Rocky IV (1985)

Regisseur:

Sylvester Stallone

Drehbuchautor:

Sylvester Stallone (written by)

Premierendatum:

27. November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Sportfilm

Werbezeile:

He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life. [UK]

Plot:

When Apollo Creed is killed in a match against a powerful Soviet boxer, Rocky decides to challenge him himself.

Plot Keywords:

Directed By Star | Fistfight | Snow | Training Montage | Flashback Sequence

Auszeichnungen:

7 wins & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A reasonable fourth instalment, as long as you suspend ALL disbelief!

Besetzung

Sylvester Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire	...	Adrian
Burt Young	...	Paulie
Carl Weathers	...	Apollo Creed
Brigitte Nielsen	...	Ludmilla Vobet Drago
Tony Burton	...	Duke
Michael Pataki	...	Nicoli Koloff
Dolph Lundgren	...	Captain Ivan Drago
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

Alternativ:

Rocky IV - Der Kampf des Jahrhunderts (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

91 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Russisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Metrocolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:14 (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:12 | Mexico:A | Brazil:12 (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Drehorte:

Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming, USA

Firma:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Dies und das:

The Creed/Drago fight takes place at the MGM Grand hotel/casino. The MGM has since been demolished and rebuilt. The rebuilt MGM makes an appearance in Vegas Vacation (1997.)

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Apollo falls forward after being knocked out by Drago, his arms are alternately at his sides/above his head between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Drago: If he dies, he dies.

Querbezüge:

Montiert/geschnitten zu Rocky Balboa (2006)

Soundtrack:

Burning Heart

A reasonable fourth instalment, as long as you suspend ALL disbelief!

And so, after taking on the might of none other than Mr. T in part III (And winning), Rocky Balboa (Sylverster Stallone) returns to face his greatest challenge yet - Defeating the Russian heavyweight super-strength and steroid-powered boxer, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundren).... ....And there's not much else happening in this formulaic but embarrassingly entertaining and feel-good fourth instalment in the "Rocky" series, which, as it happens, ended up being the second from final one to be made. As yet.

It's the death of Rocky's enemy-turned-friend Apollo Creed (The disappearing Carl Weathers) in the movie's first half that sees Rocky return to the ring. He goes to Russia to train for the match, despite warnings that another fight could kill him. Que plenty of genuinely exciting training sequences, with lots of nice 80's music played in the background, as Rocky prepares to wipe out the man who was responsible for his friend's death.

There's some highly memorable lines and moments in there as well, such as the scene where Drago's punching power is measured, and the chilling moment where Drago utters to Creed "You will lose." Some of the dialogue is so preposterous, however, that you'll probably find yourself laughing, particularly towards the end where Drago discovers that he isn't the iron man he thought he was.

Yep, it's trashy, but it's damn good fun. The boxing scenes are as unrealistic and silly as ever (As if the Russian spectators in the final boxing match would end up cheering for Drago's opponent, and AS IF you would hear those loud clumping noises every time a punch is thrown!), but Sylveser Stallone is always watchable as the simple but likeable boxer, whilst Dolph Lundren has probably never been on better form. Following the death of Apollo Creed, there's a wonderfully directed moment in the movie where, with no dialogue at all, the eyes of Both Drago and Rocky meet for several seconds - This tiny sequence alone sort of spells out what the rest of the movie is going to be about!

There's plenty of steroetyping in there too (Look at the way the Russians are portrayed), and Talia Shire is as miserable and irritable as ever as Rocky's put-on wife. The usual support is back in there too in the form of Burt Young and the amazing Brigette Neilson, and, believe it or not, much can be said for Stallone's direction; he may not be too worried about realism or plot, but when it comes to exciting and entertaining his audience, he really is something quite special.

All in all, this is trashy fun, but it's still fun, and, whilst it's nowhere near as mature as the original "Rocky," it probably remains the best out of the four sequels (Two being the worst). Not bad at all.