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| 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) | |
| Douglas Kidd | ... | Russian Reveller (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 | |
| Ken Dufva | .... | foley artist | |
| 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 | |
| Casey Young | .... | musical sound designer | |
| 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 | |
| Susan Persily | .... | assistant: Sylvester Stallone | |
| Michael Roberts | .... | location auditor | |
| Ken Weikel | .... | production accountant | |
| Gabriel Campisi | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Jane Oliver | .... | dedicatee | |
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In 1976, a phenom was born. By now we are all aware of the story of how Stallone wrote the screenplay for Rocky in three days after watching a fight between an extreme underdog and a highly favoured champ. Stallone was a nobody back then yet he still stood his ground and didn't sell out to the producers until they promised him the title role. The rest they say is history. Well 9 years later, after three Rocky films, in my opinion comes the best one. I realize that Rocky was all story and then a climatic boxing match and that is what won the film the Oscar. And even though I can admit that this film is not as concerned with character developement as it is with training montages and bulging muscles, it is by far and away the most entertaining film of the 5. And that is what I enjoy about the film. I love that Rocky IV has some of the best training montages ever filmed. I love that it has the heart of a lion when it shows Rocky scaling a mountain that you know damn well he shouldn't be able to. And I absolutely love the boxing match at the end of the film. This was completely choreographed by Stallone and he and Dolph Lundgren boxed for real for about 75% of the match. Stallone felt that it needed some authenticity so that was the way to do it. And if you think Robert De Niro is an impressive method actor, try this fact on for size. When filming the boxing match, some of the scenes were so real that Stallone was rushed to hospital because his heart was actually pushed up and his ribcage was slightly shattered. So when you watch that match at the end, just know that what you are seeing is not exactly choreography and trick camera work. They did the best job they could to keep the look of the fight as real as possible. And I think this is the best boxing match ever filmed, with all due respect to Raging Bull.
Stallone was in the shape of his life in this year as he filmed Rocky and Rambo back to back and it shows. I have never seen a more sculpted man in the movies than he was here. And I think that added to his superman persona. If you notice in all the Rocky films, he grows a little each time. And that also adds to the enjoyment of the film.
Rocky IV is different than Rocky, there is no doubt. And as much as I love the first one, it doesn't come close to entertaining me as much as this one does. Rocky IV starts fast and it ends hard and in between we are blessed with a great soundtrack and a beautiful montage of all the Rocky films to Robert Tepper's "There's No Easy Way Out" And it is here that even though some will say that Stallone has substituted real human emotion with an MTV ersatz video, I think it works well. There is nothing about this film that I didn't enjoy and if you forget what the experience of watching this one is like, I suggest that you rent it now and take a look at it. And try to remember what it was like when you first saw this film back in the winter of 85. I remember I was in Kokomo Indiana visiting family for Christmas. My mom and I walked into a packed theater and you want to talk about a place erupting like a volcano, then this was the place. When Rocky finally hits Drago to cut him over the eye and Duke yells " he's cut, he's cut! " the crowd went into a frenzy. And you can look no further than that as to why the Rocky films were so popular. It doesn't matter if you are Canadian, American, Portuguese, Polish or Dutch or whatever, Rocky appeals to all of us. Because all of us have been the underdog at some time in our lives and we love to watch him and perhaps live vicariously through him. That is the beauty of Rocky. If Rocky can do it then dammit so can I!
When the movie ended on that cold night back in 1985, and people were filtering out to their cars for the drive home, I swear I could hear the crowd chanting his name, as did the millions..... and millions of the Rock's fans.
" Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!"