Starring Sylvester StalloneDolph LundgrenCarl Weathers

By Sylvester Stallone, 1985.

Rocky IV is a 1985 American film written by, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the Rocky franchise.[2] In the film, Rocky Balboa plans to retire from boxing after regaining his title from Clubber Lang in Rocky III while an unknown amateur boxer from the Soviet Union, Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren), makes a bid to enter professional boxing. Sportscaster Stu Nahan makes his fourth appearance in the series as commentator for the Apollo/Drago fight.

Warner Wolf replaces Bill Baldwin, who died following filming for Rocky III, as co-commentator. For the fight between Rocky and Drago, commentators Barry Tompkins and Al Bandiero portray themselves as USA Network broadcasters. Apollo Creed's wife Mary Anne (Sylvia Meals) made her third and final appearance in the series, the first being Rocky II, although the character was mainly featured in "Rocky II".

Stallone's then-wife, Brigitte Nielsen, appeared as Drago's wife, Ludmilla. The Soviet premier in the sky box during the Rocky-Drago match strongly resembles contemporary Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Actor David Lloyd Austin later played Gorbachev in The Naked Gun and played Russian characters in other films.

Rocky IV made $127.8 million in United States and Canada and $300 million worldwide, the most of any Rocky film. It was the highest-grossing sports film of all time until 2009's The Blind Side which grossed $309 million (albeit unadjusted for inflation). The film received a "rotten" 44% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes, indicating mixed reviews.[5] Dolph Lundgren received acclaim for his performance as Ivan Drago.

He won the Marshall Trophy for Best Actor at the Napierville Cinema Festival. Rocky IV also won Germany's Golden Screen Award. www.rocky.com/.

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