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Rocky IV

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
204K
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POPULARITY
1,947
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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
204K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,947
222
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    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writer
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Talia Shire
      • Burt Young
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writer
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Talia Shire
      • Burt Young
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    • 431User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
    • 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)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV (1985)
    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV (1985)
    Dolph Lundgren and Carl Weathers in Rocky IV (1985)

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Rocky Balboa
    Talia Shire
    Talia Shire
    • Adrian
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Paulie
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
    • Apollo Creed
    Brigitte Nielsen
    Brigitte Nielsen
    • Ludmilla
    Tony Burton
    Tony Burton
    • Duke
    Michael Pataki
    Michael Pataki
    • Nicoli Koloff
    Dolph Lundgren
    Dolph Lundgren
    • Ivan Drago
    Stu Nahan
    Stu Nahan
    • Commentator #1
    R.J. Adams
    • Sports Announcer
    Al Bandiero
    Al Bandiero
    • American Commentator #2
    Dominic Barto
    • Russian Government Official
    Danial Brown
    • Rocky Jr.'s Friend
    James Brown
    James Brown
    • The Godfather of Soul
    Rose Mary Campos
    • Maid
    Jack Carpenter
    Jack Carpenter
    • KGB Driver
    Mark De Alessandro
    Mark De Alessandro
    • Russian Cornerman
    • (as Mark DeAlessandro)
    Marty Denkin
    • Russian Referee
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writer
      • Sylvester Stallone
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    Storyline

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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 reviews431

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    "To beat me he's gonna have to kill me..."
    Probably my favorite Rocky movie behind the original and easily the one I've re-watched the most. It's just sheer '80s goodness that perhaps can only best be appreciated by a child of that decade. The story this time has the Russians introducing a new fighter, drug-enhanced giant Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), to challenge Rocky. But instead of Rocky, they get Apollo. After Drago kills Apollo in what was supposed to be an exhibition match, Rocky travels to Russia to avenge his friend in a match televised across the world on Christmas.

    Such a fun movie with great characters, memorable lines, and wonderful scenes. Sylvester Stallone stars, as well as writing and directing. Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, and Burt Young all return. All are great. Career-defining role for Dolph Lundgren. Brigitte Nielsen is good as his wife (she would marry Stallone the same year this was released). Vince DiCola steps in to do the score this time and does an excellent job, along with a fantastic soundtrack featuring James Brown, John Cafferty, and Robert Tepper, among others. The fight scenes are among the best of the series. Also some of the best montages you'll ever see. A fantastic fist-pumper of a movie with action, drama, humor, tragedy, and thought-provoking ideas about world peace. Okay, that last part was a stretch but I'm not someone who rolls their eyes at '80s Cold War movies -- I love 'em! Really a terrific piece of entertainment. Nowhere near the artistry of the first film but much more enjoyable than any others in the series.
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    Details

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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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