Rocky IV

Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film costars Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen, and Michael Pataki. Rocky IV remained the highest grossing sports movie foryears before it was overtaken by The Blind Side. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the Rocky film series.

Ivan Drago, a muscular 6foot5, 261pound Soviet boxer, arrives in the United States with his wife Ludmilla, and a team of trainers from the USSR and Cuba. His manager, Nicolai Koloff, takes every opportunity to promote Dragos athleticism as a hallmark of Soviet superiority. Motivated by patriotism and an innate desire to prove himself, Apollo Creed challenges Drago to an exhibition bout. Rocky has reservations, but agrees to train Apollo despite his misgivings about the fight. He asks Apollo whether the fight is against the Soviet, or you against you.During a press conference regarding the match, hostility is created between Apollo and Dragos respective camps. The boxing exhibition takes place at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Apollo enters the ring in an overthetop patriotic entrance with James Brown performing Living in America complete with showgirls. The bout starts tamely with Apollo landing several punches that have no effect on the Soviet. It soon turns serious though, as Drago starts to retaliate with devastating effect. By the end of the first round, Rocky and Apollos trainer Duke plead with him to give up, but Apollo refuses to do so, and tells Rocky not to stop the fight. Drago continues to pummel him in the second round, and despite Duke begging Rocky to throw in the towel, he reluctantly honors Apollos wish. Eventually, Drago lands a final punch that knocks Apollo to the ground, killing him. In the immediate aftermath, Drago displays no sense of remorse commenting to the assembled media If he dies... he dies. ........

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