scrolling Rocky" logo. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/David Cook (#34.7)" (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

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