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Rocky IV is a 1985 American sports comedy, drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. The film co-stars Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Brigitte Nielsen and Michael Pataki. It is the fourth and most financially successful installment in the Rocky film series. In this film, Rocky witness a Russian boxer named Ivan Drago, who fatally beats his best Apollo Creed to death. Rocky goes to the Soviet Union to reach Drago's levels in order to win the fight.

Plot
In 1985, Rocky trains his friend Apollo Creed in a match against Drago, an indestructible Russian boxer. But when Apollo is killed in the ring during the match, Rocky vows to avenge his friend's death.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is one of a few Rocky films that managed to be the successful installments in the first three films.
 * 2) The idea of a boxing film that involves Rocky encounters with a Soviet boxer is a fantastic fit for the "Good Americans vs. Bad Russians" boxing film. In addition, Rocky Baloba fights a Russian boxer, Ivan Drago! Not only that, it still doesn't serve much purpose, but is still entertaining as hell.
 * 3) It retains a load of funny stuff of comedy (except the Sico the Robot scenes).
 * 4) The song called "Heart's on Fire" by John Cafferty, is introduced in this movie which is one of the best moments in the Rocky series.
 * 5) The soundtrack that was composed by Vince DiCola (who would later compose the music for The Transformers: The Movie) is brilliantly done.
 * 6) Apollo Creed's death is one of the more dramatic and emotional moments in the Rocky series, even more so than the third film.
 * 7) The pure entertainment value in this movie is still amazing, just like the third film.
 * 8) Captain Ivan Drago (who is played by Dolph Lundgren) is one of the most entertaining villains in the history of the Rocky series. Just like Clubber Lang, he is also the even huger, one Russian-man wrecking machine that he actually 'defeated Apollo Creed during the first fight.
 * 9) Fantastic cinematography in boxing scenes.
 * 10) The end credits scene with "Heart's on Fire" is absolutely exciting and even more fantastic than the first three films.
 * 11) As said on WIR# The final boxing fight where Rocky Baloba fights with Ivan Drago is absolutely satisfying to the audiences.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It introduces an infamous character named Sico the Robot (aka Paulie's Robot), which it doesn't even fit the Rocky film at all. It is so bad to the point that Sylvester Stallone eventually removed he/her in his director's cut in 2020.

Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics, however, it was well-received by the audiences and fans of the first three films.

Trivia

 * It is the only film not to feature the "Gonna Fly Now" song from the first three films.