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!
Direction
Stallone's pure id: no subtlety, all sweat and neon.
Editing
The cross-cut training montage—rural Siberia vs. sterile lab, iconic.
Score
Vince DiCola's synth anthems that scream Reagan-era triumph.
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Dolph Lundgren
Ivan Drago
Carl Weathers
Apollo Creed
Talia Shire
Adrianna "Adrian" Balboa
Burt Young
Paulie Pennino
Brigitte Nielsen
Ludmilla Vobet Drago
Tony Burton
Tony "Duke" Evers
Michael Pataki
Nicoli Koloff
Stu Nahan
Commentator #1
Al Bandiero
American Commentator #2
Dominic Barto
Russian Government Official
James Brown
The Godfather of Soul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dolph Lundgren punched Stallone's chest so hard he slammed into the ropes and his heart slammed against his breastbone, sending him to the ICU. Method acting, baby.
Gorbachev reportedly loved this movie. The climactic speech—'If I can change, and you can change'—became unintentional political poetry as the USSR collapsed five years later.
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