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Rocky IV

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV (1985)
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Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Un... Read allRocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
202K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,342
950
  • Director
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Writer
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Talia Shire
    • Burt Young
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  • Director
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Writer
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Talia Shire
    • Burt Young
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    • 427User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 5 nominations

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    Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, Marty Denkin, and George Rogan in Rocky IV (1985)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV (1985)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV (1985)
    Burt Young in Rocky IV (1985)
    Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte Nielsen, and Michael Pataki in Rocky IV (1985)
    Sylvester Stallone, Carl Weathers, and Tony Burton in Rocky IV (1985)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV (1985)
    Sylvester Stallone, Tony Burton, and Burt Young in Rocky IV (1985)
    Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV (1985)
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    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV (1985)
    Dolph Lundgren and Carl Weathers in Rocky IV (1985)

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Rocky Balboaas Rocky Balboa
    Talia Shire
    Talia Shire
    • Adrianas Adrian
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Paulieas Paulie
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Apollo Creedas Apollo Creed
    Brigitte Nielsen
    Brigitte Nielsen
    • Ludmillaas Ludmilla
    Tony Burton
    Tony Burton
    • Dukeas Duke
    Michael Pataki
    Michael Pataki
    • Nicoli Koloffas Nicoli Koloff
    Dolph Lundgren
    Dolph Lundgren
    • Ivan Dragoas Ivan Drago
    Stu Nahan
    Stu Nahan
    • Commentator #1as Commentator #1
    R.J. Adams
    • Sports Announceras Sports Announcer
    Al Bandiero
    Al Bandiero
    • American Commentator #2as American Commentator #2
    Dominic Barto
    • Russian Government Officialas Russian Government Official
    Danial Brown
    • Rocky Jr.'s Friendas Rocky Jr.'s Friend
    James Brown
    James Brown
    • The Godfather of Soulas The Godfather of Soul
    Rose Mary Campos
    • Maidas Maid
    Jack Carpenter
    Jack Carpenter
    • KGB Driveras KGB Driver
    Mark De Alessandro
    Mark De Alessandro
    • Russian Cornermanas Russian Cornerman
    • (as Mark DeAlessandro)
    Marty Denkin
    • Russian Refereeas Russian Referee
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writer
      • Sylvester Stallone
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    • Trivia
      Sylvester Stallone decided that for the shooting of the fight, he and Dolph Lundgren should hit one another for real, so as to increase the intensity of the scene. After doing three takes of Rocky taking shots to ribs, Stallone felt a burning in his chest, but ignored it. Later that night, he had difficulty breathing and was taken to a nearby emergency room. It was discovered that his blood pressure was over 200, and he had to be flown on a low-altitude flight from Canada to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, where he remained in intensive care for four days. What had happened was that Lundgren had punched him so hard in the chest, Stallone's heart had slammed up against his breastbone and began to swell, cutting off the blood supply and restricting the oxygen flow throughout the body. . However, when asked about whether or not it really happened while answering a series of fan questions in a 2021 interview with the Guardian, Lundgren claimed to have no recollection of the incident. "I don't know," he said. "[Stallone] keeps talking about it, so maybe he's right. He did go to the hospital, but I don't know whether it was my punches or the fact that he was so overworked as the director, actor and writer. We shot those 15 rounds over two or three weeks, eight or 12 hours a day, so you're throwing thousands of punches. If you don't connect, it looks a bit fake, but it doesn't mean you want to hurt the other guy. But there were no hard feelings." He went on to explain that stand-ins and stunt doubles were rarely used, and that he has performed the majority of his own stunts and fight scenes--but that this has changed in more recent years. "Back in the day, you had to do it all yourself: Rocky IV, The Punisher, Masters of the Universe, all the Expendables," he said. "I've jumped from a motorcycle to a truck; dangerous things I would never do now. Staying physically fit over the years has been nice. There aren't many actors who can stay physically fit for a long time. Part of the game is trying to look fit, at least."
    • Goofs
      At the end of the Drago/Rocky Bout... Rocky gives a speech where he says, "Today there are 2 people killing each other but I guess it's better than 20 Million people". The Russian translator however translates this as "It's better than 20 Million Dollars". (Theatrical cut only, as the "dollar" mistake was cut out of the director's cut)
    • Quotes

      Drago: I must break you.

