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| 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 | |
| Jack Carpenter | ... | KGB Driver | |
| Mark De Alessandro | ... | Russian Cornerman | |
| Marty Denkin | ... | Russian Referee | |
| Lou Fillipo | ... | Las Vegas Referee (as Lou Filippo) | |
| James 'Cannonball' Green | ... | Manuel Vega | |
| Dean Hammond | ... | Interviewer | |
| Rocky Krakoff | ... | Rocky 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 Kelley | ... | Reporter (as Rick Kelley) | |
| Craig Schaefer | ... | Reporter | |
| Jeff Austin | ... | Reporter | |
| Leslie Morris | ... | Reporter | |
| Bob Giovane | ... | Reporter | |
| Julio Herzer | ... | Reporter | |
| George Spaventa | ... | Reporter | |
| Rolf Williams | ... | Reporter | |
| Jim Hodge | ... | Reporter | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| David Lloyd Austin | ... | Soviet Leader (uncredited) | |
| Gabriel Campisi | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Mardis | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Garth Shaw | ... | Betacam Operator (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Sylvester Stallone | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Sylvester Stallone | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| James D. Brubaker | .... | executive producer | |
| Robert Chartoff | .... | producer | |
| Arthur Chobanian | .... | executive producer | |
| Irwin Winkler | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Vince DiCola | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Bill Butler | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| John W. Wheeler | |||
| Don Zimmerman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Bill Kenney | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| William Ladd Skinner | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Tom Bronson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Stephen Abrums | .... | makeup artist | |
| Donna Bis | .... | hair department head | |
| Leonard Engelman | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| JoAnn May-Pavey | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Duncan Henderson | .... | assistant director | |
| Janet G. Knutsen | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Gary Clark | .... | head paint foreman | |
| Stan Cockerell | .... | assistant property master | |
| David Fischer | .... | art director: Canada | |
| Rick Gentz | .... | set designer | |
| Bill Iiams | .... | general foreman | |
| Fred Lucky | .... | storyboard illustrator | |
| William S. Maxwell III | .... | lead man | |
| Wayne McLaughlin | .... | property master: Canada | |
Sound Department | |||
| Steve Bartlett | .... | sound | |
| David Behle | .... | sound recordist | |
| Marty Church | .... | adr mixer | |
| David B. Cohn | .... | sound editor | |
| Andrew Patterson | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Donald C. Rogers | .... | sound (as Don Rogers) | |
| Charles M. Wilborn | .... | sound mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Michael Clifford | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Howard Jensen | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ron Lambert | .... | optical color timer | |
Stunts | |||
| Mark De Alessandro | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Gene LeBell | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Colin J. Campbell | .... | gaffer | |
| John J. Connor | .... | camera operator | |
| Roberto W. Contreras D. | .... | assistant camera: Canada | |
| Roberto Contreras | .... | second assistant camera: Canada | |
| Dave Friedman | .... | still photographer | |
| Joseph Lederer | .... | still photographer (as Joe Lederer) | |
| Paul Murphey | .... | video assist operator | |
| Peter F. Woeste | .... | assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Haleen K. Holt | .... | costume illustrator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Tim Board | .... | additional editor | |
| Gregory M. Gerlich | .... | assistant editor | |
| James R. Symons | .... | montage editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Vince DiCola | .... | score produced and arranged by | |
| Ed Fruge | .... | score produced and arranged by | |
| Jeremy Lubbock | .... | conductor | |
| Jeremy Lubbock | .... | orchestrations arranged by | |
| Terry 'Doc' Mahady | .... | additional orchestrations | |
| Mark Torien | .... | musician | |
| James D. Young | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Howard Blank | .... | production assistant | |
| Mady Manson Burza | .... | first assistant accountant (as Madalyn Burza) | |
| William Chartoff | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer | |
| Michael Kehoe | .... | production assistant | |
| Michael Roberts | .... | location auditor | |
| Ken Weikel | .... | production accountant | |
| Gabriel Campisi | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
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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.