Rocky V (1990)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writer (WGA):

Sylvester Stallone (written by)

Release Date:

16 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Go for it!

Plot:

Reluctantly retired from boxing and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him; As the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy.

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Boxer | Training | Hero | Riches To Rags

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire	...	Adrian
Burt Young	...	Paulie
Sage Stallone	...	Rocky Balboa Jr.
Burgess Meredith	...	Mickey Goldmill
Tommy Morrison	...	Tommy 'Machine' Gunn
Richard Gant	...	George Washington Duke
Tony Burton	...	Duke
Jimmy Gambina	...	Jimmy (as James Gambina)
Delia Sheppard	...	Karen
Mike Girard Sheehan	...	Merlin Sheets (as Michael Sheehan)
Michael Williams	...	Union Cane
Kevin Connolly	...	Chickie
Elisebeth Peters	...	Jewel
Hayes Swope	...	Chickie's Pal

Also Known As:

Rocky Five (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:14A | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Mexico:A | Canada:14A (Ontario - 2006) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

160 San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Trivia:

Michael Williams, who plays Union Cane, was a real-life boxer, just as was Tommy Morrison (who plays Tommy Gunn). He and Morrison were to have an actual match about a month after Rocky V was released, but it had to be canceled when Williams was hurt. The match was being hyped as "The Real Cane vs. Gunn Match".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rocky is getting off the plane his son comes running through the crowd, Rocky has no sunglasses on when he sees his son, but when he hugs his son, his sunglasses are on.

Quotes:

Merlin Sheets: Tommy, you're in his shadow. I don't know if there's any way out.
Tommy Gunn: [to Duke] This is your own man talkin'!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: Rocky (#1.16)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Go For It! (Heart and Fire!)

Surprisingly good.

I thought Rocky V was supposed to be bad?! No no no! It is certainly different from the other 4 in that this time Rocky is retired and is working at Mickey's gym which he now owns...and looking after his son. Great, right? A father-son movie. But the wonderful thing is, it isn't drawn out with boring scenes of bonding and what not. This movie made me more angry than Rocky IV even. I won't say why for that would just ruin the fun part. This movie stays realistic to the character of Rocky, but this time it is more about his relationship not with himself but with the people around him. This movie is fun.

8/10.