Rotten
Sylvester Stallone is really sloughing it off shamelessly in Rocky IV, but it's still impossible not to root for old Rocky Balboa to get up off the canvas and whup that bully one more time.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rocky IV
He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life.
1985 · 1h 31m · PG
Action, Drama
Directed by
Sylvester Stallone
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Rocky IV
Overview
Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
Director and cast
- Sylvester Stallone Director
- Sylvester Stallone as Robert "Rocky" Balboa
- Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago
- Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed
- Talia Shire as Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa
- Burt Young as Paulie Pennino
- Brigitte Nielsen as Ludmilla Vobet Drago
- Tony Burton as Tony "Duke" Evers
- Michael Pataki as Nicoli Koloff
- Stu Nahan as Commentator #1
- R.J. Adams as Sports Announcer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The crazed flag-waving would be a lot easier to take if it weren't so clearly a commercial calculation meant to salvage what is otherwise a crass, careless, shamelessly padded film.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Film reduced to the barest of three acts.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
Even the hint of political power that Rocky garners by the end of this latest battle is made to seem like more of the same empty glory.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Even Sylvester Stallone seems to be getting tired of the series; as the writer and director, as well as the star, he puts himself through the same old paces.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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