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Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky IV sees the return of Sylvester Stallone's iconic heavyweight champion after his victory over Clubber Lang. When an exhibition match between Carl Weathers' Apollo Creed and Dolph Lundgren's USSR boxing star Ivan Drago goes wrong, Rocky Balboa puts all his efforts into defeating the Soviet athlete in order to honor his friend's legacy and exalt America's patriotic spirit.
Rocky IV
- Director
- Sylvester Stallone
- Release Date
- November 27, 1985
- Studio(s)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Distributor(s)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cast
- Brigitte Nielsen , Sylvester Stallone , Burt Young , Talia Shire , Dolph Lundgren , Carl Weathers
- Writers
- Sylvester Stallone
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Rocky
- Sequel(s)
- Rocky Balboa , Creed , Rocky 5 , Creed II , Creed III
- Budget
- $30 million
Summary
Rocky IV sees the return of Sylvester Stallone's iconic heavyweight champion after his victory over Clubber Lang. When an exhibition match between Carl Weathers' Apollo Creed and Dolph Lundgren's USSR boxing star Ivan Drago goes wrong, Rocky Balboa puts all his efforts into defeating the Soviet athlete in order to honor his friend's legacy and exalt America's patriotic spirit.
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