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Rocky IV (1985)

Director: Sylvester Stallone

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From Time Out Film Guide

Film reduced to the barest of three acts. Act I: Russian bionic mauler Drago (Lundgren) clubs Rocky's chum (Weathers) to extinction. Act II: Spaniel Features drives around in the dark night of his soul, compiling memories of Rockys I/II/III into a flashy rock vid. Act III: He goes to Russia, trains in the snow, and takes revenge. Never mind that all other characters are reduced to shadows, that the dialogue is witless, that the political message is a heart-warming call for detente. This, as Fuller said, is film as battleground, love, hate, violence, action, death - in a word: emotion. Pity it's about Rocky. CPea.

Author: CPea 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • zombie apollo said...
    Posted on Jun 28 2007 13:39 Back in 1985 my dad took me 2 see Rocky IV. I admit there's lack of plot in this one compared to the three films before, However as i remember it the theater was packed & there were people having to stand up to view the film. People were clapping at the end & i remember hearing people say how great a movie it was.
    I remember having the soundtrack record as well. I liked all the music from the film except for that one gladys knight song they played when Rocky, Apollo,& Paulie were sitting at the table.
    1985 was a magical year,some of my all time favorite films came out that year,however Rocky IV i would have to say is my most watched,most studied,most memorable film of that year.Anyone who lived during that Cold War time can appreciate this movies simplicity & theme.
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Cast & crew

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Producer: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, Tony Burton, Michael Pataki, Dolph Lundgren, James Brown full cast

Genre(s): Action/Adventure

Duration: 91 mins


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