    • Crazy credits
      Only Rocky film that doesn't start with the "scrolling Rocky" logo.
    • Alternate versions
      Current AMC broadcasts in the US use the sped-up 25 fps PAL video from a 24 fps film source.
    • Connections
      Edited from Rocky (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Eye Of The Tiger
      Performed by Survivor

      Written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan

      Produced by Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik

      Survivor appears courtesy of Scotti Brothers Records

    User reviews427

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    Top review
    Forget the politics and this is one of the most entertaining films ever made
    In 1976, a phenom was born. By now we are all aware of the story of how Stallone wrote the screenplay for Rocky in three days after watching a fight between an extreme underdog and a highly favoured champ. Stallone was a nobody back then yet he still stood his ground and didn't sell out to the producers until they promised him the title role. The rest they say is history. Well 9 years later, after three Rocky films, in my opinion comes the best one. I realize that Rocky was all story and then a climatic boxing match and that is what won the film the Oscar. And even though I can admit that this film is not as concerned with character developement as it is with training montages and bulging muscles, it is by far and away the most entertaining film of the 5. And that is what I enjoy about the film. I love that Rocky IV has some of the best training montages ever filmed. I love that it has the heart of a lion when it shows Rocky scaling a mountain that you know damn well he shouldn't be able to. And I absolutely love the boxing match at the end of the film. This was completely choreographed by Stallone and he and Dolph Lundgren boxed for real for about 75% of the match. Stallone felt that it needed some authenticity so that was the way to do it. And if you think Robert De Niro is an impressive method actor, try this fact on for size. When filming the boxing match, some of the scenes were so real that Stallone was rushed to hospital because his heart was actually pushed up and his ribcage was slightly shattered. So when you watch that match at the end, just know that what you are seeing is not exactly choreography and trick camera work. They did the best job they could to keep the look of the fight as real as possible. And I think this is the best boxing match ever filmed, with all due respect to Raging Bull.

    Stallone was in the shape of his life in this year as he filmed Rocky and Rambo back to back and it shows. I have never seen a more sculpted man in the movies than he was here. And I think that added to his superman persona. If you notice in all the Rocky films, he grows a little each time. And that also adds to the enjoyment of the film.

    Rocky IV is different than Rocky, there is no doubt. And as much as I love the first one, it doesn't come close to entertaining me as much as this one does. Rocky IV starts fast and it ends hard and in between we are blessed with a great soundtrack and a beautiful montage of all the Rocky films to Robert Tepper's "There's No Easy Way Out" And it is here that even though some will say that Stallone has substituted real human emotion with an MTV ersatz video, I think it works well. There is nothing about this film that I didn't enjoy and if you forget what the experience of watching this one is like, I suggest that you rent it now and take a look at it. And try to remember what it was like when you first saw this film back in the winter of 85. I remember I was in Kokomo Indiana visiting family for Christmas. My mom and I walked into a packed theater and you want to talk about a place erupting like a volcano, then this was the place. When Rocky finally hits Drago to cut him over the eye and Duke yells " he's cut, he's cut! " the crowd went into a frenzy. And you can look no further than that as to why the Rocky films were so popular. It doesn't matter if you are Canadian, American, Portuguese, Polish or Dutch or whatever, Rocky appeals to all of us. Because all of us have been the underdog at some time in our lives and we love to watch him and perhaps live vicariously through him. That is the beauty of Rocky. If Rocky can do it then dammit so can I!

    When the movie ended on that cold night back in 1985, and people were filtering out to their cars for the drive home, I swear I could hear the crowd chanting his name, as did the millions..... and millions of the Rock's fans.

    " Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!"
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    • Sep 22, 1999

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Instagram
      • MGM
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Rocky Vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director's Cut (2021)
    • Filming locations
      • Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
    • Production companies
      • United Artists
      • Chartoff-Winkler Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $127,873,716
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,991,537
      • Dec 1, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $300,473,716
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White

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