The boxing exhibition takes place at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Rocky has purchased a robot for his brother-in-law, Paulie.ĭuring a press conference regarding the match, hostility sparks between Apollo's and Drago's respective camps.
Rocky has reservations, but agrees to train Apollo, despite his misgivings about the match. Motivated by patriotism and an innate desire to prove himself, Apollo Creed challenges Drago to an exhibition bout. His manager, Nicolai Koloff, takes every opportunity to promote Drago's athleticism as a hallmark of Soviet superiority. In 1985, Ivan Drago, a Soviet boxer, arrives in the United States with his wife, Ludmilla, a Soviet swimmer and a team of trainers from the Soviet Union and Cuba. The events of this film serve as the backstory to the plot of Creed II, where Apollo Creed's son, Adonis, is challenged to fight Drago's son, Viktor. Its success led to a Rocky V released on November 16, 1990. While the film marked Carl Weathers' final appearance in the series, his character would still be referenced in each subsequent film. Enraged, Rocky decides to fight Drago in the Soviet Union to avenge the death of his friend and defend the honor of his country.Ĭritical reception was mixed, but the film was a huge success at the box office, earning $300 million. Rocky's close friend Apollo Creed decides to fight him instead but is fatally beaten and killed in the ring by Drago. In the film, the Soviet Union and its top boxer make an entrance into professional boxing with their best athlete Ivan Drago, who initially wants to take on world champion Rocky Balboa. It is the sequel to the 1982 film Rocky III and it is the most financially successful installment in the Rocky franchise.
ROCKY BALBOA SPEECH TO COURT MOVIE
Rocky IV was the highest-grossing sports movie of all time for 24 years, before it was overtaken by The Blind Side. The film co-stars Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen and Michael Pataki. Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.
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