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Summary
After Apollo Creed is killed by Ivan Drago in a match, Rocky Balboa becomes depressed and becomes determined to get revenge.
Cast
Sylvester Stallone
Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Dolph Lundgren
Ivan Drago
Carl Weathers
Apollo Creed
Talia Shire
Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa
Burt Young
Paulie Pennino
Brigitte Nielsen
Ludmilla Vobet Drago
Tony Burton
Tony "Duke" Evers
Michael Pataki
Nicoli Koloff
Stu Nahan
Commentator #1
R.J. Adams
Sports Announcer
Al Bandiero
American Commentator #2
Dominic Barto
Russian Government Official
Danial Brown
Rocky Jr.'s Friend
James Brown
The Godfather of Soul
Rose Mary Campos
Maid
Jack Carpenter
KGB Driver
Mark De Alessandro
Russian Cornerman
Marty Denkin
Russian Referee
Lou Fillipo
Las Vegas Referee
James 'Cannonball' Green
Manuel Vega
Dean Hammond
Interviewer
Rocky Krakoff
Robert "Rocky" Balboa Jr.
Sergei Levin
Russian Ring Announcer
Tony Maffatone
KGB Agent
Sylvia Meals
Mrs. Creed
Dwayne McGee
Limo Driver
LeRoy Neiman
Ring Announcer
George Pipasik
Caretaker
George Rogan
Igor Rimsky
Barry Tompkins
American Commentator #1
Warner Wolf
Commentator #2 in Las Vegas
Robert Doornick
Sico the Robot (voice)
Richard Blum
Reporter
Gerald Berns
Reporter
Ray Glanzmann
Reporter
Julie Inouye
Reporter
Patrick Pankhurst
Reporter
Jean Thoreau
Reporter
Jim Bullock
Reporter
Frank D'Annibale
Reporter
Rose Dursey
Reporter
Richard A. Kelley
Reporter
Craig Schaefer
Reporter
Jeff Austin
Reporter
Leslie Morris
Reporter
Bob Giovane
Reporter
Julio Herzer
Reporter
George Spaventa
Reporter
Rolf Williams
Reporter
Jim Hodges
Reporter
Crew
Director, Writer
Sylvester Stallone
Reviews
mooney240
September 16, 2022
7
**The greatest Rocky movie? I think it could be.**
It's hard to pick a favorite Rocky movie, but Rocky IV definitely makes its case for first place. The epic showdown with Ivan Drago drips with emotion, heart, and motivation in ways the other movies can't match. Add the restless conflict between USA and Russia at the time, and it just doesn't get better. Getting the final fight perfect was so crucial that Sylvester Stallone recommended actually boxing and ended up in the hospital after getting knocked out by Dolph Lundgren. Ivan Drago is, without a doubt, the franchise's best villain. The development of Rocky and Apollo's relationship in Rocky IV is a beautiful credit to excellent writing and four movies worth of growth. The added Christmas spirit gives the film more character. If you had to watch only one Rocky, I would say pick this one, but it's only as great as it is because it stands on the shoulders of the movies that came before.
